What you’ll do
Why does the legend and myth of Houdini still resonate 93 years after he completed the ultimate escape? In this talk we will look at Houdini’s life and career and how his impact is still felt on magic today.
Live performance event at Wellcome Collection, Thomas SG Farnetti. Source: Wellcome Collection. Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0).
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Need to know
Location
We’ll be in Gallery 1. When you enter Wellcome Collection, it’s on the left on level 0.
Queuing likely
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About your performer
Mark Rose
Mark is a professional actor with credits including the West End, National Theatre and The Old Vic. He will be appearing in the new Julian Fellowes drama ‘Belgravia’ on ITV. His interest in Houdini began aged 17 after reading a book called ‘Death and the Magician’ and today and he is an apprentice member of the Magic Circle. He is the co-founder of Blueprint Theatre Company and has also worked for Wellcome Collection as a casual Visitor Experience Assistant since 2012.