It's a Kinda Magic!
A cine-magical, vintage variety show.
Winners of 'Best Alternative Act' at The London Cabaret Awards 2014
It’s a Kinda Magic! is the exciting new show combining film, magic, comedy and music to reveal the wonderful and baffling world of The Duo Bogof; a cabaret double act comprised of a magician and his ex-wife assistant.
But don’t be fooled into thinking that this is an ordinary magic show, for the Duo Bogof aren’t just magicians, they are cinemagicians. Equipped with their trusty video camera, a few magic props and the belief that anything is possible, The Duo Bogof weave an illusion of theatrics, split-second timing and cinematic loop the loop whilst just about maintaining a civil working relationship post their divorce. Through a darker lens, we catch a candid glimpse of the Bogofs’ private backstage life, into their secret fantasies, dark neuroses and dysfunctional relationship; Is the giant, magic rabbit merely a figment of Mr Bogof’s imagination? Where exactly does Mrs Bogof go when she vanishes from the magic box? Is this the real thing or just fantasy? It’s a Kinda Magic! pulls you through the cracks of their glittering showbiz facade, into a parallel universe, where illusion and reality are not only uncannily similar, they are often completely interchangeable. Age restrictions - The show is 18+ only and contains full-frontal nudity |
Details:Tickets: £12 + booking fee
Show dates: 4th 5th and 6th of September 2015 Doors 7pm Show 8pm Theatre Delicatessen 119 Farringdon Road, EC1R 3DA www.duobogof.com @duobogof Facebook/duobogof Youtube: https://youtu.be/GkU-PGO90bg “The Paul Daniels and Debbie McGee of tech-savvy performance art, mixing light-fingered vintage variety schtick with mind-bending live-feed wormholery. Expect bespoke trickery and brand new turns. Think Tommy Cooper meets Jorge Luis Borges.”
Ben Walters, Time Out |
About Sue Hart and Matthew Bowyer aka Duo Bogof
Duo Bogof were created by Sue Hart and Matthew Bowyer in 2013, when a commission from Rolf Knie at Salto Natale Circus in Zurich ignited a spark of an idea for creating live art work that could cross into the realm of variety, circus and comedy.
Sue Hart has a background in performance art and film making, and has been making live work, nationally and internationally for over 25years. She has collaborated with an array of companies and organisations, including Station House Opera, Duckie, Magic Night, Ursula Martinez and Carnesky Productions.
Matthew Bowyer is an actor with a long track record in theatre, devised projects and featured film work that includes Luc Besson’s Jeanne d’Arc, Michael Winterbottom’s I want You and Jerry Bruckheimer’s Pirates of the Carribean 2.
Sue co-wrote, co-directed and co-starred in Roadmetal Sweetbread, which toured more than 20 countries worldwide, and won a Total Theatre Award.
The pair have been working together for eighteen years, and married for thirteen
They live in St Leonards on Sea.
Sue Hart has a background in performance art and film making, and has been making live work, nationally and internationally for over 25years. She has collaborated with an array of companies and organisations, including Station House Opera, Duckie, Magic Night, Ursula Martinez and Carnesky Productions.
Matthew Bowyer is an actor with a long track record in theatre, devised projects and featured film work that includes Luc Besson’s Jeanne d’Arc, Michael Winterbottom’s I want You and Jerry Bruckheimer’s Pirates of the Carribean 2.
Sue co-wrote, co-directed and co-starred in Roadmetal Sweetbread, which toured more than 20 countries worldwide, and won a Total Theatre Award.
The pair have been working together for eighteen years, and married for thirteen
They live in St Leonards on Sea.