Floating crystal balls, optical illusions, a 6 foot balloon, and a whole lot of hats...Unleash your imagination this FRINGEWORLD with The Quizzical Mr Jeff.
At FRINGEWORLD 2019 for the first time, one of Melbourne’s most talented and captivating cirque creators The Quizzical Mr Jeff, will have audiences unleashing their imaginations with his entrancing magic, theatre and circus show for all ages from 22 January.
Playing in The Black Flamingo, in the newly created FRINGEWORLD hub in Yagan Square at the family friendly time of 6pm,The Quizzical Mr Jeff features floating crystal balls, mini-hoops, a six-foot balloon, a flying jacket and a whole lot of hats. This show that will delight, amuse and bamboozle audiences as Mr Jeff’s highly-visual brand of storytelling and play unfolds before you.
“I have travelled the world for five years touring duo shows, watching and working with amazing artists and collecting spectacular ideas to create my own piece of international standard of circus arts. I am really excited to bring this show to Perth for the first time!” Mr Jeff says.
With his playfully perplexing fusion of circus and mime, our debonair object-manipulator takes the audience on a mischievous and memorable journey of the mind. Dazzling the senses with colour, sound and optical illusion, Mr Jeffexplores endearing new forms of circus while pushing at the boundaries of imagination.
5 Stars “Mr Jeff…amused, delighted, mystified, moved, and always entertained” Theatre Review, NZ
Mr Jeff, born in Palmerston North, learned his art in a big top circus in New Zealand. He has gone on to travel the world, from Glastonbury Big Top (UK), Linz Pflasterspektakel (Austria) to BizBash (LOS ANGELES). Based in Australia since last Summer, Mr Jeff has made a name for himself as one of Melbourne’s most talented new cirque creators and is currently touring his solo show in New Zealand!