Stuart Lightbody to Open New Show UNREAL at National Arts Festival, 6/27
Double Standard Bank Silver Ovation Award winner and illusionist extraordinaire, Stuart Lightbody, presents his new show, UNREAL at the National Arts Festival.From the creator of hits such as STUPERSTITION and DARK IMAGININGS, comes this intriguing symphony of magic and misperceptions. In a waking dream where truth and lies swirl in a strangE Eddy of imagination and wonder, revel in the art of illusion and the experience will be... unreal!Presented by DL Productions, UNREAL is written and performed by Stuart Lightbody and directed by multiple award-winner Tara Notcutt, (THE THREE LITTLE PIGS, ...MISKIEN, MAFEKING ROAD). Stuart is renowned for his unique and signature sleight-of-hand style, which captivates and enthrals audiences locally and internationally. Comments about his shows have included "His visual trickery is accompanied by wit and self-awareness..." (Cue) and "Stuart Lightbody [is a] sleight of hand extraordinaire" (Cape Argus)."The fact that magic is not real makes it nonetheless beautiful and all the more fascinating," says Stuart. "UNREAL contains some of my favourite pieces of pure, sleight-of-hand artistry, and in doing so, portrays a magician as someone who plays in the gap between reality and imagination."
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