Potty the Plant

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

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. The show was also featured for one night at the Durham Fringe Festival with the same cast.

The show will be returning to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in 2024. A cast recording is currently under production and will be released in 2024.

Cast

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

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

Music: Baden Jack Burns

Reception
The show received a positive reception from critics at the 2023 Edinburgh Fringe Festival.

Potty The Plant gained 4 Stars from Broadway Baby, which praised the show's "Silly Seriousness". Other 4 star reviews from publications included Fringe Review, Theatre, Films and Art Reviews and Lost In Theatreland. 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".

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."