Fringe Festival review: The Greatest Magic Show earns its name

From the minute I walked into the the Lotterywest De Parel Spiegeltent, I knew The Greatest Magic Show was going to be interesting! The tent was by far the most proudly furnished I had ever been in and just seemed to give off carnival vibes.

The show took off with a bang after the ringmaster Magnus Danger Magnus stepped onto the stage in a blaze of colourful lighting. The first magic trick hooked kids and adults alike when the two magicians, Sam and Justin, somehow turned all the coins they found behind our ears invisible, then made them reappear in their buckets.

From self-inflating balloons to teleporting shoes, every single one of the show’s acts had the audience involved in some way. Sam and Justin even had a few kids come up on stage to help them do the magic! The energy of the two magicians was incredible. Sam and Justin literally radiated fun throughout the entire show. My favourite act was definitely where Justin got a random audience member, Darcy, up onto the stage and had him perform magic tricks and sleight-of-hand only a professional could ever dream of doing.

But this wasn’t just an ordinary magic show: it was a huge comedy skit as well! In each magic trick act, there would be a little bit of story and a lot of laughs from the audience. With plenty of silly jokes for the kids and clever jokes for the adults, The Greatest Magic Show entertained everyone.

There was a message at the end too, which you wouldn’t usually expect of a magic show. After the table floats all around the stage, Justin announces the single most important rule of magic: believe in yourself and what you can achieve. He told the audience that he and Sam had dreamed of being magicians and believed they could … and look what happened!

Overall, this was a very amusing show aimed at kids aged 4 to 10. Even so, the adults enjoyed it as well! If you want to find a show that entertains the entire family, then roll up, roll up for The Greatest Magic Show at Fringe World!