Review: Dynamo Seeing is Believing - Edinburgh Playhouse ✭✭✭✭✭
Review by Graeme Shield
“What the-?!”
“How did he-!?”
These are just some of the phrases that will be fizzing
around your head as you leave Dynamo’s
‘Seeing Is Believing’ Live Tour, currently
conjuring up a storm at the Edinburgh Playhouse until Saturday 28th
November.
Thanks largely to his TV show Magician Impossible, Dynamo
(real name Steven Frayne) is now an internationally recognised magic
personality thanks to mind-boggling tricks… which he performs live as part of
his tour!
I won’t reveal any of the illusions (they really must be
seen to be believed!) suffice to say, the guy in the seat next to me was chosen
to partake in an astonishing game of chance that quashed all cynical thoughts
of ‘plants’ in the audience. These were real people, real answers… and real magic!
Presenting itself as quite a personal show, this live
production is stacked with moving references to the magician’s background,
family and influences. Dynamo
delivers his material in an awkward, yet very endearing, manner - his sincere
and well-meaning nature serving to remind the 3000-strong audience that this is
‘Dynamo of Delph Hill’ realising his dream and inviting us to step into his childhood
imagination with him.
It’s this version of Dynamo
that proves to be the real treat of the evening. Inspiring the next generation
of young people to rise up against their own fears and have the courage to embrace
magic in all its forms – whether it be a card trick, some sleight of hand or a
simple human interaction – Dynamo seemingly wants to use his talents to break
down barriers.
And as the audience vanishes into the night air, you’re left
with the distinct feeling that you’ve all personally connected with Dynamo – a fantastic trait which cannot
be said for his peers - and experienced a truly unforgettable, uplifting
evening of entertainment.