20 January – 14 February

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This show belongs to the FRINGE WORLD Festival 2026 season. This season is now over.

Wide banner-style poster for “Abracadabra and Other Useless Magic Words.” A performer wearing a striped hat and red clown nose stands in the centre, grinning with arms raised as playing cards swirl dramatically around him. The title appears in large decorative lettering across the image, with smaller text at the bottom reading “Presented by the enigmatic eccentric, entertainer extraordinaire Jon Madd.”
A performer wearing a red clown nose, black shirt, beige shorts, and red shoes kneels on the ground, gathering scattered playing cards. The background is a grey metal wall. In the top left corner is a spade-shaped logo reading “Jon Madd,” and along the bottom the text says, “Not just for beginners…”
A magician wearing a patterned jacket, yellow sunglasses, and a striped hat performs a card trick at an outdoor event. He sits at a purple perforated table surrounded by children who watch closely. Some kids have face paint, and the group forms a circle around the performer, eagerly leaning in to see the trick.
FRINGE WORLD Festival 2026

Abracadabra and Other Useless Magic Words

For the 13th year running since FRINGE WORLD 2014, Perth's very own Enigmatic Eccentric, Entertainer Extraordinaire is back with this magic workshop for kids aged eight to eighty! The show is not just about simple sleights that you could easily learn from a YouTube video. Jon Madd brings more than two decades of performing experince, mistakes and successes to the table as he shares some subtle magic psychology as well as some helpful outs. Bring a deck of cards & your own two hands & learn how to use them to be the life of any party!

"This could be the show to spark a lifelong love of illusion in your child’s life, or your own" ★★★★½ Fringefeed, 2025

"A genuine desire to inspire a love of magic" ★★★★½ Fringefeed, 2023

"Charismatic and funny" ★★★★ The Australia Times, 2016

Presented by: Jon Madd

As seen on Australia's Got Talent 2016 with 4 yes votes, the Enigmatic Eccentric, Entertainer Extraordinaire Jon Madd has been performing all his life, from music to magic, boylesque to comedy, & even 18 years as a high school teacher! With a genuine love for sharing moments of wonder & laughter with the audience, he has spent a lifetime pursuing the pure art of entertainment.
Magic & Illusion • Educational
Western Australia
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Suitability & warnings

Content rating: PG
Family friendly: Yes
Audience Participation: Occasional

Presenter

Presented by: Jon Madd

As seen on Australia's Got Talent 2016 with 4 yes votes, the Enigmatic Eccentric, Entertainer Extraordinaire Jon Madd has been performing all his life, from music to magic, boylesque to comedy, & even 18 years as a high school teacher! With a genuine love for sharing moments of wonder & laughter with the audience, he has spent a lifetime pursuing the pure art of entertainment.