Penn & Teller in London

Penn & Teller are currently performing in London at the Hammersmith Apollo. I went with a few friends last night and thought the show was excellent. Contemporary, edgy, funny, thought-provoking, artistic and above all relevant - which, let’s face it, for a magic show is pretty rare. They have been working together for 30 years and I think it’s safe to say that right now they are doing their best work. I saw them in Las Vegas at the Rio last August and the show they are doing in London is sadly missing a few of the larger pieces (namely their famous bullet catch) but it doesn’t suffer too much. I was pleased to see them performing the water tank card trick that I remember seeing on TV in 1994! It’s one of the things that got me hooked on magic, Thanks to YouTube, here is when they did it on their Channel 4 series.

If you have even the vaguest interest in magic and you are anywhere near London this week, you HAVE to see this show!