Pottervision, Laughing Horse at Espionage, Review

Submitted by Erin Roche on Sun, 27 Aug '17 4.47pm
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Rating (out of 5)
3
Show info
Company
Lawrinson and Kirby
Performers
Lukas Kirby, Tom Lawrinson
Running time
60mins

Lots of wigs, lots of lots of laughs. Lukas Kirby and Tom Lawrinson bring you the Harry Potter parody of your dreams! Witness a ridiculously re-enacted Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone in 60 minutes. (It’s honestly surreal to think that over twenty years ago Harry Potter was just an imagining in the mind of a local Edinburgh resident-- now there’s an entire parody show about the series set on a club off of the street that inspired Diagon Alley (ehhem, Victoria St. for all the muggles out there.))

Highlights of the hilarity performed by these two:
*****Kirby's Snape impression
**** Professor Quirrell enactment
***2-minute rendition of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

Not for the easily offended, as there are multiple cutaways to Lawrinson's alleged "rude version", complete with references to 9/11, ISIS, Harambe, and Osama Bin Laden. But! They all work! It’s genuinely funny, not just offensive.

Could do with a few less Hagrid’s bum jokes, but still a delight. As these two shrewdly describe, Pottervision is “suitable for the most casual Potter fan, but engaging enough for the most avid Squib.” I was cackling like the witch I wish I were. Long live absurd and packed-to-the-brim-with-punters Pottervision !

For information on future shows visit @ThePottervision on Twitter and @Pottervision on Facebook, this Fringe run has ended.