I want to be the World's Greatest Magician

What happens when your place of birth decides who you should be in life?

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. Based on the performer's experience with American Immigration, the story is told through magic tricks that act as metaphors, punctuating inter-connected stories about chasing dreams while navigating borders.

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.

★★★★ "By the time the final illusion lands, the applause isn’t just for the sleight-of-hand. It’s for a performer who has managed to turn magic into something personal, reflective and unexpectedly powerful. In a festival filled with spectacle, this is one of the Fringe’s most intimate and thought-provoking surprises." - On Your Markus

Australian Premiere — Direct from Off-Broadway, NYC

Performed by Annanya George