As part of the “Fringe Week” in Rugby, “The Poldark Show” with Poldark and featuring Angus Baskerville performed at The Rugby Theatre in Warwickshire.
Though I have lived in the Rugby area for a long time, it was my first time visiting this venue. A small old fashioned and intimate theatre.
The show started with a compère introducing the proceedings and then Angus Baskerville took to the stage as the opening act.
Previously I had reviewed Angus via zoom about 4 years ago and it was good to see him again performing live. Now successfully working professionally as a magician/mind reader who is performing shows in theatres.
For his act, he was on stage for approximately 50 minutes and his set comprised mainly of mentalism. He gained excellent crowd reactions and kept the show very interactive. Using mind reading techniques he was able to accurately reveal spectators thoughts which culminated in a whole series of predictions which ended his set impressively,
A very enjoyable opening act/set which was amusing to watch as Angus entertained the crowd. A good start to the show with a confident and professional show by Angus.
Entry price was very reasonable and was worth the cost alone just to see Angus. It was really two shows for the price of one.
After the intermission, Poldark then performed the main part of the show hypnotising willing audience members. An opportunity for those wanting to see hypnosis live or to even be hypnotised themselves.
Only willing volunteers who wish to be hypnotised are invited on stage with no pressure. Poldark started with about 12 volunteers. He then worked with the volunteers to place them under hypnosis. His promise was not to embarrass any volunteer and he works through a few rules. Alcohol (off your face) is a big no no if you wish to be hypnotised as Poldark follows professional guidelines.
As a smaller audience, Poldark quickly gained the volunteers needed and he worked with them until he had a small core who were successfully hypnotised.
While not strictly speaking magic as hypnosis is a mystery to many that I don’t normally review. It was interesting to see performed and different. While some other acts may dabble is some hypnosis techniques (Derren Brown), this is a full on hypnotic show.
Poldark is widely successful and is launching a further tour in 2024. If anything, I probably could not fully appreciate his performance as this type of show is probably best viewed with friends. And of course if you then know the volunteers, it must be extra funny.
See the El Mistico tour dates below.
Many thanks to Rugby Theatre, Angus Baskerville and of course Poldark.
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