Forget everything you know about magic and magicians… now remember it all again.

When This Is Not a Magic Show premiered in Edinburgh in 2015, it changed the rules of the game. This is a trailblazing work of theatre-magic in which Vincent Gambini questions the show itself, and all our expectations along with it.

It is both a unique performance of astonishing sleight-of-hand magic and a theatrical exploration of magic’s invisible mechanics, its clichés, and what it tells us about live performance and make-believe.

Cards transform inexplicably before our eyes, silver coins appear out of nowhere, and our own perception of reality explodes into a thousand mirrors.

Through his conversational yet crafted approach, Gambini presents a show within a show. It’s about magic and theatre, but mostly about ourselves, and how easily we suspend our disbelief.

★★★★ “This thoughtful, playful and multi-layered piece will make you question how we watch and what we see.” — The Guardian
★★★★ “An alternative low-key magic show… Quiet, deliberate and exceptionally controlled.” — Time Out
★★★★ “Takes apart the clockwork mechanics of wonder in ingenious style.” — Fest Mag