World Festival of Magic Success

This year was yet another successful year for the Magic Show hosted by the City of Devonport Lions Club. The World Festival of Magic is the longest running international magic show of its kind, touring for 20 years and seen in 55 different Australian places.

This year Michael Boyd was supported by Jeton the Gentleman Juggler and Todd Charles with his Banjo from New York. The attendance was wonderful, with about 250 people in the audienceat the afternoon show and a full house (400?) for the evening performance. There was a large contingent from the East Devonport Primary school, numerous groups of happy parents with children, accompanied intellectually and physically disabled people as well as groups of elderly from the various care centres in the area,...

Michael Boyd was accompanied by three very slim dancers who helped him with his dangerous tricks that included a young boy from the audience who volunteered to get his head cut off by a guillotine. Other tricks included fire, trunks, chains, saws going through heads and arrows through bodies. Another magic trick saw Michael's own head and limbs being stretched beyond any human limit.

We saw the amazing Todd Charles from New York who thought he just came to play the Banjo, but once he was convinced this was a Magic Show also pulled off some good tricks using his banjo and magic lights and spinning plates. To top it off he broke open the big chest marked ATM3K. This was the 'Amazing Todd Machine 3000' made from human heads and animal toys that he hit with drum sticks. It was a big hit leaving the audience in tears as he played classical tunes by beating the toy heads.

(Click play above to listen to Todd Charles intro song!)

Jeton the Gentleman Juggler from Germany came on stage looking like a perfect gentleman, starting with a hat juggle. He juggled better than any juggler I have seen for a very very long time.

Michael came back with more amazing magic acts including making his coffee disappear into a newspaper which he ripped up, reassembled and poured the coffee out again. We certainly could use some magic of that calibre in our Club!

At the end the loveliest of the three dancers and Michael were on hand to sign the magic book and DVD which was available for sale. A great show for all!

We thank all the supporters who bought tickets for the disadvantaged people in and around Devonport who attended the shows, and us Lions hope to do this all again next year!