Magic

Organised by : Chichester Festival Theatre

A new play by David Haig, Magic has its world premiere at Chichester Festival Theatre from 24 April 16 May. The cast is led by David Haig and Hadley Fraser, directed

by Lucy Bailey. Based on extraordinary historical events, Magic asks what were prepared to believe, and why.

Harry Houdini is the greatest illusionist the world has ever known. Arthur Conan Doyle is the creator of literatures most brilliant detective, Sherlock Holmes. Their mutual admiration blossoms into a profound friendship, even as they discover a shared obsession with spiritualism. Conan Doyle believes fervently in the psychic world and the promise of reunion with his dead son; Houdini is determined to demonstrate its a cruel fraud. Which of these sparring partners will be proved right: the genius writer of fiction or the infallible magician?