# Annanya George: I want to be the World’s Greatest Magician

**Interview** — On Your Markus  
**Published:** 20 February 2026  
**Author:** Markus Hamence  
**Source:** https://onyourmarkus.au/interview/annanya-george-i-want-to-be-the-worlds-greatest-magician/

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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**

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**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  
**[Tickets](https://adelaidefringe.com.au/fringetix/i-want-to-be-the-world-s-greatest-magician-af2026)**

**[Follow Annanya George on Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/annanyageorge/)**

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