Magic (play 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. 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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Harry Houdini (Hadley Fraser) -
Jean Conan Doyle (Claire Price) -
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Bess Houdini (Jenna Augen) -
Arthur Conan Doyle (David Haig) and Harry Houdini (Hadley Fraser) -
Bess Houdini (Jenna Augen) and Harry Houdini (Hadley Fraser)
© Photos : Manuel Harlan.
Video
Interview of David Haig and Hadley Fraser:
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
