I want to preface this review with the fact that I’m a cynic. Life experiences tend to tarnish that wide-eyed, childlike naivete as we age.

Do you believe this is magic, or is Tom good at understanding the human psyche? Does he know how to divert your attention at the right time, or are their fairies whispering in his earpiece? Better still, does he know us humans better than we know ourselves? Is he able to understand what our reaction will be before we do? 

As I write this review, I keep seeing the small red balloon Tom uses to pick his audience members. You know, the ones who will either end up on stage or perform small tasks for him while seated comfortably in their chairs away from the stage’s limelight. That scary red balloon. Scary because audience members recoil in horror as it slowly starts to drift towards them, at times moving chairs just so the imagined poison of the balloon doesn’t infect them and they may have to be a passive part of the show. But Tom knows us; he knew there would be those of us trying to manifest the balloon drifting to us and those who are happy to watch. Was this a diversion because this cynic wasn’t paying attention to the stage? 

Oh, and his final ruse of the night will have you floored. I won’t tell you what it is. However, I need to go back another night and figure out how he does it. Everything will have you thinking, ‘How did he do that?’ I couldn’t help but be slightly irked because he bested me. I’m always going back to Tom’s innate ability to understand what we think, what our needs are and what we will do before we do. There’s a somewhat subconscious connection you will acquire with Tom when you watch this show, and when leaving, you’ll have enjoyed it, but at the same time, you’ll be thinking, “What just happened?”