OBSERVER: DM For Deception
Illusions, magic or sleight of hand, what’s it to be? That could sum up Tristan McLindon’s performance, but there is a lot more to it with DM for Deception as part of the MICF.
Anything with magic always captivates an audience and this performance was no exception.
At the outset,Tristian was quick to explain that the show was one of connection between him and the audience and that he will put it to the test.
As a marketing guru and with a focus on the effects of social media that is dominant and challenging for all of us all today, he quipped that he bought a new top coat on the way to the show. An at random nominated cost from the audience proved to be the same as the tag hanging inside the coat.
How minds can think alike and interact was demonstrated with much humour while putting the various couples at ease.
In asking who had an i-phone, it was packaged in an envelope and with five other phones all packaged and numbered 1 to 6. A dice was rolled and each package was slowly destroyed. On the last roll of the dice the i-phone was revealed – untouched. To the relief of the patron and the audience.
A sequence of card trickery, were they illusory or sleight of hand – we all speculated. There was no doubt about the explosive pack of cards.
The use of a toy monkey revealed an element of intrigue, in that it held the flag of the chosen country of a random audience member. Much more showed us how skillful Tristan McLindon can entertain, involving the audience effortlessly, yet testing their minds, leaving all contemplating on just how did that happen?
Review by Graeme McCoubrie