 Chris Cox is a
self-proclaimed mind reader who can't read minds. But he can certainly
make his audience think he can.
As the audience entered the
King Dome a video was playing at the back of the stage with various
numbers and images and clips of Chris in action on a loop, along with
instructions for us to write a number between 1 and 49 on a slip of
paper and put it in one bowl on a small table at the front of the stage
and to write a letter or a word on another slip of paper and put it in a
second bowl. The reasons for this would become clear at the end of the
show.
When Chris bounded on stage
his energy (and sparkly silver shoes) immediately grabbed the attention
of the audience. What followed was an incredibly entertaining hour of
mentalism. Chris' innocent persona only helps him engage with the
audience and I was willing all his 'magic' to work. Despite a couple of
tricks that didn't quite come off, Chris' talent is impressive by any
standards, but especially considering he is still only 25.
I would urge you to catch
Chris Cox while he's still playing to relatively small audiences – I
predict that it won't be long before Chris is filling theatres.
And as for those numbers and
words that we wrote down at the beginning of the show? Chris used them
in a trick involving 6 members of the audience that literally blew my
mind. Four days later I'm still trying to work out how he could possibly
have done, and despite what Chris would have us believe, I can only
conclude it really was magic.
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