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[[File:2016-houdini-speaks-ot-the-living-poster.jpg|thumb|250px|right|Houdini Speaks to the Living (2016)]]

''Houdini Speaks to the Living'' is an American play, written by [[Beth Burns]] & [[Patrick Terry]] and directed by [[Beth Burns]], performed by the ''Hidden Room Theatre'' at the ''York Rite Masonic Hall'' (Austin, TX, USA) from 21 to 30 october 2016, starring [[Robert Matney]] as [[Sir Arthur Conan Doyle]] and [[Patrick Terry]] as [[Harry Houdini]].

The year is 1924, and the Great Houdini is taking his crusade against Spiritualism and fake mediums straight to the public in a series of performance lectures filled with magic and seance-debunking. At the same time, his good friend [[Sir Arthur Conan Doyle]], author of the [[Sherlock Holmes]] mysteries, is lecturing on behalf of Spiritualism, believing it to be "a great Philosophy" that will usher in a new age for mankind. Watch these two legends battle out the true nature of magic.

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== Video ==

'''Trailer'''

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== Photos ==

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File:2016-houdini-speaks-to-the-living-01.jpg|''Harry Houdini'' ([[Patrick Terry]])
File:2016-houdini-speaks-to-the-living-02.jpg|''Sir Arthur Conan Doyle'' ([[Robert Matney]])
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&copy; Photos : Kimberley Mead.


== Cast ==

* '''Sir Arthur Conan Doyle''' : [[Robert Matney]]
* '''Harry Houdini''' : [[Patrick Terry]]
* '''Houdini's Assistant''' : [[Kenneth Williams]]

 
== Crew ==

* '''Director''' : [[Beth Burns]]
* '''Playwright''' : [[Beth Burns]], [[Patrick Terry]]


== Performances ==
[[File:2026-houdini-speaks-ot-the-living-poster.jpg|thumb|250px|right|Houdini Speaks to the Living (2026)]]
'''2016'''

* 21–30 october 2016 : ''York Rite Masonic Hall'' (Austin, TX, USA)
* 31 october 2016 : ''Harry Ransom Center'' (Austin, TX, USA)

'''2026'''

* 6 march 2026 : ''Bruno Walter Auditorium, New York Public Library'' (New York, NY, USA)
* 29–30 may 2026 : ''House of Magic'' (Glenside, PA, USA)
* 7–22 august 2026 : ''theSpace on the Mile'' (Edinburgh, UK)







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* [[Conan Doyle on stage]]