Hide and Secret - Adelaide Fringe

Hide and Secret - Adelaide Fringe

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Posted 2023-03-07 by Michael Genrichfollow

Wed 08 Mar 2023 - Sun 12 Mar 2023


Magician and mentalist Tom Weil returns to the Adelaide 2023 Fringe Festival with his new show, Hide and Secret. His casual style will put you at ease and make you truly wonder about what you're about to see and hear.

Tom weaves narrative with magic and illusion to create intricate tricks, some of which you may think you can work out, but there will definitely be things that you just won't be able to explain. The show relies almost entirely on audience participation so be prepared for some things to not go quite as planned (this is live magic remember) but Tom's stage skills are ready for anything. That's why he's in demand all over the world to sell out shows. The way he discusses and manages human psychology on the fly is mystifying and entertaining.

Hide and Secret, unlike some of Tom's earlier shows now has a live music element (and an assistant!), marking an evolution to bigger shows and perhaps more daring tricks. Joe Amputch on guitar is excellent with backing music. He makes an excellent foil for Tom and the music really gives some of the tricks a more theatrical feel.

Tom makes no secret of the fact that he uses all five of his senses to create the illusion of a sixth. He touches briefly on the science behind what he does, and it will make sense to you. Then, he'll come up with a trick or two that you just won't be able to explain.

Tom still integrates technology and social media into his show (think Instagram, Facetime, that kind of thing) and it's here that he's at his outstanding best. I don't often give star ratings but it may help here if I say that the show began as a four star show and ended as a five star show.

Tom Weil has travelled the world performing magic for 20 years and little old Adelaide is lucky enough to get to watch him play at the Fringe Festival again. You won't easily forget the odd feeling of having witnessed something you know isn't real - but it just happened in front of you.

It's always worth seeing Tom Weil and he plays in Hide and Secret at The Kingfisher at Gluttony from March 7 – 12. It's a short season so get on it straight away here .

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!date 08/03/2023 -- 12/03/2023
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