As if pulled from a hat in a stylish flourish, The Magician’s Table has appeared in London Bridge.
It’s a pop-up immersive closeup magic show, and—cynicism alert—we often find ourselves a little disappointed by immersive shows, given the hyperbolic, quasi-evangelical over-promising, compared to the plywood-flavoured disappointment that so frequently ends up happening.
Well, this one actually nails it.
In part, it’s because the immersive element actually takes a back seat to the real meat of the show: the closeup magic. And the magicians they’ve got are absolute masters of their craft. But before we reveal too much, let’s just give a little background first: the creatives involved have worked on immersive hits like Time Run and Sherlock: The Official Live Game, and the writers are the BAFTA & Olivier-winning duo who have worked on a bunch of Derren Brown’s biggest hits. They know storytelling, they know magic, and they know immersive-ness.
On the evening of your show, you’ll be given the address and find your way to a small Bermondsey side-street, and inside a former warehouse space that’s been redressed like an old, low-lit theatre. You can have a quick drink at the bar and feel the tone being set by the wandering magicians playing three-card monty or the various posters & props lining the walls.
Then it’s up to the main stage. You’ll sit at the various tables, and the show will begin. We won’t give away too much, but suffice to say, you’ll get to see some witchcraft-adjacent closeup tricks from several different magicians, who all bring their own sense of character and showmanship to the act, as well as participating in a wide-scale finale trick involving the whole audience.
It’s honestly a great night out, and very different from anything else out there at the moment. But it’s only on for a strictly limited run, and when it’s all over, poof…
…it’ll disappear.
NOTE: The Magicians Table is set to run until 16th February 2025 at a secret location in London Bridge. You can find out more at the website right here.
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The Magicians Table | A secret London Bridge location
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