I want to be the World's Greatest Magician
A Show about Immigration that was Cancelled in New York because my visa expired.
In I Want To Be The World’s Greatest Magician, nothing unfolds the way the audience thinks it will. The format constantly shifts from close-up magic into monologue, mime, and moments of audience interaction — turning simple objects like playing cards and string into snapshots of isolation, ambition, and the uneasy idea of “home.”
You’ll witness impossible things up close: border agents demanding tricks at 3am, careers stalled by paperwork, and moments so absurd they feel like resurrecting the dead just to say: “F**k You” and then, “Thanks”.
You’ll laugh at the ridiculousness. You’ll feel the frustration. And by the end, you’ll understand why stopping isn’t an option.
This is not an ordinary magic show. It’s a raw, intimate experience about belonging, ambition, and refusing to disappear.
Australian Premiere — Direct from Off-Broadway, NYC
Performed by Annanya George
For weeknight ticket purchasers, bring the most "interesting" objects you can fit in your hand and we will improvise a magic trick with it in our show.
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Presented by: Supernatural Hangover
An Off-Broadway performer, Annanya George was described as a ‘trouble-maker’ in the October 2024 issue of Genii, magic’s most prestigious magazine. Editor Jim Steinmeyer added, ‘His approach is funny, deeply personal, and wildly insightful’; a description that still fits everything George creates today. Over the last two decades, he has invented his own genre of magic, which he calls ‘Magic as Medium Agnostic’. With an emphasis on conceptual storytelling, George has worked across sculpture, film, and live performance, questioning the very form magic inhabits while carving a unique path for its future.
Sessions
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1 Venue
Tandanya Theatre at Gluttony at Tandanya
253 Grenfell St, Adelaide, Kaurna
- Step-free mobility aid access through the main entrance with an accessible bathroom.
- Venue is 18+ and minors may attend during specific days or times (Minors are permitted in the venue at all times until midnight.)
Suitability & Warnings
Please note
Immigration is a central theme of this show. Viewer discretion is advised.
Accessibility
- High Visual Content
- Audience members interact from the seated or standing area