The Illusionists London Reviews and Tickets

A mash-up of styles and performance skills, the production runs at a breathless pace, with director Neil Dorward allowing each of the show’s seven performers only a brief segment or two in which to demonstrate their specialities.
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...highly entertaining summer special...even if one magic moment doesn’t grab you, the next one is along so fast that it doesn’t really matter.
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This variety of performance is both the strength and weakness of the show. On the one hand it's great to see such a range of tricks, but on the other it makes it difficult for the audience to know how to react.
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There's obviously a market for this...For me, though, the real dazzlement was lacking: perhaps it's all too generic and packaged, rather than inspired. But it is also undeniably slick and fast-moving.
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Skilful money-making from Britain’s Got Talent’s Jamie Raven and forensic mind-reading from Colin Cloud add charm to this gaudy, showbiz affair.
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...there’s certainly a sense of breathless energy that carries the show forward, and by the end of the evening, you certainly get your money’s worth of tricks. But, golly, does this magic take itself too seriously.
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