HP as a play?

[Ellimist15 at aol.com]

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In a play of "Harry Potter", Quidditch *would* be possible. Anyone who has 
seen "The Lion King" on Broadway would know that with imagination, you can do 
anything. However, flight is no longer simply imagination when applied to 
theater. In "Peter Pan", a harness and a couple of wires were used to allow 
actors to soar across the stage. And it's not obvious! In "AIDA", there is a 
brief segment where two girls fly up and down in the illusion of a swimming 
pool, and they only wear swimsuits! You can't even see the strings or 
harness. BTW, if you ever find yourself in New York, AIDA should be a 
priority. It's fantastic AND co-stars Adam Pascal. ::melts:: 

Back on the subject, I can envision a Lee Jordan commentary with a bunch of 
actors swinging across the stage; Katie, Alicia and Angelina tossing the 
Quaffle around... Harry searching for the snitch... Fred or George hitting a 
Bludger into the audience...

Ellie Rosenthal

<< Neil said: I've just been watching playwright and poet, Adrian Mitchell 
being
interviewed on TV.  I wasn't really watching, but then he started talking
about "the Potter books" and how the writing "tumbles on like a river".
Then he admitted that he'd like to adapt the Harry Potter books for the
stage and there was some discussion along the lines of "how on earth would
you do Quidditch on the stage?"

Would Harry Potter work on the stage?  I have a sudden vision of
Crookshanks, either as Dick Whittington's panto cat or as one the
cats-in-a-leotard from the musical "Cats!"  That aside, I think it would be
fun. 

The most unlikely things end up on stage.  I remember being a bit startled
that Iain Banks' "The Wasp Factory" had been made into a play, but by all
accounts it was really good.  The idea of a musical about the Titanic
disaster also seemed a bit weird, but it was a success.  Why not Harry 
Potter?  

Neil >>