The Illusionists Extravaganza Proves a Tricky Business
Nice article by Stephanie Bunbury for the Sidney Morning Herald about the upcoming performance by the Illusionists..
“How on earth did they do that? It is the immediate response to a decent magic trick – be it a fiddle with some cards or British hypnotist Derren Brown’s magic-whispering some upright citizens into staging an armed robbery – but it is the question no magician will answer. How you saw a lady in half, how you make a motorbike disappear in a blast of firecrackers … silence on these matters is part of the craft. The thrill of magic, according to the fraternity, lies in its impenetrability.”