Until 30 Aug (not 18) 2145 (2245) @ Gilded Balloon
The first magic trick that Ali Cook learnt as a child was from a Paul Daniel’s set, but he’s certainly come a long way since then. His hour-long Edinburgh Fringe show provides an astounding range of magic tricks and demonstrations of jaw-dropping mind-reading.
Ali’s comedy patter between the tricks is a little on the cheesy side and was reminiscent of David Brent and Jimmy Carr - but the audience were here to see the magic and not his jokes. His magic performance skills are of great quality and the opening trick as a ‘cruise ship’ magician make him endearing to the audience.
His prediction tricks are nothing short of unfathomable and are the ones we’re still talking about a day later. Ali does change the direction of the show a few times, displaying his amazing range of skills, albeit some bizarre ones.
The Houdini-inspired finale is nothing short of mind-blowing and worth the ticket price alone.
This Fringe venue is small allowing you to see the tricks up close, but you may leave suffering from a sore head trying to work out how on earth he does it. Grab a ticket for this intimate setting whilst you can.
For more information, visit Ali’s website.
Tags: Ali Cook, Edinburgh Fringe, fourstars, Gilded Balloon, magic, review
This years show from Ali Cook was a breath of fresh air for magic. I’ve always enjoyed the best of magic, but haven’t seen anything as fresh as this since David Blaine first came out.
Watch out for ALi Cook in the future and get yourself to the “Pieces of Strange” show while you can!
David