With his aptly-titled show, Ian takes us on a nostalgic trip, sharing with us a copy of the first magic book he bought as a youngster. He talks us fondly through his career, occasionally sprinkling and adorning it with tricks and illusions from card magic to weighted dice.
Ian is not interested in gimmicks or selling his style to you, he’s only interested in sharing what he’s learned in the hope that you’ll find it as amazing as he does.
That said, there are aspects of his performance which are lacklustre which is a shame. He coyly admits he didn’t bother with music to play him on and off stage, as he’s only doing two shows this year.
The routine itself perhaps needed to be more seamless - on more than one occasion he checks his notes to see what’s next - and while he’s too much of a pro to stumble from act to act, more showmanship would have been nice.
Slight lack of organisation aside, Ian remains a talented, charismatic and gentlemanly performer who’s always worth seeing.
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