Magician’s stage act ‘one big mess’
WHEN Charlie Frye takes stage, it’s ‘‘one big mess’’.
Frye, one of the world’s most in-demand American variety acts, has flown into town for the Wellington Magic Convention.
The convention will host magic performances, lectures and workshops over three days at the James Cook Hotel.
Frye will also take to the stage with his wife, Sherry, for a show tomorrow night at the city’s Opera House.
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‘‘She gives me a hard time on stage,’’ he said of performing with his spouse.
The silent comedy act will include tricks such as sleight of hand, physical comedy, and juggling with a range of card tricks.
‘‘I mix juggling and magic together, into one big mess,’’ Frye said.
Card tricks were among his favourite illusions and Frye believed he could never exhaust the entertainment value of a deck of cards.
He last performed in New Zealand five years ago, saying he enjoyed the audience here and was excited to be back.
‘‘New Zealand is great. good best-kept secret.’’
Robin Reynolds and Adrian Oldham, of Papamoa, managed to see a few of Frye’s tricks and described him as ‘‘amazing’’ and ‘‘mind-blowing’’.
Convention organiser Anton van Helden said that he wanted to invite the people he knew were great magicians so Wellington audiences could experience them.
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a than a year to organise, he said, and included more than 150 magicians from around Australasia.
Tomorrow night’s show will be hosted by Canada’s leading comedian-magician, David Merry, and will include New Zealandborn mentalist and mind-reader Paul Romhany as well as Australia’s No 1 corporate magician, Phil Cass. Ticket information is available through www.wellingtonmagic.nz.