When Houdini got lowered into water, who padlocked his trunks? A British carpenter and locksmith called Jim Collins. Now a magician has written a play about the forgotten hero of escapology'There are," says Paul Zenon, "only so many permutations of a playing card vanishing. I wanted more of a creative challenge." The magician is explaining why he is breaking into acting, with a one-man show about escapologist Harry H…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:16AM on January 26, 2016