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Smashing box office records around the world, amazing and impressing audiences everywhere with their breath-taking and outrageous moves, the group known simply as The Illusionists are truly thrilling to watch. Shaftesbury Theatre Dominic Maxwell. His first feat, involving an audience volunteer slapping him in the face with increasing welly and an unlikely assistant named Fluffy, is equal parts horrifying and enthralling. All Rights Reserved. I mentioned earlier filling in some Control Chris Cox Cards – without revealing too much, the cards comprise of an assortment of seemingly random questions, all of which differ on each card. Naturally curious, my sister and I both fill a card in, slip them into opaque envelopes, seal them and pop them into the ominous on-stage box, as per the instructions. The Illusionists has shattered box office records and dazzled audiences of all ages around the world with a powerful mix of the most outrageous and astonishing acts ever to be seen on stage. His speechless presentation really capitalises on his Illusionists moniker with dancers, large set pieces and heavy music, offering a really nice change of pace from the other acts. The Shaftesbury Theatre plays home to this evening of magical delight and the atmosphere is set well from the start with a number of messages from The Mentalist, Chris Cox, about the Control Chris Cox Cards being passed out to the audience. His spotted appearances throughout the show provide welcome bursts of comic energy, along with an especially impressive trick with a Hovis brand ‘deck of cards’. Customer service all the way to your seat, © 2000-2020 StubHub. You do not want to miss out on this group of highly talented and unique performers. One of which, to my hysterical delight, is my sister’s! If I had to offer any criticism, it would be that I felt Chris downplayed his brilliance a touch too much early on because the pay off is absolutely marvellous! This non-stop show is packed with thrilling and sophisticated magic of unprecedented proportions. Ho-Jin’s performance is slick, impossibly so, plucking cards or even whole decks(!) out of thin air. With a huge interest in magic these days, it’s no surprise that this group of illusionists have been welcomed with so much popularity. Trickery, invention and illusion. More on this later. Made up of authentic showman James More, incredible illusionist Enzo Weyne, mad mentalist Chris Cox, true daredevil Jonathan Goodwin, manipulator Yu Ho-Jin, scarily accurate futurist Adam Trent, and not forgetting the trickster Paul Dabek, The Illusionists London show has something for everyone. Paul is a natural showman and emcee, with great patter and wonderfully quick wit. This man is a world master, with numerous Grand Prix titles to his name, and, from the second he steps on stage, it is plain to see why. This man is a world master, with numerous Grand Prix titles to … The final member of the Illusionists line-up is Yu Ho-Jin, deemed the Manipulator. Goodwin’s act is car crash spectacle at its best – you don’t want to look but you can’t take your eyes off of him. Whether you’re looking to buy or sell The Illusionists London tickets, StubHub is your one-stop shop for all you need. The Illusionists: Live From Broadway is just the show to end the year with. Shows such as "Britain’s Got Talent" have helped boost the interest in magic acts, not to mention the huge success following Cirque Du Soleil Corteo Paris and the Angara Contortion group. The Illusionists review — tricks that work a treat Shaftesbury Theatre, WC2 . Simon Painter Simon Painter, Tim Lawson, Road Show Entertainment, Stuart Galbraith, MagicSpace Entertainment Shaftesbury Theatre 14 November 2015 to 3 January 2016. Performing seemingly impossible feats of dance, acrobatics, magic, mind tricks and more, watching The Illusionists’ live performance is a truly incredible spectacle – really something to behold. He makes very clear that what he will perform involves no sleight of hand or trickery and instead are feats of endurance and mental strength. Restrictions apply. Chris’ hilarious antics to establish connections with his participants have the audience flitting between giggles and groaning. Epic events and incredible deals straight to your inbox. Check out one of our international sites. Fans of magician and all-round mind-manipulator Derren Brown will also enjoy the clever and sometimes downright shocking ways The Illusionists perform magic, as well as the other talents they reveal throughout their show. His choreographed sequence in front of two LED screens as he makes objects leap from the projection into being and back again, finishing with a dimension-defying jump across an empty space via digital portals is wonderful viewing and an exciting preview of the future of magic. Use of this website signifies your agreement to our, User Agreement, Privacy Notice and Cookie Notice. Thursday July 11 2019, 12.01am, The Times. Performing seemingly impossible feats of dance, acrobatics, magic, mind tricks and more, watching The Illusionists’ live performance is a truly incredible spectacle – really something to behold.