Neil Kelso

24/08/2026

Neil Kelso’s Edinburgh Fringe hit “Sounds Impossible” returns in an all-new production: Casefile13.
Part detective mystery, part fever dream, unravelling via live music and magic.
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“One of the best shows to see at the Fringe” - The Herald
“Impressive” - World Magic Review
“Pick of the Fringe. Five Stars” - Mervyn Stutter
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Tickets are Pay-What-You-Can and are on sale now.
Tuesday 8th September 2026
🎭 Hoxton Hall
📸 Matthew Kaltenborn
♥️ Arts Council England
🎹 Kawai Pianos UK Ed Bucknell

22/08/2026

There’s an agency that doesn’t officially exist.
It’s responsible for all those small impossible things that keep the world running roughly on schedule - the near-misses, the strange coincidences, the just-in-times.
Somewhere in there, a file has gone missing, and one agent, working off the books, has just one evening to put it right before everything unravels.
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It’s a new show from the curious magical mind of Neil Kelso.
Sounds Impossible: Casefile13
One night only at Hoxton Hall
Tuesday 8th September 2026
Pay-what-you-can tickets are on sale now.
See you there!
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With thanks to:
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🎹 Kawai Pianos UK Ed Bucknell
🎨 Arts Council England
🎭 Hoxton Hall

18/08/2026

17/08/2026

Casefile13 is my new show.
It’s an unravelling of where coincidences come from.
A collection of mysterious impossibilities and delights.
Come along to experience the magic for yourself.
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Hoxton Hall Hoxton Hall
8th September 2026
Doors open 18:45
Pay-what-you-can
Tickets are on sale now!

12/08/2026

Today I held an eclipse in the palm of my hand.
Thank you to everyone who made today special.
Feeling very grateful and sending all good vibes to you all.

05/08/2026

BIG NEWS! 📣 The *all new* Sounds Impossible is on sale NOW!
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SOUNDS IMPOSSIBLE: CASEFILE 13
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a gripping new play about magic, music and other invisible forces by Neil Kelso.
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There’s an agency that doesn’t officially exist. It’s responsible for all those small impossible things that keep the world running roughly on schedule - the near-misses, the strange coincidences, the just-in-times. Somewhere in there, a file has gone missing, and one agent, working off the books, has just one evening to put it right before everything unravels.
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From the writer and director of “Dead on Time” (shortlisted for Broadway World’s Best Immersive Show), the Edinburgh Fringe hit Sounds Impossible returns in an all-new production: part detective story, part fever dream, told through live music and magic.
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Tuesday 8th September 2026
Tickets are general admission and « Pay What You Can » and are available now!
The first 21 people to book will be gifted a special limited edition memento collectible keepsake on the night.
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Book now at Hoxton Hall or via the link in my bio.

24/07/2026

BIG NEWS! 📣 The *all new* Sounds Impossible is on sale NOW!
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SOUNDS IMPOSSIBLE: CASEFILE 13
🎶
a gripping new play about magic, music and other invisible forces by Neil Kelso.
✨
There’s an agency that doesn’t officially exist. It’s responsible for all those small impossible things that keep the world running roughly on schedule - the near-misses, the strange coincidences, the just-in-times. Somewhere in there, a file has gone missing, and one agent, working off the books, has just one evening to put it right before everything unravels.
✨
From the writer and director of « Dead on Time” (shortlisted for Broadway World’s Best Immersive Show), the Edinburgh Fringe hit Sounds Impossible returns in an all-new production: part detective story, part fever dream, told through live music and magic.
✨
Tuesday 8th September 2026
Tickets are general admission and « Pay What You Can » and are available now!
The first 21 people to book will be gifted a special limited edition memento collectible keepsake on the night.
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Book now at Hoxton Hall

14/07/2026

✨🇫🇷 Happy Bastille Day, mes amis! 🇫🇷✨
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It is always an honour and a thrill performing at the historic Brasserie Zédel, but there are two times of year in particular where it is ULTRA magical. One of those is today: QUATORZE JUILLET!
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This time of year, everyone dons their stripiest Breton shirt, their perkiest beret, and/or their sauciest moustache, and heads down to the Frenchest best kept secret in London.
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Tonight I shared magic with a couple celebrating their 52nd Wedding Anniversary, a fair few birthday celebrators, a pioneer in the field of Quantum Mechanics, LOTS of lovely French people (yes, their magic was in French, bien sûr!), some romantic dates, some friends catching up, lots of people from all around the world, a few familiar faces and a plethora of musicians, poets, and fun folks.
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It is pure joy and a delight bringing a little extra magic to and already special place.
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Incidentally my other favorite time of year to be at Brasserie Zédel, is New Years Eve. And that’s exactly where I shall be this New Years Eve! So why not come and celebrate with me and a whole constellation of London’s top Cabaret stars!?
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And… for a glimpse behind the scenes, or to have access to tickets nobody else knows about, head over to my website and pop your email address on the 7Secrets (usually monthly) newsletter. There’s something juicy coming in the next edition 😉
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Sending Bastille Day love to you all!
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Brasserie Zédel The Beguiling Hour BETSY ROSE Crazy Coqs

04/07/2026

Wonderful photos by Mike Vincent (a legendary star of the Magic Circle), of yours truly speaking at the Magic Circle History Day.
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It was the 50th year of this wonderful event, and it was a huge honour to be invited to speak about one of my greatest heroes in Magic. The influence Joseph Buatier (aka DeKolta) had upon the art-form cannot be overstated, and he has been part of my magic journey every step of the way- from studying billiard ball manipulation as a young lad and performing it as my audition for a local magic club, via These Trees are Made of Blood, and Sounds Impossible. His creations and contributions remain among the most wondrous examples of visionary poetic beauty and ambitious aspirational excellence in magic all these 130+ years later.
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In these pictures, as well as me, Buatier, and his friend and collaborator Charles Bertram, you will see my friend and collaborator Pat Magus, who was kind enough to step into the role of Joseph Buatier at Chat Noir matinee show so I could deliver this talk. Although the image we all have of an archetypal Magician is a solitary mysterious stranger who comes to town, the truth is we are part of a beautiful network of extraordinary inspiring generous magical humans around the world stretching back to the dawn of humanity.
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Thank you to Joseph Buatier DeKolta and Charles Bertram, Ian Keable, Marco Pusterla, Mike Vincent, and Pat Magus. You are all magic. Ian Keable 𝙋𝙖𝙩 𝙈𝙖𝙜𝙪𝙨 The Magic Circle