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A review of Pete Firman: Bag of Tricks, Fringe 2022

August 9, 2022 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

I enjoyed myself and left happily confident I’d book again next year to come and see the next evolution of the performance.

Review of Pete Firman – Trickster, Fringe 2014

August 1, 2014 by Andrew Girdwood 2 Comments

Pete Firman offers a blend of magic and comedy. I go for the magic. Okay, I’ll admit. He made me laugh plenty times through the show. He also had me nervous at plenty of times throughout the show. The guideline age rating is 14. That’s not for swearing – although you’d swear too if an […]

Review of Pete Firman – Scoundrel, Fringe 2013

August 22, 2013 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Firman begins the show by pointing out how the relationship between magic and the magician’s audience has changed. Once sawing a woman in half would have impressed an audience (cue jokes about putting her back together) but now the audience knows what to expect. The introduction quickly leads into a joke based around buying a […]

Review of Pete Firman: Hoodwinker, Fringe 2012

August 17, 2012 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

I didn’t know what to expect from Pete Firman. I hadn’t seen him on TV. I think each Festival season you should see at least one new show on a recommendation and Firman had been recommended to me. This belief had me queue in the rain in the Pleasance Courtyard for Firman. Was it worth […]

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