“I howled with laughter,” “pretty excellent,” “brilliant magic and very entertaining characters” – audiences love the marvellous mix of character comedy and mindblowing magic in Paul Aitchison’s Could It Be Magic? Take a look at what they said, then book your tickets for the final performances of his short London run at Chiswick Playhouse!
The one-man show runs at the West London venue until 18 January 2020.
Written by and starring comedian, actor and magician Aitchison, Could It Be Magic? follows the finale of a bizarre magic competition. Who will win? The audience decides! The quartet of contestants, all played by Aitchison, include enchantingly coiffured German illusionist Klause Fantastiche, moody mindreader eager to explode onto the big time from his mum’s basement Zantos Thorne, classic conjuring couple from the 70s Colin and Carol, and Magic Ring Magical Society founder and current title holder Reg Kettle.
Aitchison may be best known as a founder member of comedy sketch group Mixed Doubles, who’ve staged work in London and Edinburgh, performed on BBC Radio 4 and won the People’s Choice Award at the Dave Comedy Festival.
What have audiences said about Could it be Magic?
At the Chiswick Playhouse:
I absolutely HOWLED with laughter at @CouldMagic’s incredible production at @ChiswickPlay. Haven’t laughed at a show like that in ages! Would recommend to anyone; gorgeous idea, perfectly executed. #MustSee #Theatre
Thanks so much for coming @sydneyamee! #BridgeOverTheRiverKwai
— Christopher Laishley (@Kaldwen) January 15, 2020
At the Edinburgh Festival:
John Tuson
“This was a show in which the balance between comedy and magic was about 50:50, and both were pretty excellent. Recommended!”
Craig W
“Brilliant magic and very entertaining characters. Zantos Thorne was my favourite! The best thing about this show is that you’re still thinking about it days later. How the hell did he do the paper ball trick?!”
Silversong1991
“Stumbled across this show from a flyer and I am SO glad I went to see it! A clever concept and very funny with great magic – I have never seen anything quite like it. Definitely one to go and see!”
Everlyn Bateman
“This was AMAZING. It was hilariously funny and full of creative tricks”
