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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.

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

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Magic & Illusion • Educational
Western Australia
 
Sat, 24 Jan - Sun, 08 Feb
 
60 min
 
PG (1 Warning)
 
$26
 
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