Tell us about your show. Why should we go and see it?
We are bringing two shows to the Edinburgh Fringe this year that definitely cover both ends of the spectrum!
Our Family Show, The Greatest Magic Show, was created as a family magic show unlike any other that was currently out there in terms of the uniqueness of the routines, comedy, magic, and the pure scale of the show and production.
Our 18+ show, Adults Only Magic Show, is essentially exactly as it sounds – an incredibly impressive magic show with adults only humour at every twist and turn! We have taken the very best effects in the business, and compiled them all into this 65 minute performance where everything is combined with 18+ humour and whit throughout all of the routines.
Last year saw standing ovations nightly for the Adults Show – we can’t wait to be back on stage in front of our beloved Edinburgh audiences!
What are your hopes and dreams for the Fringe?.
Our first Edinburgh Fringe was back in 2019 with our family magic show, and have been absolutely just jumping out of our skin to get back! The pure grandeur of the festival makes Edinburgh stand high and above the other fringes in the world, and there is just something so special and unique observing all the bustling crowds (sometimes in their millions over the month!) rushing off to see another world-class show, the excited buzz just palpable all around.
To be here this year with not one, but two of our productions surrounded by some of the most incredibly talented performers in the world is an absolute dream come true, and I just hope that we can bring joy and happiness to the audiences of the fringe this year after almost three years of troubling times around the world, showcasing what we do best!
What makes you laugh?
What absolutely never fails to make me laugh almost more than anything else, are the kids we get up on stage to assist us throughout ‘The Greatest Magic Show’! They grace the stage with such pure joy and fluidity in all their actions and what they say, and when we are able to involve them in the improvisation nature of our characters in the show and encourage them to fully embrace the showman that is within everyone of them, it is truly a spectacularly amazing and hilarious sight to behold!
As for the Adults Show, well drunk adults and rowdy children occasionally can behave quite similar! We love banter with our audience throughout the adult show, there’s no divide between us and them – each show is entirely unique to that night and we can never wait to see what we run out to each night!
What three words best describe your performance style – and why.
CHAOS : It’s something that is pretty much written into every single show that we ever do – we love chaos! Our shows use so much audience participation, and the shows are so flexible to react with whatever input the audience decides to give to the show at any one moment, what always unveils from such a setting is pure, fabulous chaos! And we love it just as much as our audiences do!
ENERGY : It has always been a great mantra within our company to go out and perform each and every show as if it was your last. As if it was the last show that the audience will ever see! We give 110% to every single one of our shows – no matter the weather, or how we may be feeling, or anything else. Every show is equally important because that is the show that your audience members chose to see. We give them everything we have and leave it all out on the stage!
AUTHENTIC : Justin and I tour everywhere together and are honestly just best mates doing what we love – and that dynamic shines through on the stage. We aren’t playing a character in our shows we are being authentically ourselves, and interact with each and everyone of the audience members in our performances similarly. That is something I have always been proud of with us – what you see is what you get!
How will your audience think/feel differently after an hour in your company?
The biggest compliment that we ever get after our shows, is that the audiences can really see from the moment Justin and I set foot on stage our raw passion and enjoyment for what we do, plus the completely natural way we are able to bounce off one another and the synchronicity of everything we do. We know each other just as much as we know ourselves, and it is the way our friendship shines through during our shows – while both of us are doing the one thing which we love more than anything else – that I think will leave the biggest impact on our audiences.
What kind of shows – apart from your own – are you looking forward to seeing at the Edinburgh Fringe?
Well this might be a bit biased, but Edinburgh Fringe is always an incredible opportunity to catch up and reunite with so many of my long-time friends that I have made through years performing on the Fringe circuit, with so many talented performers I have had the privilege of forming friendships with presenting their own shows this year at the fringe – such as Railed by Head First Acrobats, and Fake Wizard by fellow Australian magician Dom Chambers. I love being in the audience of shows by these people I know so well, watching them strut their stuff and doing what they love to do!
Also a special shout-out to our close friends from The Hairy Godmothers who are bringing their amazing shows “Dizney in Drag” and “WET” to Edinburgh for the first time this year! These guys have just done a world tour of around 10 countries and are always such incredible fan-favourites over in Australia – I can’t wait to see them in front of the Edinburgh crowds!
The cost of living is a big issue this year – will it make this Fringe more challenging?
I imagine for a lot of artists the increase in cost of living will make this Fringe more challenging. There is so many costs associated with bringing over a show anywhere, let alone to the other side of the world, so the increased cost of living does make it more challenging for artists.
What do you predict will emerge as the big themes of this year.
I would love to see a closeness grow between the artists and the general public! I think community engagement will emerge as a big theme of this year, as artists and audiences alike bond over their shared passion and love for live performance and bring back to life the incredible atmosphere and excitement that the Edinburgh Fringe is so widely known for!
Who is your showbiz idol and why.
Both Justin and I would both answer the same to this question – and that is the magic duo Penn & Teller!
They are a pair we have always looked up to and will continue to admire for the rest of our lives!
What is your idea of a perfect Fringe moment?
You know those times when you are winding down for the night and want to try and fit in one more show for the evening, or a random person on the street stops you to tell you about this amazing show that you’ve never heard of, and you decide to take a chance on a show that is completely left-field and it ends up being one of the most unique and amazing performances you have ever seen? That is my idea of a perfect Fringe moment. There’s so much undiscovered talent in Edinburgh for the Fringe and such amazing art being brought over from around the globe. Those serendipitous moments where you find hidden gems – that’s absolutely perfect!
The Adults Only Magic Show
Assembly George Square – Studio Three
21:15
Until August 27
The Greatest Magic Show
Assembly George Square Gardens – Palais Du Variete
14:30
Until August 28
