Mr Swallow - Houdini tickets

Having only just touched back down to earth following the success of his spectacular run at the 2016 Edinburgh Festival Fringe, Mr. Swallow returns to Soho Theatre with Mr. Swallow – Houdini, the self-proclaimed first-ever entirely true auto-biopic of legendary magician Harry Houdini.

Forget William Kalush and Larry Sloman’s painstakingly researched 608-page book The Secret Life of Houdini (IT. IS. BOR-ING.) Forget hours of trawling Google (whatever happened to Encarta 97?) Mr. Swallow – Houdini will be a world-first celebration of the man who brought magic and escapology to the mainstream.

Mr. Swallow – Houdini will also bear witness to a Soho Theatre first, a recreation of one of Houdini’s most famous tricks – the underwater escape! Mr. Swallow will attempt to free himself from the iron-grip like shackles and escape the tank before it’s too late (or that’ll be another first.)

Co-starring David Elms (Musical Comedy Awards 2014 winner, BBC3’s Comedy Marathon) and Kieran Hodgson (Foster’s Edinburgh Comedy Award 2015 & 2016 nominee, BBC2’s We’re Doomed! The Dad’s Army Story, E4’s Drifters).The show is directed by Matt Peover (Mr. Swallow – The Musical, Nick Helm: This Means War).