Tips, Guides &
Magic Insights
How to hire a magician, what to expect, and why magic works, from Adelaide comedian and magician Sam King.
Tricks & Stuff Comes to Sydney: Festival of Magic & Illusion 2026
Four shows only at the Regent Theatre Richmond, 8 to 11 October. Everything you need: dates, tickets, getting there, and what on earth the blender is for.
Sydney Festival of Magic & Illusion 2026: A Performer's Guide
20+ shows over four days in one gorgeous restored theatre. My picks of the program and how to do a magic festival properly, from someone on the bill.
Blenders, Socks and Candy Bars: Why I Do Magic With Ordinary Things
A box covered in gold stars is supposed to do something weird. A blender isn't. Why the best magic hides in the kitchen aisle, and how my tricks get built.
A Magic Show in Richmond NSW: The Regent Theatre This October
For four days in October, the Hawkesbury gets its own magic festival. What's on at the Regent, how to get there, and why old theatres beat convention centres.
Take the Kids to a Magic Show These NSW School Holidays
The spring holidays end 9 October and the magic festival lands right on top of them. A parent's plan: which show for which age, timing, trains and tickets.
A Family Magic Show in Sydney: Is Tricks & Stuff Right for Your Kids?
What PG actually means, what happens if your kid gets picked, and whether you'll enjoy it or just drive. Straight answers from the magician himself.
Close-Up Show or Roving Magician: Which Is Right for Your Event?
Ten years as a street performer taught me that the setting decides everything. The difference between the two formats, which one suits your event, and how to set up the room.
Sam King's Adelaide Fringe 2026: A New Kids Show & Best of Fringe
Two shows at Fringe 2026. Best of Fringe Magic with magicians from Australia, South Africa and Singapore, plus my first ever kids show: Spooky Magic for Brave Kids.
How Street Performing Made Me a Better Magician
I moved from Grafton to Adelaide at 18 and busked in Rundle Mall out of desperation. Here's what the streets taught me about reading a crowd, and why it still shapes every show I do.
Tricks & Stuff: Sam King at Edinburgh Fringe 2025
Surreal storytelling, close-up magic, audience participation, and free entry. Sam brings his award-winning show to PBH's Free Fringe throughout August 2025.
Tricks & Stuff: Live in Berkhamsted
Intimate close-up magic at The Kings Arms, Berkhamsted, June and July 2025. Card tricks and mind-reading moments, right at your table. Limited seats.