CHRIS COX

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A Few Highlights from Reviews of the sell out, award winning show.


***** PURE MAGIC - BROADWAYBABY.COM
Chris Cox strips away all of the sinister nonsense that is often associated with the Derren Brown school of mentalisism.....He predicts the outcome of with scary accuracy. The show ends with gasps of amazement around the room.... You can't help but just like the guy. It's little wonder why the show is already selling so you should get a ticket fast before they've all gone.

**** MESMORISING MIND READING - THE EDINBURGH EVENING NEWS

This is a show that will change the way you think about your life. He takes the audience on a journey using subliminal messaging, suggestion, illusion and psychology.... using multi-media, flair, showmanship and a sprinkling of humour.
Despite the comedy and Cox's high-energy level, the audience is left wondering what would have happened had his predictions been wrong....This is a mesmerising performance that entertains and educates - mind-reading with a message.

**** ONE4REVIEW.COM
Truly a master of his art, a bit like Derren Brown, only far less sinister. Cox is an endearing presence on stage and his line in self-deprecating humour allows the audience to empathise with him. The art of putting you at your ease is a pertinent one as there is every chance that you may be called upon at any time to participate in his act... Very impressive and I genuinely have no idea how he did it. This is a low-key show which is thoroughly engrossing and quite, quite gobsmacking.

**** HAIRLINE.ORG

Mixing magic tricks with psychology, technology and comedy he amazes the audience throughout the frantic hour. Like a stripped bare Darren Brown he looses all the magician pomp and instead explains his psychological assessments of the situation... thrilling to watch and surprisingly gripping. The show zips along at a great speed and there are some delightful touches peppered throughout. Entertaining and thought-provoking, do your best to grab a ticket.

- NOTBBC.COM

I bet he gets well narked with the comparison, but that should be all the more flattering for Chris. Derren Brown clearly has some serious competition. Chris Cox is a magician of similar calibre...hugely talented, a fine and funny entertainer and definitely one to watch out for. Everything happens for a reason is a mesmerising hour long journey. There is a lot of audience participation. Don’t let this put you off. Chris somehow makes any anxieties vanish. Don’t let the act of youthful self-deprecation fool you. Just as Les Dawson’s professional pianist skills allowed him to hit duff notes, and Tommy Cooper misdirected through mishap and gags, you are left pondering on every small incident and moment of Chris’s show with the unanswered inner certainty that every and I mean every moment has been carefully crafted and orchestrated in order to fall into a masterly show, deftly executed with charm, modesty, and self-effacement. Chris Cox is absolutely fantastic.


THE STAGE (2006 MUST SEE SHOW)

Cox acknowledges that these are all tricks, built on subliminal suggestions, sleight-of-hand and the reading of unconscious giveaways by his volunteers, but if anything that only adds to his impressiveness, since we are clearly in the hands of a master technician. Also contributing to the show’s fun is his amiable informality - he chooses volunteers by tossing a toy ferret into the audience - and complete absence of the traditional magician’s false pomposity and flashiness.

*** THE GLASGOW HERALD

Despite the fact he is associated with Chris Moyles's Radio 1 breakfast show, there is a great deal to like about Chris "The Magician" Cox, whose show is driven by auto suggestive promptings than blinding illusion. Up close, Chris still looks terrifyingly young, but commands his stage like an old hand guiding the stooge into the correct position for the illusion. Altogether more impressive is the show's finale, where Cox is so certain of subliminally influencing his crowd to say what he wants them to say, it has been recorded on DVD. What he does is technically very impressive.

AUDIENCE REVIEWS FROM EDFRINGE.COM

5 STARS - Entertainment at its best. 21 Aug 2007
reviewer: Ali Crowe, Edinburgh

This show is absolutely fantastic and definitely one of the best things on this year!! We left feeling amazed and very entertained. The understated nature of the show creates an audience empathy towards Chris and so participation is fun rather than intimidating. I am surprised to read some reviewers criticising stage techniques - this talented man can plant ideas in people's heads, in a dingy Fringe venues notwithstanding interruptions from switched on mobile phones - in my mind that's incredible!

5 STARS - 16 Aug 2007
reviewer: Anna MacDonald, United Kingdom

Chris Cox's show is a brilliant fusion of mind games, laughter and audience involvement. The way in which the show is structured was professional and lead to a finale that will leave you speechless. Suitable for all ages and great value for money :)

4 Stars- Derren Brown's Apprentice Nephew 21 Aug 2007
reviewer: Sarah, United Kingdom

This guy has so much promise - he just needs to rehearse more! Unfortunately, some things do go wrong, but these are mostly overshadowed by some of the amazing things he can do. The whole dvd sequence at the end was amazing. If he had Derren Brown's money and multimedia wizardry, he'd've got his own channel 4 show by now! Definitely worth the money, but don't expect 100% going right - but then again it emphasises the precision with which he DOES get it right.

5 Stars - how did he know that????? 11 Aug 2007
reviewer: angela robertson, United Kingdom

i was very impressed with this, we really only went to see the show to kill an hour until we went to see miles jupp but i am so glad i went! worth every penny it cost, the man is funny and quite witty at times, he gets the audience involved and the ending of the show was just amazing! when i went he got almost everything right, and if it wasnt exactly right it was close. i still dont know how he did the future prediction!? its left me baffled! well worth the go see!

5 Stars - Outstanding 07 Aug 2007
reviewer: Kashla the Cow, United Kingdom

We have seen 7 shows here over the last 3 days, and this was far and away the best. I do not agree at all with the comments as to Chris Cox's lack of showmanship. On the contrary, I found his slightly understated style only added to the enormously impressive effect of his illusions (or are they illusions; how on earth did he know I had drawn a mouse...).

4 Stars - Very entertaining and mystifying 05 Aug 2007
reviewer: Carl Eastwood, United Kingdom

I agree with the others. The only minor gripe is Chris's stage skills. But he will improve and he is a master of his art. Not everything went smoothly but you really had to sit back and admire how he can work his audience like a puppet master. Great show.

4 Stars - Does there have to be a reason?! 04 Aug 2007
reviewer: Suzie B, Scotland

How the hell did he know that I have a red hammer in my tool box - strange but true. This was a very entertaining show - something for everyone

4 Stars - 04 Aug 2007
reviewer: Steve Thomson, United Kingdom

I agree completely with the previous reviewer. He does need to brush up on his stage skills, and I am sure he will be much better nearer the end of the fringe, but he is thoroughly entertaining, and does leave you wondering how on earth did he manage some of those amazing tricks!

4 Stars - Will Blow You Away 01 Aug 2007
reviewer: Alison , Edinburgh Born and Bred

Although Chris has a little brushing up to do on his stage skills (he's still so young), what he actually does, leaves you thinking......... how on earth did he know that ? I think it's an insult to call him a young Derren Brown, he is talented in his own right and this show is suitable for young and old, no swearing, only tricks and demonstrations that will blow your mind. Go and see him and watch out for the ferret !!