Absolute Magic
Kaj Hasselriis | CBC News | Posted: July 16, 2016 10:05 PM | Last Updated: July 16, 2016
FOUR STARS | If you're into fast-paced, family-friendly magic, you're sure to fall under Keith Brown's spell
Rating: ★★★★
Company: Keith Brown, London, Ont.
Genre: Magic
Venue: 13 — Bandwidth Theatre
Hotter than Potter!
That's how short, suited, 20-something magician Keith Brown bills himself. He even hawks buttons with that overconfident slogan. It definitely becomes him, though — this guy performs like a motivational speaker on Red Bull.
If you're into straight-up, fast-paced, family-friendly card tricks with tons of fun audience participation, you're sure to fall under Brown's spell. By the end of his hour-long show he literally had crowd members shouting "Yeah!" and "This is fantastic!"
Those cries were probably at least partly due to the free beer he handed out (I'm not joking) but still, Brown earned every "ooh" and "aah."