Potty the Plant

Potty The Plant is a dark comedy musical based around the character of Potty, a singing tap dancing potted plant.

History

Short film

Potty The Plant was originally released as a 10-minute long short film in 2017. The short film won The Monkey Bread Tree Film Award for Best Film Score by Baden Burns. The short film was also nominated for Best Ensemble Cast and Best Genre Piece of the Season for 2017.

Stage Musical

An hour long stage musical version, with added songs and subplots, premiered at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in 2023, produced by Little Big Stack Theatre Company, and ran for a month at Gilded Balloon Patterhoose on Chambers Street, Edinburgh.^[1] The show was also featured for one night at the Durham Fringe Festival with the same cast.

The show returned to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in 2024. A cast recording was produced with the original cast and released to coincide with the 2024 fringe festival run.

Cast

Potty The Plant - Baden Jack Burns
Miss Lacy - Sarah Oakland
Dr Acula - Alex Singh / Hudson Tong
Nurse Dave/ The Moon - Zach Burns
Nurse Stephen/ The Sun - Sam Ridley/ Thom Potts
Nurse Mel/ Little Timmy - Steph Cubello

Production team

Dialogue and Lyrics: Baden Jack Burns, Sarah Oakland, Aeddan Sussex

Music: Baden Jack Burns

Reception

Potty The Plant received 5 stars from Mickey Joe Theatre, the Derek Awards, and Curley Sue.^[2] Broadway Baby gave the show 4 Stars, praising the show's "Silly Seriousness".^[3] Other 4 star reviews from publications included Fringe Review,^[4] Theatre, Films and Art Reviews^[5] and Lost In Theatreland.^[6] ThreeWeeks also gave the show 4 stars, writing "It must say something when a musical's irritating, infernally catchy tunes are still with you the day after you've seen it".^[7]

Broadway World gave Potty The Plant 3 Stars, saying "Potty the Plant is the show for people who want an hour of ridiculous, musical fun - led by a slightly unsettling plant! From its beginnings as a short film to this show, Potty the Plant is sure to continue to grow."^[8]

References

^ Hall, Margaret. "11 Edinburgh Fringe Shows to See at Gilded Balloon Patter Hoose (That's a Venue)". Playbill.
^ "Review – Potty The Plant". Curlysue blog. 2024-08-22. Retrieved 2024-10-26.
^ "Potty the Plant: 4 star review by Katerina Partolina Schwartz". broadwaybaby.com. Retrieved 2023-09-09.
^ Stein, Tamara (August 17, 2023). "Potty The Plant - A New Dark Comedy Musical. Review". FringeReview.
^ Outthere1971 (2023-08-12). "Potty the Plant". Theatre, Films and Art reviews. Retrieved 2023-09-09.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
^ Catherall, Ella (2023-08-14). "POTTY THE PLANT - REVIEW - EDINBURGH FRINGE". lostintheatreland.co.uk. Retrieved 2023-09-09.
^ "Potty The Plant (Little Big Stack) | ThreeWeeks Edinburgh". Retrieved 2023-09-09.
^ Smith, Helen. "EDINBURGH 2023: Review: POTTY THE PLANT, Gilded Balloon Patter Hoose - Doonstairs". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved 2023-09-09.

[1] Hall, Margaret. "11 Edinburgh Fringe Shows to See at Gilded Balloon Patter Hoose (That's a Venue)". Playbill.

[2] "Review – Potty The Plant". Curlysue blog. 2024-08-22. Retrieved 2024-10-26.

[3] "Potty the Plant: 4 star review by Katerina Partolina Schwartz". broadwaybaby.com. Retrieved 2023-09-09.

[4] Stein, Tamara (August 17, 2023). "Potty The Plant - A New Dark Comedy Musical. Review". FringeReview.

[5] Outthere1971 (2023-08-12). "Potty the Plant". Theatre, Films and Art reviews. Retrieved 2023-09-09.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

[6] Catherall, Ella (2023-08-14). "POTTY THE PLANT - REVIEW - EDINBURGH FRINGE". lostintheatreland.co.uk. Retrieved 2023-09-09.

[7] "Potty The Plant (Little Big Stack) | ThreeWeeks Edinburgh". Retrieved 2023-09-09.

[8] Smith, Helen. "EDINBURGH 2023: Review: POTTY THE PLANT, Gilded Balloon Patter Hoose - Doonstairs". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved 2023-09-09.

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