POTTED POTTER's Jeff Turner to Attend Unprecedented Third Run in Manila, 9/30

Jefferson Turner, together with cast members Benjamin Stratton and James Percy, will pick out which audience members are sporting the craziest "Wizarding World" outfits on opening night.

Manila, Philippines--Newest POTTED POTTER duo of Benjamin Stratton ("Rent" Greenwich Theater) and James Percy (POTTED POTTER New York and U.S. touring productions, "Hairspray" U.S.) are on their way to the Philippines to headline POTTED POTTER's record-setting third Manila run from September 30 to October 5, 2014 at RCBC's Carlos P. Romulo Auditorium.

Stratton and Percy will be opening the Manila leg of their Australasian tour fresh from their performances aboard a Mediterranean cruise ship and limited performances in Singapore and Dubai earlier this year.

Apart from the obviously frenetic acting duties Ben and James will take on in the satirical 70-minute "Unofficial Harry Experience" during its week-long Manila run, they, together with the show's Co-Creator Jefferson Turner, will also be using their keen fashion sensibilities to pick out which audience members are sporting the craziest "Wizarding World" outfits, who will be awarded special prizes, during the "Opening Night Costume Party" on September 30.

"As for the rest of the world, Manila was so popular we had to put an extra week in and that's never been done before--if a tour's set, a tour's set. Manila is certainly the first place we've ever been (performing) three times outside of the UK," says Turner.

"We've done New York twice, we'll be doing Toronto twice (this December), and there'll be a couple of the other places in the Asian tour we'll be doing the second time around, but we've never been anywhere three times. I've specifically requested to come to Manila because I heard of the reaction and want to see it for myself!" Turner continues.

POTTED POTTER has a huge following in the Philippines--with more than 32,000 likes on its official Facebook Philippine fanpage--since its first sold-out run in 2012, which prompted another sold-out run in 2013.

The two-hander's raw "in-the-moment" appeal--hugely credited to its quirky character shifts, featuring one of its actors jumping from one magical role to another--is highlighted by boisterously thick accents; trademark headdresses and superfluous wigs; topped off by bold theatrical gestures highlighted by larger-than-life stage props, including a flamboyant, human-sized Golden Snitch.

Performing in sold-out houses in its US, UK, and international touring productions--including Mexico City, Canada, Ireland, Dubai, and Australia--POTTED POTTER has accumulated an impressive roster of high A-Mark reviews from all leading UK papers, such as The Daily Telegraph, The Times, Sunday Express, Daily Mail, The Guardian, The Financial Times, and was even awarded Time Out's Critic's Choice.

POTTED POTTER's third run in Manila is presented by VISA and brought to the Philippines by Potted Productions, Concertus Manila, and Lunchbox Theatrical Productions.

For tickets (PHP 900 to 2,950), visit ticketworld.com.ph.

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