10-26 May
Become a FriendForced Entertainment
Real Magic
‘Haunting, enticing, surprising, as ever… a curious joy and a magical gift’ Total Theatre
Real Magic creates a world of absurd disconnection, struggle and comical repetition. To the sound of looped applause and canned laughter, three performers take part in an impossible illusion – part mind-reading feat, part cabaret act, part nightmare game show – in which they are thrown back again and again to moments of hope and defeat. A compelling performance about optimism, individual agency and the desire for change.
**** ‘Devilishly simple and fiendishly intricate… a Forced Entertainment tour de force’ Lyn Gardner, The Guardian – click here to read the full review
Important information
Age guidance: 15+
Content warning: Contains strobes/flashing lights and music at high volume
Duration: c. 1 hour 20 minutes
Real Magic
Short Trailer
Performance images
Cast and Creatives
Conceived and devised by the company
Tickets: This is a non-ticketed event
A Forced Entertainment production.
Co-produced by: PACT Zollverein Essen, HAU Hebbel Am Ufer Berlin, Künsterlhaus Moustonturm Frankfurt, Tanzquartier Wien Vienna, Attenborough Centre for the Creative Arts, University of Sussex and the Spalding Gray Consortium – On the Boards Seattle, PS122 NYC, Walker Art Center Minneapolis and Warhol Museum Pittsburgh.
Image credits: Masthead image © Maria Baranova