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This show belongs to the Adelaide Fringe 2024 season. This season is now over.

Bespectacled robed wizard with look of flabbergasted incredulity in front of an impressive castle on a hill at night.
Barry Potter floating a feather.
Barry Potter raising wand about to do a spell facing audience member on circular stage surrounded by audience in a circus tent.

Barry Potter and the Magic of Wizardry

Magic • Comedy
South Australia

From Tim Motley, winner of TWENTY Fringe Festival awards & creator of Prohibition…

Magic Award: Adelaide Fringe 2023, 2019, & 2021. 
Comedy Award - Perth Fringe 2020 & 2022.

Experience the wonder of world-class wizardry in a realm of messenger owls, robed wizards, and flying broomsticks! Marvel at mind blowing mysteries with cauldrons, goblets, and talking snakes. Witness feats of sorcery in person, as a grown-up wizard delves into an untold story. Also, there’s jokes!

★★★★“Charms your red and gold socks off” - Winnipeg Free Press. 
★★★★★ “Will leave you in awe” - Glam Adelaide. 
★★★★&½ “Jaw-dropping” - Adelaide Advertiser. 
★★★★★ "Amazing" - Australian Stage. 
★★★★ “Seriously impressive” - The List. 

“Bar­ry Pot­ter is a real­ly fun mag­ic show that is worth seeing” - UMFM. 

Recommended Age 7+

Presented by: Racing Sloth Productions

Tim Motley has been performing professionally for 20 years in 50 countries as a comedian, mentalist, magician, actor, radio show host, improviser, busker, and variety performer. He is best known to Festival patrons for combining comedy and magic with the film noir detective genre in such shows as "Prohibition", “6 Quick D**k Tricks”, “Mad Magic”, ”2 Ruby Knockers, 1 Jaded D**k,” and “Dirk Darrow: NCSSI”. Tim has created and toured internationally 10 solo shows and 3 cast shows to date. Originally from Philadelphia and brandishing an American accent, he is now an Australian citizen living in Adelaide.

Recommended Age 7+. Babes in arms not permitted.

Reviews & Fringefeed Reacts

  • Hidden Gem 2
  • Mind-blowing 1
  • Bang for your buck 1

  • It’s a well-constructed hour of playful magic featuring some impressive tricks, all neatly wrapped up with a startling finale. - The List

  • Timing is everything and Motley is a master… The way he brings this world together is simply marvellous… Super impressive! - Ed Sum, Otaku Pop Culture

  • Magician Tim Motley is back to charm your red and gold socks off. - Kaj Hasselriis, Winnipeg Free Press

  • Mot­ley is very fun­ny. He’s inter­acts with the audi­ence real­ly well. His mag­i­cal tal­ents are on full dis­play - Justin Olynyk, UMFM

  • An impressive and entertaining display of the world of wizardry... a testament to the universal appeal of magic - Kate Dyer, Kiddo Mag

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