Adorable Man: Tu Strange (2025-2026)
Adelaide Fringe, PentaDoor (Taipei)
A mischievous fusion of magic, circus, and clowning.
This high-energy performance transforms the stage into a twisted carnival, where a delightfully deranged clown leads audiences through magical surprises, physical comedy, and moments of apparent danger. Blending mime, dark humour, and freak-show theatricality, the show shifts between playful charm and gleeful chaos—inviting audiences to laugh, gasp, and surrender to the unexpected.
Received Adelaide Fringe Best Magic Weekly Awards
Audiovisual: The Sound of Magic (2026)
Adelaide Fringe
A PhD-led exploration of sound as a material of illusion in live theatre.
Audiovisual: The Sound of Magic is an intimate contemporary magic work that investigates how sound shapes perception, attention, and belief. Through original close-up magic, live sound design, object manipulation, and physical performance, the
work positions sound not as accompaniment but as an active agent in creating illusion.
★★★★½ “Close-up magic at its finest.” — Glam Adelaide
Duel & Dual (2025-2026)
Adelaide Fringe, Puppetry Art Center of Taipei
A fast-paced, non-verbal magic duel between two champions.
Created and performed by Mu-Syuan Chang and Tu Strange, Duel & Dual brings together magic, martial-arts-inspired movement, physical comedy, and audience interaction. Two contrasting magicians enter a playful contest of skill, ego, rivalry, and friendship—each attempting to outwit the other through increasingly impossible feats.
★★★★★ “A magical night of great comedy and outstanding illusions.” — Glam
Adelaide
★★★★ “A 50-minute rollercoaster ride of theatricality that tickles both brain and
funny bone.” — The List
Received Two Adelaide fringe Best Magic Weekly Awards
Diary of a Magician (2023-2025)
Adelaide Fringe, Edinburgh Fringe, Off Avignon
Festival, Sziget Festival in Budapest, Bamlan Grand Theatre in Xiamen
A poetic journey through illusion and the imagination of a magician.
Diary of a Magician is a visually rich magic-theatre work inspired by classical Chinese poetry. Combining original illusions, movement, and poetry, the performance invites audiences into the fantasy world of a magician.
★★★★★ “More than just magic, this is art!” — Kids in Adelaide
★★★★★ “Enigmatic, enthralling.” — Mix Up Theatre
★★★★ “Full of whimsy and wonder.” — Scottish Field
★★★★ “Romantic, sensory, and gentle.” — EdFringe Review
Received an Adelaide fringe Best Magic Weekly Awards
Strange Magician (2023)
PLAYgorund Theatre (Taipei)
A darkly comic exploration of curiosity, bodily limits, and the desire to watch.
Blending bizarre magic, absurd humour, and sideshow performance, Tu Strange confronts audiences with the seemingly impossible: swallowing needles, eating nails, and consuming glass. Beneath these unsettling feats lies a question—not only why a performer would attempt them, but why an audience wants to watch. Through moments of tension, disbelief, and unexpected laughter, the work explores how visceral reactions can lower our defences and open a space for human connection.