A paint style image of a women with her hands around a crystal ball. Inside a man in handcuffs surrounded by a range of items (a prop gun, a key, playing cards, a safe, an elephant, and a fish bowl)

Houdini's Greatest Escape

Drama New Old Friends in association with Yvonne Arnaud Theatre present The Haymarket

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Tickets:

£26, 2.30pm £25. Over 65s £2 off, under 25s and f/t students £15.50 (includes £4 booking fee)

Group bookings

Buy 10 tickets and get the 11th free

Schools tickets

Under 25s £15.50, one free teacher per 10 pupils (includes £4 booking fee)

Performers and Cast

Ben Higgins
Harry Houdini
Lydia Piechowiak
Bess Houdini
Adam Elliott
Male multi-role
Kirtsy Cox
Female multi-role

Harry Houdini is the world's greatest entertainer.

Just as his death-defying escapology stunts have him, and his wife Bess, on the cusp of a career-defining performance for King Edward, he finds himself framed for murder by a gang of criminals in cahoots with the chief of police.

Can Harry and Bess escape the plot and clear their names?

And how is their rival, The Superstar Spiritualist medium, involved?

All will be revealed in this hilarious 39 Steps-esque thriller, played out in New Old Friends' (Crimes on Centre Court) inimitable, award-winning style of physical comedy, sparkling wit, and just a touch of chaos.

Featuring a hard-working cast of four playing multiple roles on an almost harder-working set, this show will have you laughing and gasping throughout at the magic of theatre and the 'real' magic of illusions designed by TV’s Pete Firman (BBC One's The Magicians).

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Reviews

5 Stars

Inventive, captivating and enthralling, this is a show not to be missed... a truly exceptional piece of entertainment
Fairypowered Productions

5 Stars

Laugh out loud, crazy, chaotic, anarchic, slapstick... a side splitting 5 out of 5 stars. Great fun
What’s Good To Do
Had the entire audience practically rolling in the aisles
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