After a sellout season at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival, Ben McCarthy is back with a brand-new comedy show: Alakazam, a playful solo-comedy featuring clowning and interactive games.
Ben attempts to answer the question, 'What even is magic?' A bunny out of a hat? A sunset? Cutting a good-looking lady in two? What IS magic?
In 2024 Ben debuted ‘Cadet Kelly is the Best Movie I've Ever Seen In My Friggin Life' at the Melbourne Fringe which received a nomination for Best Comedy of the festival.
DISCLAIMER: This is not a real magic show involving magic tricks. There is however magic all around us which means every show is a magic show.
Performances run 8-19 October.
2026 Theater Fans' Choice Awards - Live Stats
Best Choreography - Top 3
1.
Lauren Yalango-Grant, Christopher Cree Grant - The Lost Boys
22.9% of votes
2.
Christopher Gattelli - Schmigadoon!
19.1% of votes
3.
Omari Wiles, Arturo Lyons - CATS: The Jellicle Ball
17.6% of votes
Videos
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Still Classy: Ten Years of A Class Act The Motley Bauhaus (6/27-6/27) |
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In Shadows (Dalam Bayang-Bayang) Northcote Town Hall Arts Centre (6/24-6/28) |
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Once Chapel Off Chapel (5/08-5/30) |
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Sheltering Arts Centre Melbourne (6/18-6/27) |
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Mackenzie Arts Centre Melbourne (7/23-8/09) |
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Pride And Prejudice* (*sort of) The Athenaeum (6/18-7/18) |
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Eurydice by Sarah Ruhl fortyfivedownstairs (5/28-6/14) |
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Good Company Entertainment Presents: The Big Chillout The Story House (6/12-6/12) |
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Ambition and the Aftermath The University of Melbourne (7/02-7/02) |
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Tim Credible's Family Magic Show Arrow on Swanston (6/30-7/11) |
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