+3 Interview: Voldemort and the Teenage Hogwarts Musical Parody

Posted in EdFestivals 2018, Plus 3 2018 – Features, Written Interviews by

“I’m just as excited as ever to be in Scotland.”

WHO: Chris Grace, Producer

WHAT: “Before Voldemort was He Who Must Not Be Named, he was just Tom Riddle, another moody teen at Hogwarts. Join Tom and his best friend/snake Nagini on a hilarious musical adventure packed with magic, hormones, and more than a few murders. From two co-creators of Thrones! The Musical and fresh from sold-out performances at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre in Los Angeles comes a Harry Potter musical parody that is sure to leave you spellbound!”

WHERE: Assembly George Square Studios – One (Venue 17) 

WHEN: 17:00 (60 min)

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Is this your first time to Edinburgh?

No, it’s my seventh in a row in fact, and I’m just as excited as ever to be in Scotland.

What’s the biggest thing to have happened to you since Festivals ’17?

I got married! Well, I was already married, but my husband and I had a public ceremony and reception, so we threw a big party and everyone watched us so lovely things to each other. It was very nice, sorry we didn’t see you there!

Tell us about your show.

Our show is a loving prequel to Harry Potter following Tom Riddle as a teen before he became He Who Must Not Be Named. It was written by Zach Reino, Fiona Landers, Richie Root, and Scott Passarella, all great friends of mine, and I saw their show a year ago and loved it and thought “I want to bring this to Edinburgh”. It did show in LA before and it sold out, and after Fringe we’ll be doing it again in the US and also licensing the show out if UK companies want to put it on.

What should your audience see at the festivals after they’ve seen your show?

They should see as much circus and magic as possible, and then see Baby Wants Candy (which I’m also performing in) and then go see a random show that you have no idea about! And then go see Jordan Brookes, who I saw for the first time last year and loved!

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