The Hidden Room Theatre Houdini Speaks to the Living
Theatre
14+
The year is 1924. Harry Houdini is at the peak of his fame, touring the country with performance-lectures that expose fraudulent mediums and challenge the growing Spiritualist movement. At the same moment, his friend (and eventual adversary) Sir Arthur Conan Doyle is lecturing in passionate defense of Spiritualism, convinced it represents a profound philosophical and moral evolution for humanity. Watch these two legends battle out the true nature of magic, science and faith through a historically based, largely verbatim play from writer-director Beth Burns and writer-magician Patrick Terry. Starring Robert Matney as Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and Patrick Terry as Harry Houdini.
❝ magic and drama that unfolds is a story worth telling ❞FringeReview
❝ The displays of magic are also effective and full of panache. ❞★ ★ ★ ★
North West End
❝ Terry and Matney will steal your heart ❞★ ★ ★ ★
World Magic Review
This show was part of our Edinburgh Fringe Programme 2026
