My favourite magician duo from Sweden - Charlie Caper and Malin Nilsson - are back in Adelaide for the Fringe festival and going by last night's show antics, I can guarantee you they've still got it!
Enthralling and captivating audiences via their playful and calming demeanour, Caper and Nilsson work effortlessly together, complementing each others' energies and executing some of the most impressive magic acts you'll have the privilege to experience. The way Caper and Nilsson interact with each other and the audience can be best described as 'quirky with a touch of sophistication', whereby they joke around and tease audiences with their intentional fumbles and clumsy moments, whilst instantly being quick to dash any uncertainty in their outstanding talent in making things disappear or appear out of thin air.
If you were able to catch Caper's show Robotricks in 2019, then you'd be familiar with his AI assistant who mirrors Caper's movements, in addition to demonstrating his own emotional intelligence, much to the adoration voiced by the audience members via gasps and applause. Nilsson does a fantastic job of drawing audiences into a world where 'everything is connected' and demonstrates her subtle yet powerful approach in visually delighting audiences with her mesmerising talent of manipulating the universe's most mundane and adding a glimmer of surprise and hypnotism. Audiences can expect to find themselves being thrown around between fits of laughter and moments of being dumbfounded, as the duo let their actions speak for themselves with little-no hocus pocus spells to deliver the enchanting tricks up their sleeves.
From swapping rings between two unsuspected audience members, turning bubbles into solid crystal orbs, and multiplying bottles of wine like there's no tomorrow, this show does not fail to leave you scratching your head and wonder but how?. This show is a brilliant one to take your partner, your kids, your friends, and everyone in between to - there will be moments where you will question whether a stumble was intentional or genuine, but it won't take long for Caper and Nilsson to deviate from these moments by performing something awe-inspiring and truly magical. As Caper and Nilsson bring the show to a poignant close by epitomising their desire to live in a world where possibilities for the unexplained are endless and the art of illusion is personified, the audience can't help but feel a sense of happiness and charm as they are treated to a top tier quality hour that will go down in history as the best of their time while at the Adelaide Fringe festival.
Tip: keep an eye on Caper's bowtie - the pesky thing seems to have a mind of its own at the best of times!