Andrew Frost: Cards on the Table

Cabaret and Variety (magic)

  • Pleasance Courtyard - Cellar
  • 15:00
  • Aug 26
  • 1 hour
  • Suitability: 12+ (Guideline)
  • Country: United Kingdom - England
  • Group: Andrew Frost
  • Warnings and additional info: This show contains audience participation.
  • Accessibility:
    Audio enhancement system
    Wheelchair Accessible Toilets
    May not apply to all performances. You'll find more information about accessibile performances and how to book tickets in the accessibility tab below.
  • Babes in arms policy: Babies do not require a ticket
  • Policy applies to: Children under 2 years

Description

Andrew is one of the best card magicians in the world. Come and see his finest material after a two-decade long obsession with performing magic only using a single deck of cards. In this intimate show, Andrew recounts how he stumbled upon the world of magic in a second-hand bookshop. He delves into the mechanics of sleight of hand, the level of discipline needed to become a card cheat, and how feigning good fortune can bring about genuine luck. 'A brilliant magician' (Derren Brown). 'A phenomenon' (David Blaine).

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General venue access

  • Audio enhancement system
    Wheelchair Accessible Toilets
  • Accessible entry: Queue in cobbled courtyard. Access to space via locked lift, please notify venue ahead of your visit if you require use of the lift and ask at Info Shed upon arrival for access. Lift dimensions are 1200mm x 1000mm, max. weight 630kg. Performance space is in Basement down 15 steep steps on a permanent stone staircase, with handrails.
  • Wheelchair access type: Building Lift

  • Stairs: 11- 20
    Number of stairs is provided as guidance and is not in addition to any wheelchair access type (lift/ramp etc) stated above.

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C Cowe 12 days ago

Fantastic card tricks, no idea how he did it. Would definitely go to see him again

Peter McLanachan 13 days ago

This is an excellent show with brilliant magic with a single deck of playing cards. Being a magician, I like to think I know a few things about how to handle a deck of cards but Andrew folded me. Repeatedly. And I loved it.

Fiona B 14 days ago

Card skills to blow your mind. I've seen quite a bit of magic and Andrew was unusually quiet and not at all flamboyant. The level of skill, dexterity, slight of hand and sheer achievement was phenomenal. Amazed the whole audience.

Bruce Morrison 16 days ago

Absolutely brilliant.

Charming and personable as well, great show. Do go and see this!

Graeme Beveridge 18 days ago

This is a rare show where Andrew presents card tricks very rarely seen before. Amazing sleight of hand and trickery. This is a must see show

Amy H 18 days ago

Amazing! Really cares about his craft and his audience. Highly recommend.

Avi 20 days ago

Brilliant table-top card tricks from a virtuoso magician in an intimate setting. - it’s pure magic.
He deserves to play to a sell out audience, so if you don’t get a ticket this year, make sure you get one next year.

5 stars.

Lola Garlick 21 days ago

ANDREW FROST: CARDS ON THE TABLE
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I have never watched a card magician before and this blew my mind! Trick after trick after unexpected trick. What an incredible show.

Lance Digby 21 days ago

Amazing show. Very impressive. A magician that presents sleight of hand as an art form not magic. Highly recommend.

Sharleen 22 days ago

A really likeable guy and a card trick genius. Close-up magic that will blow your mind. What a talent! Go and watch his show...you won't regret it *****

Harry Neal 25 days ago

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The word can be a little overused and perhaps hyperbolic - but this show was pure magic and displayed in the simplest form possible.

The intimacy of Pleasance's cellar venue provided a captivating environment for Andrew to talk to his audience as if we were having a chinwag down the pub, except he's blowing your mind with card tricks every step of the way.

A great addition to your EdFringe experience, even for the few that may not like Magic shows. Andrew's charm and humble nature will have you believing by the end of this hour.

Tony Spruce 25 days ago

A very clever magic show, really good to see close up magic done so well
Highly recommend this show, blows you away with his skills.

Daisy 25 days ago

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The show was amazing. He was so talented at what he did, entertaining and was also genuinely friendly to everyone that came onto the stage. Definitely worth going to see!

ML 25 days ago

Brilliant show! Absolutely worth going to see, genuinely enjoyed it, was very entertaining and fun to see.

catriona Culley 26 days ago

Fantastic Show, incredible, literally incredible, the tricks that Andrew does. Very engaging performance and the hour just flew past. Well recommended, don’t miss out , go and see Andrew

EW 26 days ago

Brilliant! Brilliant! Just Brilliant! You have to see to be astounded by the amazing things he can do with just a deck of cards! My only complaint is that the seating is very compact and did not have enough elevation so I could not really see the table 90% of the time and ended up looking at the (live) video screen, which is not something you come to see a live show for :-( 6/5 - You must see this!

Chris Adams 28 days ago

Amazing and baffling card magic. Never seen anything like it. Must see.

Simon C 28 days ago

Great routine with a lot of really friendly crowd involvement. Very very pro show, with some truly insane sleight of hand, counting and memory tricks, up close and personal and still pretty impossible not to be fooled. Go see it.

Douglas 29 days ago

Genuinely loved this show - Andrew has a very humble & personable style, and his magic is off the scale amazing. If you want to see unbelievable card magic up close book this show.

Rory Burke 30 days ago

Amazing show! It's the best magic show I've ever seen and it keeps you hooked the entire time.

Jessica T 31 days ago

Really good show! Andrew seemed like a really nice guy, his card tricks were baffling (in a good way), and my partner and I really enjoyed watching (and participating!). A hidden gem of a show at Pleasance, well worth a watch!

Zuzanna 32 days ago

We very much enjoyed it! Amazing skills, worth to see. We very much enjoyed it as most of the magic shows are full of special effects, sounds and lights effect but not so much about the skills and actual magic tricks… this one was the opposite! It was all about amazing skills, no unnecessary extra effects needed! The show has some audience participation but Andrew makes sure to make the audience feel relaxed and it felt very comfortable.

LK 33 days ago

Spent 50mins sitting a couple of meters from this guy and have no idea how he did any of his tricks. Outstanding.

Jenny Purcell 34 days ago

Enjoyably, intriguingly mind boggling. Get ready to shuffle!

Mike Gill 34 days ago

We just loved this show. Very slick, very clever and entirely confusing. The close and intimate venue helped us enjoy Andrew’s show and left us in need of a “card tricks for kids” website to try and understand at least some of what we saw. Just pure fun and magic. Well done Andrew and keep up the great work

DB 35 days ago

A great example of how close up card magic should be done!

Thoroughly enjoyed my time in this show, just when you thought he couldn’t make it any more difficult for himself he ups the game! Great show and works fantastically in the space!

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One4Review (4.5/5 stars) 24 days ago

I emerged into the Pleasance sunshine utterly bewildered and extremely impressed.

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Broadway Baby (4/5 stars) 31 days ago

A true masterclass in playing cards

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World Magic Review (4/5 stars) 32 days ago

The unifying feature is Frost’s exceptional skill at card magic and his clear passion for this particular type of magic. If anyone is considering getting in to performing magic (or reviewing it) this is the perfect show to see for an example of what card magic should ideally look like.

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