Havana, October 26 (RHC-PL) -- The debut of the play Harry Potter (Magic is Over) by the Cuban company El Público is one of today's attraction at the 16th Havana Theater Festival (FTH).  The staging of this work in progress has generated great expectation among enthusiasts of the theater in the country and will be performed at the Trianon theater.

Besides Harry Potter, there is the debut of Yilian de Bala Coming Soon, by Sandra Rami and her company Colectivo Persona, with a strong audiovisual work and wrapped in an attractive show of design and fashion.

Yilian will have its debut in the Raquel Revuelta Hall, where the German Company Merdian Dresden will also perform the play called Nostalgia Cuba.

Shows for children will be a priority with the Puppet Hall of the play Love Stories, performed by the Pequeño Teatro Guiñol, based on a childen's play.

Acts already seen by Havana spectators since the beginning of the FTH, on October 22, but whose relevance and artistic nature merit several performances.

In this last case are included Broadway Rox (United States), El Bogotazo (Colombia), 'Yesterday I did not kill myself thanks to you' Heiner Muller (Germany), Glory Box (Australia) and Mecanica (Cuba), among others.

The 16th Havana Theater Festival (FTH) will run until Saturday, October 31st.  Representatives from 22 countries representing 37 foreign and 13 Cuban companies are taking part.  The Festival is dedicated to the 90th birthday anniversary of eminent British playwright Peter Brook.