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[[File:2026-magic-david-haig-poster.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Magic (2026)]]

''Magic'' is a British play, written by [[David Haig]] and directed by [[Lucy Bailey]], performed at the ''Chichester Festival Theatre'' (Chichester, UK) from 24 april to 16 may 2026, starring [[David Haig]] as [[Arthur Conan Doyle]] and [[Hadley Fraser]] as [[Harry Houdini]].

[[Harry Houdini]] is the greatest illusionist the world has ever known. [[Arthur Conan Doyle]] is the creator of literature's most brilliant detective, [[Sherlock Holmes]]. Their mutual admiration blossoms into a profound friendship, even as they discover a shared obsession with spiritualism. [[Arthur Conan Doyle|Conan Doyle]] believes fervently in the psychic world and the promise of reunion with his dead son; Houdini is determined to demonstrate it's a cruel fraud. Which of these sparring partners will be proved right: the genius writer of fiction or the infallible magician? 

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== Photos ==

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File:2026-magic-david-haig-01-arthur-conan-doyle.jpg|''Arthur Conan Doyle'' ([[David Haig]])
File:2026-magic-david-haig-02-harry-houdini.jpg|''Harry Houdini'' ([[Hadley Fraser]])
File:2026-magic-david-haig-03-jean-conan-doyle.jpg|''Jean Conan Doyle'' ([[Claire Price]])
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File:2026-magic-david-haig-08-bess-houdini.jpg|''Bess Houdini'' ([[Jenna Augen]])
File:2026-magic-david-haig-09-conan-doyle-and-houdini.jpg|''Arthur Conan Doyle'' ([[David Haig]]) and ''Harry Houdini'' ([[Hadley Fraser]])
File:2026-magic-david-haig-10-bess-and-harry-houdini.jpg|''Bess Houdini'' ([[Jenna Augen]]) and ''Harry Houdini'' ([[Hadley Fraser]])
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&copy; Photos : Manuel Harlan.


== Video ==

Interview of David Haig and Hadley Fraser:

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== Cast ==

* '''Arthur Conan Doyle''' : [[David Haig]]
* '''Jean Conan Doyle''' : [[Claire Price]]
* '''Harry Houdini''' : [[Hadley Fraser]]
* '''Bess Houdini''' : [[Jenna Augen]]
* '''Dr. Crandon''' : [[Ben Jones]]
* '''Mina Crandon''' : [[Jade Williams]]
* '''Ensemble''' : [[Marc Serratosa]], [[Ella Tekere]], [[François Testory]], [[Kristin Wei Wong]]

 
== Crew ==

* '''Director''' : [[Lucy Bailey]]
* '''Playwright''' : [[David Haig]]
* '''Designer''' : Joanna Parker
* '''Lighting Designer''' : Aideen Malone
* '''Illusion Designer''' : John Bulleid
* '''Composer''' : Orlando Gough
* '''Sound Designer''' : Beth Duke
* '''Video Designer''' : Dick Straker
* '''Movement Director''' : Ayse Tashkiran
* '''Fight Director''' : Kate Waters
* '''Casting Director''' : Ginny Schiller
* '''Voice & Dialect Coach''' : Edda Sharpe
* '''Assistant Director''' : Joanna Pidcock
* '''Dramaturg''' : Will Mortimer
* '''Production Manager''' : Chris Boone
* '''Costume Supervisor''' : Sian Harris
* '''Hair, Wigs & Make-Up''' : Mark Marson (for Campbell Young Associates)
* '''Props Supervisor''' : Marcus Hall Props
* '''Company Stage Manager''' : Sally Hughes
* '''Deputy Stage Manager''' : Rob Le Maistre
* '''Assistant Stage Manager''' : Elsa Gear
* '''Assistant Stage Manager''' : Krystal (Xinyu) Fan






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* [[Conan Doyle on stage]]