INTERVIEW: Markus Hamence is in The Jungle Room with Annanya George for the 2026 Adelaide Fringe with I Want To Be The World’s Greatest Magician
What happens when your place of birth decides who you should be in life?
In I Want To Be The World’s Greatest Magician, nothing unfolds the way the audience thinks it will. The format constantly shifts from close-up magic into monologue, mime, and moments of audience interaction — turning simple objects like playing cards and string into snapshots of isolation, ambition, and the uneasy idea of “home.”
You’ll witness impossible things up close: border agents demanding tricks at 3am, careers stalled by paperwork, and moments so absurd they feel like resurrecting the dead just to say: “F**k You” and then, “Thanks”.
You’ll laugh at the ridiculousness. You’ll feel the frustration. And by the end, you’ll understand why stopping isn’t an option.
This is not an ordinary magic show. It’s a raw, intimate experience about belonging, ambition, and refusing to disappear.
Australian Premiere — Direct from Off-Broadway, NYC
Performed by Annanya George
I want to be the World’s Greatest Magician
Tuesday 10 March – Sunday 22 March 2026
Tandanya Theatre at Gluttony at Tandanya
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