Photo by Hugo Glendinning
THE CHORE OF ENCHANTMENT
by Vincent Gambini
The world is in turmoil, global news events hardly seem real. Can magic provide the much-needed solace for these difficult times? Vincent Gambini is not so sure.
Disillusioned by illusions, struggling with “magician’s block”, Gambini unveils the hidden difficulties of being a conjuror in the 21st century.
Combining deadpan reflections with jaw-dropping sleight-of-hand magic, this show plays expertly with our understandings of deception, artifice and theatrical make-believe.
Following from the critically acclaimed This is not a magic show, this performance sees Gambini working on a larger scale: no longer sitting at a table doing close-up magic, but standing on stage with a microphone, performing with music and voice over effects.
For audiences of 100-150 people
Running time: 75 mins
(Edinburgh Fringe version 60 mins)
Reviews
What makes the hour really special is that this is a magic show about magic itself – our need for wonder and miracles in our current dark times, even if we know it's all made up.' The List ☆☆☆☆
'A lovely hybrid of theatre and magic' Total Theatre
'There’s something deeply satisfying in the chill, philosophical style of Vincent Gambini' Exeunt Magazine
'Gambini balances entertaining his audience with inspiring them to think, both about the real world and the nature of entertainment.'
World Magic Review ☆☆☆☆☆
Selected as part of The List's 'Theatre Hit List', top theatre shows to see at the Fringe
Selected as 'Best of the Fest' by the Sunday Times
by Vincent Gambini
The world is in turmoil, global news events hardly seem real. Can magic provide the much-needed solace for these difficult times? Vincent Gambini is not so sure.
Disillusioned by illusions, struggling with “magician’s block”, Gambini unveils the hidden difficulties of being a conjuror in the 21st century.
Combining deadpan reflections with jaw-dropping sleight-of-hand magic, this show plays expertly with our understandings of deception, artifice and theatrical make-believe.
Following from the critically acclaimed This is not a magic show, this performance sees Gambini working on a larger scale: no longer sitting at a table doing close-up magic, but standing on stage with a microphone, performing with music and voice over effects.
For audiences of 100-150 people
Running time: 75 mins
(Edinburgh Fringe version 60 mins)
Reviews
What makes the hour really special is that this is a magic show about magic itself – our need for wonder and miracles in our current dark times, even if we know it's all made up.' The List ☆☆☆☆
'A lovely hybrid of theatre and magic' Total Theatre
'There’s something deeply satisfying in the chill, philosophical style of Vincent Gambini' Exeunt Magazine
'Gambini balances entertaining his audience with inspiring them to think, both about the real world and the nature of entertainment.'
World Magic Review ☆☆☆☆☆
Selected as part of The List's 'Theatre Hit List', top theatre shows to see at the Fringe
Selected as 'Best of the Fest' by the Sunday Times
Credits
Supported using public funding by the National Lottery through Arts Council England.
Supported by University of Sussex, the Attenborough Centre for the Creative Arts, Shoreditch Town Hall, Cambridge Junction, and ARC Stockton Arts Centre.
At Edinburgh Fringe 2018, co-presented in association with the Attenborough Centre for the Creative Arts.
Performed by Vincent Gambini
Written & directed by Augusto Corrieri
Dramaturgy: Deborah Pearson, Greg Wohead
Sound design: Yas Clarke
2020 Tour Producer: Steve Goatman
Development producer: Sally Rose
Edinburgh promoter: Svetlana McMahon/Everyday Miracles