March 28, 2024

Back by popular demand: ‘The Naked Magicians’ return to Temple Theatre in Des Moines

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DES MOINES — “The Naked Magicians,” billed as the naughtiest and funniest magic show in the world, are coming back to The Temple Theater for the second time this year.

The popular duo strips away the top hats and capes to promise full-frontal illusions when the show returns to The Temple Theater, June 10 and 11. Presented by Des Moines Performing Arts, this cheeky magic show will entertain audiences with four incredible performances.

Tickets to “The Naked Magicians” are available at DMPA.org, the Civic Center Ticket Office, and by phone at 515-246-2300. Shows will begin at 5 p.m. and 8 p.m. on June 10 and 4 p.m. and 7 p.m. June 11.

This show includes coarse language, sexual references and some nudity and is intended for audiences 18 and older.

Starring the clever and seductive Mike Tyler and Christopher Wayne, two of Australia’s most famous magicians, “The Naked Magicians” combines magic and muscles with riotous laughs that take magic to a whole new level.

“Good magicians don’t need sleeves and great magicians don’t need pants,” Tyler said.

“Deliciously naughty” and “my cheeks still hurt from laughing so much” are among the most common online posts from audience members of sold-out shows in Australia, Great Britain and Asia. The Sunday Herald declares “The Naked Magicians” as “definitely one of the most visually stimulating magic shows in the world,” and Fringe Review UK says “we were left with laugh-induced aching jaws.”

The 31-year old buff bros went from best friends to partners in prestidigitation in 2014 following several boisterous audience members asking them to make their clothes disappear.

“It’s kind of crazy because magic is the second-oldest profession ever and we couldn’t believe that no one had combined the two things that everyone loves — magic and nudity,” Wayne said.

The Aussie duo has been performing magic for nearly 20 years. The broad-shouldered Wayne, a proud owner of a freakishly long tongue, is the first Australian magician in TV history to have his own TV series. More Than Magic aired in Australia, New Zealand, England, as well as the United States. The sporty tan lines and incredible physique seen on stage hint at Tyler’s Speedo-wearing days. He swam competitively at the Australian National Championships and Pan Pacific Games before becoming a professional magician for corporate events around the world.

“Being on stage doing magic without relying on pockets or sleeves does add that extra challenge and ups our game,” Wayne says. “When we say ‘abracadabra,’ the audience isn’t always looking at our hands,” Tyler said.

For more information, visit DMPA.org or www.nakedmagicians.com. Follow "The Naked Magicians" online: Facebook @sleevesuppantsdown, Twitter @NakedMagicians, and Instagram @thenakedmagicians.