Drama Tue 5 March 2024 - Wed 6 Mar 2024

Houdini's Greatest Escape

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Colourful artwork with an illustrated Houdini in the centre of a psychic crystal ball with a variety of things surrounding him including a gold fish, elephant, locked safe, deck of cards, key and more.
A magic trick is happening in the centre of the stage where a person wearing a gold outfit has six silver hoops around her legs from her feet to her waist.
Wearing a black, uniform-like jacket with black trousers, a character looks like they are about to fall over, their leg is raised and they are leaning backwards. Another character, wearing a short, gold dress, grasps their hand.
Bess, wearing a short gold dress, holds up a a newspaper. The front page has been cut out and Houdini, wearing a black suit, puts his face through the hole.
Two characters stand beside each other laughing. One character wearing a black uniform-like jacket, holds his comically large belly.
There is a large, wooden box in the centre of the stage. Bess and Houdini stand on either side of the box, their arms are outstretched and they hold hands.
Bess and Harry cling onto the front of a wooden train. They look scared.
A clown hangs out of a wooden train window. Another character wearing a big, silly, red moustache stands beside the clown with his arm raised leaning out the window.
The Superstar Spiritualist medium wears a purple robe and a beige dress with a big, blue necklace.
Bess is standing inside a blue, circle curtain that is held by Houdini and his assistant. Her head and shoulders can be seen with several silver hoops.
A character dressed smartly in a green suit is holding an oversized playing card of the King.
Bess and Houdini sit on a wooden box. Bess is smiling with her arms crossed.

“laugh out loud, crazy, chaotic, anarchic, slapstick…a side splitting 5 out of 5 stars. Great fun!"

What's Good To Do

“Inventive, captivating and enthralling, this is a show not to be missed…a truly exceptional piece of entertainment"

Fairy Powered Productions

Harry Houdini is the world’s greatest entertainer.

Just as his death-defying escapology stunts have him, and his wife Bess, on the cusp of a career-defining performance for King Edward, he finds himself framed for murder by a gang of criminals in cahoots with the chief of police.

Can Harry & Bess escape the plot and clear their names? And how is their rival, The Superstar Spiritualist medium, involved?

All will be revealed in this hilarious 39 Steps-esque thriller, played out in New Old Friends’ (Crimes on Centre Court) inimitable, award-winning style of physical comedy, sparkling wit and just a touch of chaos.

Featuring a hard-working cast of four playing multiple roles on an almost harder-working set, this show will have you laughing and gasping throughout at the magic of theatre and the ‘real’ magic of illusions designed by TV’s Pete Firman (BBC One’s The Magicians).

Click here to discover more about the show in our interview with producer and writer, Feargus Woods Dunlop.

Dates

Tue 5 March 2024 - Wed 6 Mar 2024

Space

Main House

Tickets

£15.00 - £25.00

Duration

125 minutes

Intermission Duration

20 minutes

Age guidance

10+

Content warning

Mild bad language/innuendo and murder

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