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Magical Lockdown Fun!

Yes, we may be in lockdown again, but that won’t stop the magic! Thanks to some innovative AIM Members (and Zoom!) we are bringing the magic to you over the next two weeks. THURSDAY AUG 19 and FRIDAY AUG 20 Today and tomorrow- Virtual Magic school and show. AUSTRALIA WIDE....
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Dane Certificate back in Melbourne

The legend that is Dane Certificate has returned to Melbourne to perform a very limited run of Midnight Magic Shows. These will sell out fast so we recommend booking as soon as possible! Friday June 4 Friday July 2 Friday August 6 Sister Moon Brother Wolf641 Plenty Rd, Preston,...
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Applications Now Open!

Each year The Melbourne Magic Festival hosts two categories of The Australian Junior Championships: The Stage Magic Championship, and The Close Up Magic Championship. Past champions have gone on to present their own solo shows both here and at other festivals, while others have...
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Comedy Festival Magic

The Melbourne International Comedy Festival is back, after skipping last year due to the pandemic, and there are three Magic Festival Alumni adding great magic shows to the comedy mix. Josh Staley brings his popular MMF show THE CONJURER AT THE CARD TABLE to The Charles Dickens...
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Free Magic this Friday!

Friday 26 February 20218pm – 9pm Immerse yourself in the magical mind reading world of Lawrence Leung and his new comedy show Connected. The brainchild of The ABC’s ‘Unbelievable’ creator, Connected explores human connection in a forever-changed...
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Dom Chambers: Best Trick Ever

AIM Member, America’s Got Talent Semi Finalist, Star of The Illusionists on Broadway, and all round nice guy Dom Chambers is currently performing at the Sydney Opera House in ‘James Galea’s Best Trick Ever’. Together with Fool Us alumnus Helen Coghlan,...
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Behind the scenes at The Sydney Opera House

AIM Member Adam Mada takes us on a rare trip backstage at The Sydney Opera House to see exactly how much work was required to produce his latest show ‘Mada’s Virtual Marvels’. Adam said “This was an incredibly difficult show to pull off and extraordinarily...
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Adam Mada at the Sydney Opera House

Join Mr Magic himself, Adam Mada, for a very special interactive magic show! Watch closely as Mada reaches through the screen to make objects appear, transmogrify and even fly before your very eyes. Joined by special guest Heidi Hoops with original live music by multi award...
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Children’s Week in Geelong

October 24 to November 1 is Children’s Week and Dazzling Dan is presenting not one but THREE exciting magic shows for kids in Geelong from October 29 to November 1   CHOOSE YOUR OWN MAGIC – Online Join Dazzling Dan as he takes you on an adventure, during the show...
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Friday is Magic Day!

THIS FRIDAY IS MAGIC DAY!   What a great day to end the School Holidays on with two huge shows via Zoom from The Laneway Theatre.   Bring all the youngsters together at 2.30pm for all the fun of TIM CREDIBLE’S FAMILY MAGIC SHOW at Tim and his puppet Douzie Dragon keep the...
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The AIM Junior Showcase is coming

Every year during the Melbourne Magic Festival, we are proud to present a showcase performance of our AIM Junior Magicians celebrating their progress in the art of magic. Of course, thanks to Covid, this was not possible to do live this year so we are going virtual. On Saturday,...
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Friday Night Magic Continues

As Melbourne slowly moves out of Stage 4 Lockdown The Laneway Theatre will continue to provide quality family entertainment via Zoom until it’s safe to return to in-person shows. This Friday night they celebrate the end of Stage 4 (fingers crossed) with a massive...
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The Impossible Zoom Experiment

Melbourne magician (and global magic superstar) Dom Chambers has teamed up with his ‘America’s Got Talent’ alumni Eric Chien (FISM World Champion) to create an innovative new Zoom Magic Show called ‘The Impossible Zoom Experiment’. With Dom...
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David Blaine’s new show – Ascension

With David Blaine set to do his first major stunt in over a decade – you can view the trailer here: he is popping up all over the media this week to promote the show:   This week he announced his first major live event in a decade called “Ascension” which will take...
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Tune in to LIVE MAGIC tonight!

During lockdown in Melbourne, Australia, we unfortunately been unable to attend any events since March this year. One of Australia’s best known magicians Tim Ellis has set up a Zoom Magic Show from his own home Laneway Theatre. For one fun hour, Tim and special guest Dom Chambers...
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