When a spectator stares at a magicians hands and won't look away, magicians say that "he was burning my hands". Well now you're invited to gaze unblinkingly on the hands of sleight of hand artist Stuart Lightbody, as he takes you on a surreal journey into wonder and magic. This Standard Bank Silver Ovation Award winning magician just got a 5 star review at the Adelaide Fringe Festival (the second biggest fringe festival in the world!), so come and join him for an unforgettable evening of astonishment.

"Stuart Lightbody [is a] sleight of hand artist extraordinaire" - Cape Argus

"His visual trickery is accompanied by wit and self awareness..." - Cue Newspaper

"He replaces normal human gullibility with an awestruck sense that what you have seen has to be pure magic..." - Adelaide Advertiser

Audience Responses

it was so very ridiculously AMAZING. :)

Wonderful entertainment, mind boggling content. Loved the venue. Really enjoyed his style. Wonderful show!!

Would love to see him perform again at Alexander! Great venue for his show!

Brilliant!

AMAZING!!!

Amazing show!

Excellent show, an evening thoroughly enjoyed by the whole party. :)

Sleight of hand mastery to confound and melt the mind. Extremely entertaining.

Amazing performance! But we didn't appreciate the needle illusion as a finale - stick to cards and books -venture more into the cognitive to keep the already high standards up!

Totally outstanding. A superb venue for Stuart's style of close-up work.

I really enjoyed it. I like to go out and be entertained. In Cape Town there's a lot of live music and theatre, but this is something unique and different. True entertainment. I must also say that it was very well performed; very professional. Sometimes you get magicians who just do the basics, but this guy did more than card tricks.

Amazing show, wonderful venue. I will recommend both to anyone and everyone I come into contact with.

He was great, I have known him for some years and his magic gets better and better

I really enjoyed it. I like to go out and be entertained. In Cape Town there's a lot of live music and theatre, but this is something unique and different. True entertainment. I must also say that it was very well performed; very professional. Sometimes you get magicians who just do the basics, but this guy did more than card tricks.

Good and great!

Hi there! I thought the show was absolutely FANTASTIC! Sat there gasping for a full hour :-) thank you so much - it was really a treat to see him perform. Kind regards Jenna