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Houdini’s reappearing act: David Haig’s new play lays bare the magician’s dispute with Conan Doyle by Brian Logan

An interest in spiritualism drew the escapologist and the Sherlock Holmes author together but, as actor-playwright Haig’s drama Magic shows, also threw them into conflictIt’s the question most often posed to artists: where do you get your ideas from? David Haig’s answer is: I ask Google. Preserve the mystique, man! Haig is celebrated both as an actor (Killing Eve, The Thin Blue Line) and playwright, whose 2004 …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:35PM on April 21, 2026

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