The Expert at the Card Table
April 2nd - 5th
NEW SHOW JUST ADDED DUE TO DEMAND! SUNDAY 5TH APRIL @ 3.30PM
The Expert at the Card Table
Written and performed by Guy Hollingworth
Directed by Neil Patrick Harris
After sold-out success at the Edinburgh Festival in 2008, and a series of international performances and a recent sell-out run at the infamous Magic Castle in L.A., we are delighted that The Expert at the Card Table will perform at the Chocolate Factory on April 2nd – 4th for an exclusive three night run.
Guy Hollingworth is an acknowledged expert of sleight of hand and card technique. In this one man show, he performs dazzling exhibitions of card chicanery alongside a compelling story of trickery, deceit and death.
Based on a book of the same name, The Expert at the Card Table tells the story of two boys whose innocent love of card tricks develops in adulthood into a dangerous game of hustles and street cons that lead to trickery, deception and death.
Published anonymously in 1902, the book describes in great detail, original and brilliant methods for conjuring effects, whilst at the same time revealing the author’s true intent - a full exposé of the underground techniques used by hustlers, card cheats and con artists.
“Genuinely jaw-dropping tricks” Metro
“A fascinating tale…Superb” ***** The Scotsman
Guy is an award winning conjuror whose television appearances include The World’s Greatest Magic in the USA, The Five Greatest Magicians in the World in Japan, and Britain’s Worst Cheats, Heroes of Magic and The Fifty Greatest Magic Tricks in England. He has also acted as a consultant for a number of television shows and films including Derren Brown’s Trick or Treat and Road to Perdition in which he taught sleight of hand to Jude Law. Most recently, he was named Magician of the Year 2008 by the Academy of Magical Arts. Previous winners include David Blaine, Derren Brown, Paul Daniels and Penn and Teller.
The Expert at the Card Table marks Neil Patrick Harris’ directorial debut. The Golden Globe and Emmy nominated actor, known to millions for his role as Doogie Howser MD, made his UK stage debut at the Menier Chocolate Factory in tick, tick …BOOM! and is currently playing the role of Barney Stinson in the acclaimed American sitcom How I Met Your Mother.