Reviewed by: Glam Adelaide
Review by Ben Stefanoff | 11 March 2025

From the creative minds behind KABOOM!, CIRCUS The Show and Adults Only Magic Show, The Greatest Magic Show has become a staple of the Adelaide Fringe for many families. It’s fun, it’s entertaining, it’s engaging and it’s everything you want from a family Fringe show.

Our host, The Ringmaster, explains to us that he has scoured the world in search of the world’s greatest magic and has found two of the best magicians to star in his show. Enter Sam and Justin. These two are showmen through and through. They are warm, charismatic, entertaining and they have the audience (both young and old) in the palm of their hands from the very start.

The Greatest Magic Show is packed with brilliant tricks and illusions that are all perfectly executed. This show is one well oiled machine, which is even more impressive when the majority of the show has young volunteers picked from the audience — you never know what they may do! But Justin and Sam handle everything that comes their way with professionalism.

Every young person who attends (or young person at heart) is offered a magic wand upon entry. Sam and Justin demonstrate a simple trick using the wand, that audiences are then able to take home and learn for themselves. Audiences are also invited to use their wands to assist with the magic on stage.

There’s still plenty of time this Fringe to get to see The Greatest Magic Show. Come and spend an hour of brilliant magic with two of the most engaging artists you will see at the Fringe.