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Meet the full cast for David Haig's riveting new play Magic - based on the extraordinary friendship and rivalry between Harry Houdini and Arthur Conan Doyle, in the year marking the 100th anniversary of Houdini's death. 

David Haig himself plays Arthur Conan Doyle; an award-winning actor whose many credits include Yes, Prime Minister and Somone Who'll Watch Over Me at Chichester, and on screen Killing Eve, COBRA, Etoile and Four Weddings and a Funeral, David's previous play Pressure went on to international success after premiering at Chichester in 2014 - and the movie version will be out later this year.

Hadley Fraser plays Houdini, returning to Chichester where he last appeared in The Deep Blue Sea; his London credits include The Lehman Trilogy, 2:22 and City of Angels.

The company also includes Jenna Augen (Kyoto, Nachtland, Leopoldstadt) as Bess Houdini, Ben Jones, Claire Price (The Capture, In Praise of Love, King Lear) as Jean Conan Doyle, Marc Serratosa, Ella Tekere, François Testory, Jade Williams and Kristin Wei Wong.

Head over to the show page for the cast gallery and more details, and book your tickets for this unmissable world premiere.