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Matt Tarrant set to wow audiences at 15th Jive Cape Town Funny Festival
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Matt Tarrant set to wow audiences at 15th Jive Cape Town Funny Festival

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Matt Tarrant set to wow audiences at 15th Jive Cape Town Funny Festival

Australian magician Matt Tarrant appears at the 2019 Jive Cape Town Comedy Festival at the Baxter Theatre, Cape Town. We interview Matt to find out about his experience as a touring magician & what Capetonian audiences can expect to see on stage.

By Bianca Coleman|27th May 2019|Categories: Interviews, News|Tags: Australia, Cape Town, Comedy, comedy magic, Funny Festival, Jive Cape Town Funny Festival, magic, Matt Tarrant, Rondebosch, South Africa, theatre|

Magic Man performs on South African television
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Magic Man performs on South African television

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Magic Man performs on South African television

Andrew Eland, better known by his stage persona "Magic Man", performed on SABC3's "Expresso Morning Show" on 1 November 2018.

By Marcel Oudejans|3rd Nov 2018|Categories: Interviews, News, Videos|Tags: Andrew Eland, Artscape, Cape Town, Cape Town Buskers Festival, Cape Town Magic Club, Expresso, interview, Jacques le Sueur, Li Lau, Magic Man, Monday Night Magic, One Crazy China, SABC3, South Africa, Television, TV, V and A Waterfront, video|

“The wizard of Khayelitsha leaving the world spellbound” – Olwethu Dyanti featured on Beautiful News
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“The wizard of Khayelitsha leaving the world spellbound” – Olwethu Dyanti featured on Beautiful News

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“The wizard of Khayelitsha leaving the world spellbound” – Olwethu Dyanti featured on Beautiful News

Capetonian illusionist, Olwethu Dyanti, has been featured on Beautiful News, a South African website that "celebrates the extraordinary fabric of human nature that binds our nation."

By Marcel Oudejans|17th Oct 2018|Categories: Interviews, Videos|Tags: Beautiful News, Cape Town, illusion, magic, Olwethu Dyanti, South Africa, video|

Kupferburger’s been making theatre magic, for over 30 years
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Kupferburger’s been making theatre magic, for over 30 years

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Kupferburger’s been making theatre magic, for over 30 years

For over 30 years Johann Kupferburger has been a part of creating 'theatre magic' in South Africa, both literally & figuratively! As Cape Town Magic Club's 'biggest fan', Kupferburger explains how the 'magic bug' bit him & how he's supporting the Art of Magic in Africa.

By Bianca Coleman|4th Sep 2018|Categories: Interviews, Stories|Tags: Artscape, Cape Town Magic Club, interview, Johann Kupferburger, Magic Africa Productions, magician, Monday Night Magic, musicals, Season 7, theatre, theatre liason, theatre productions|

Becoming A Full Time Magician
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Becoming A Full Time Magician

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Becoming A Full Time Magician

Sebastiano Olla chats to Greg Gelb about Gelb changing careers to become a full-time magician.

By Sebastiano Olla|28th Aug 2018|Categories: Interviews, Videos|Tags: career, Greg Gelb, interview, magician, Sebastiano Olla, SebaTV, video|

Mentalist Brendon Peel To Astound Audiences With His ‘Hocus Pocus’ South African Tour
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Mentalist Brendon Peel To Astound Audiences With His ‘Hocus Pocus’ South African Tour

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Mentalist Brendon Peel To Astound Audiences With His ‘Hocus Pocus’ South African Tour

From table magic beginnings in his hometown of Port Elizabeth to international stages, award-winning mentalist Brendon Peel is currently touring his latest solo show, Hocus Pocus, around South Africa in 2018.

By Bianca Coleman|28th Aug 2018|Categories: Interviews, News, Shows|Tags: actor, Brendon Peel, Cape Town Magic Club, drama, Hocus Pocus, magic, mentalism, Monday Night Magic, national arts festival, Port Elizabeth, South Africa, theatre|

Marcel Oudejans Plays Like An Artist, Thinks Like A Businessman
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Marcel Oudejans Plays Like An Artist, Thinks Like A Businessman

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Marcel Oudejans Plays Like An Artist, Thinks Like A Businessman

From performing in restaurants while juggling a day job in IT to initiating a continent-wide production company, Marcel Oudejans has created a life in magic – for himself as well as others.

By Bianca Coleman|9th Aug 2018|Categories: Interviews, Stories|Tags: Africa, Cape Town, Cape Town Magic Club, executive producer, Funny Festival, interview, John Lenahan, London, Madame Zingara, magic, Magic Africa Productions, magicians, Marcel Oudejans, Monday Night Magic, New York, producer, production, South Africa|

Jacques le Sueur: “The Man who stole Mandela’s watch twice”
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Jacques le Sueur: “The Man who stole Mandela’s watch twice”

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Jacques le Sueur: “The Man who stole Mandela’s watch twice”

Capetonian magician Jacques le Sueur chats to CapeTalk's Keenan Williams about magic, adventures, and stealing the late President Nelson Mandela's watch - twice. (Podcast)

By Marcel Oudejans|1st Jul 2018|Categories: Interviews, News|Tags: adventures, Cape Town, CapeTalk, interview, Jacques le Sueur, Keenan Williams, magic, magician, podcast, President, radio, South Africa, watch steal, watch stealing|

Herald LIVE: “Minds click for sheer escapism”
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Herald LIVE: “Minds click for sheer escapism”

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Herald LIVE: “Minds click for sheer escapism”

Herald LIVE: "Mentalist Brendon Peel and escapologist Li Lau are putting their brains – and Li’s body – on the line in Carnival Sideshow and Other Magical Things at the Masonic Hall Back until Monday."