Shawn Farquhar’s Cabaret of Wonders
The seventeenth installment of Shawn Farquhar’s Cabaret of Wonders is set to be something truly astonishing and mind-blowing when not one, but two performers who have managed to fool Penn & Teller take to the stage! This incredible magic series has drawn an extraordinary assortment of performers to The Centre and this time world class magicians Damien James and Trevin Hannibal will be taking part. On January 17, Shawn Farquhar will once again perplex audiences in the Chilliwack Arts & Cultural Centre’s first show of the 2020 season.
Performing for the first time at the Cabaret of Wonders, magician and ventriloquist Damien James brings his incredibly unique brand of comedy to Chilliwack. Damien has appeared on Penn & Teller: Fool Us where he did indeed fool the duo with a pair of puppets that were in the likeness of Penn and Teller! When not pursuing his magic and ventriloquism gigs, Damien can often be found working on shows filmed in the lower mainland such as Supergirl, Flash, Arrow, Legends of Tomorrow and more.
Also joining Shawn is Trevin Hannibal, a magician from Sri Lanka who will be performing his own style of “serious comedy” paired with illusions and magic. Trevin was the finalist magician of Youth with Talent competition in Sri Lanka in 2018/19 out of 71,852 contestants and is a member of the International Brotherhood of Magicians. Along with his success in the talent competition, Trevin was also asked to run his own program on Sri Lanka’s leading television network.
Farquhar and his special guests, who are all incredibly talented in their own right and the intimate cabaret setting in the Rotary Hall Studio Theatre, make for the perfect environment to enjoy an evening filled with thrilling illusions. “This is an excellent venue to experience magic. You can participate as much or as little as you want to. You can sit in the back in the dark to watch the show, or you can sit in the front and hope to get picked to be part of the show. There are no camera tricks, and it all happens in front of you, so that the magic you’ll experience is real.”
Bold, powerful and delivered with a hilarious comedic flair, these magicians have masterfully created a not to be missed show that will leave you mystified.
Shawn Farquhar’s Cabaret of Wonders XVII is coming to the Chilliwack Cultural Centre on January 17, 2020 at 7:30 pm. Tickets are $25 and can be purchased at the Centre Box Office, online at www.chilliwackculturalcentre.ca, or by calling 604-391-SHOW(7469).
