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If you’re after a magic show that’s less about top hats and more about bending your perception, The Remarkable Ben Hart is well worth the ticket. Performing in the atmospheric Palais du Variété, Hart delivers a bewitching blend of sleight of hand, mentalism, and raw charm. Each illusion’s final flourish is followed by a moment of stunned silence before the audience erupts into a chorus of gasps and wild applause.
Ben engages with members of the audience throughout the show, inviting them to touch and handle objects and shuffle cards to dispel any scepticism about his magical mastery. Several respond to his mind-bending magic with loud exclamations of shock and disbelief – “How did he do that?”. I’ve no idea, but I can’t wait to see what he does next.
Overall it’s a magnetic performance, aided in no small part by his magician’s intense stare and long slender fingers. The setting is perfect; the billowing walls of the tent and the rising and falling lamps adding to the theatricality.
Our (not so ) mini-reviewer said : ‘Ben Hart was awesome. Super quick, really funny, and his tricks were the perfect mix — not too easy, but not so crazy you’re totally lost. Just proper “wait… what?!” moments. I Felt like the show flew by, and he had everyone laughing and amazed the whole time. If you’re at the Fringe, definitely check him out!
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