Following a global magical tour, award-winning sleight-of-hand artist Stuart Lightbody returns home to Cape Town this winter to present his a new show, Unique Wonders, at the Alexander Upstairs Theatre, from Monday 31 July to Saturday 19 August 2017.
Directed by Tara Notcutt, the 75 minute Unique Wonders will see two-time South African Close-Up Magic champion and multiple winner of the Grahamstown National Arts Festival Silver Ovation Award Lightbody use his signature style of magic and sleight of hand to take audiences on a journey into the magician’s mind, a place where anything and everything is possible.
Magic has a hidden story
The magicians’ secret world exists behind locked doors and this is the curious audience’s opportunity to see what lies behind them. Every piece of magic has a hidden story -tales of great magicians from the past, travels around the world, and unusual adventures.
Each night willing audience members are given a key to explore Lightbody’s mind and get to choose from the many strange objects available on stage, deciding themselves which wonders unfold. No two performances are alike and this is the wonderful, irresistible appeal of “Unique Wonders”.
With several international accolades, including the Weekly Best of Fest Award at the Adelaide Fringe Festival, the Creative Award at the Prague Fringe Festival and a three-time nomination for the Australian Fringe World Festival’s Theatre Award to his name, Lightbody has been captivating the imaginations of international and local audiences for almost 20 years.
The adventure doesn’t end there
“Unique Wonders offers a one-of-a-kind experience. Not just because each night the audience will decide on many of the pieces in the show, but because the adventure doesn’t end there. After the show, everyone is invited to explore deeper. An even more immersive experience of wonder is available if they follow the clues, to see where their curiosity takes them and what their key opens. This show is guaranteed to be unlike anything Cape Town audiences have ever seen before”.
Director Notcutt (miskien, Mafeking Road, Three Little Pigs, Three Blind Mice) and Lightbody have worked together on numerous shows, including Illusive, Devilish, Sleepless Dreams, and most recently Memorable Moments, which travelled to the National Arts Festival. Unique Wonders will be their fifth collaboration.
Follow Stuart Lightbody down the rabbit hole and into a world of Unique Wonder.
What: Unique Wonders
Who: Stuart Lightbody
Where: Alexander Theatre Upstairs, Strand Street, Cape Town
When: Monday 31 July – Saturday 19 August, 2017, 9pm every evening (except Sundays). Tickets: R140 (R120 online)
Book: alexanderbar.co.za/show/uniquewonders or 021 300 1652
Web: www.stuartlightbody.com
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