Penn & Teller to tour Australia in June 2022
Legendary magic duo Penn & Teller will bring their record-breaking Las Vegas live show to Australia in June 2022. as part of their first-ever Australian tour.
The lifelong friends, with a career together spanning almost half a century, have redefined popular magic with their unusual mix of mind-blowing magic tricks, comedy and ‘blunders’.
The pair are stars of the acclaimed Showtime series ‘Penn & Teller: BS!’, which received 13 Emmy nominations and was the longest-running series in the history of the network. Their highly anticipated return to Broadway was the highest-grossing non-musical on Broadway for its entire six-week run.
True pop culture stalwarts, the duo has performed in hit television shows, including ‘Friends’, ‘The Big Bang Theory’, ‘Modern Family’ and ‘The Simpsons’, and they share a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
They are also stars of the hit TV series ‘Penn & Teller: Fool Us’, seen on ABC iView and ABC TV Plus, which challenges up-and-coming veteran magicians to try and fool Penn & Teller.
Sydney Opera House Head of Contemporary Performance, Ebony Bott, shared how humbled they are to welcome Penn & Teller to the venue in June 2022.
“Penn & Teller are the masters of trickery, their razor-sharp wit and spot on-chemistry is the stuff of legends,” said Bott.
“Finally, this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to see them in the Opera House is within reach – this will be truly unmissable.”
Teller also shared his love for Australia and his excitement about touring ‘down-under’.
“I just love Australia,” exclaimed Teller.
“I learned to SCUBA dive in Cairns. I’ve eaten gelato at Circular Quay and enjoyed Shakespeare at the Opera House. I’ve scouted an underwater TV special near Melbourne, I’ve been bug-eyed at MONA and some of my dearest friends live there so it’s about bloody time we brought our show down under, don’t you think? It’s once in a lifetime! See you in winter! … What? It’s winter in June?”
Penn & Teller’s Australian tour will commence at Joan Sutherland Theatre at Sydney’s Opera Theatre from 1-11 June 2022. The tour then takes them to the Arts Centre Melbourne (14-18 June) and Queensland’s Performing Arts Centre (22 June – 3 July).
The Australian tour was originally scheduled for 2020 but was unable to proceed due to COVID-19.
For all tour dates, see the schedule outlined below.
Penn & Teller Australian Tour 2022
Sydney, NSW:
- When: 1-11 June 2022
- Where: Joan Sutherland Theatre, Sydney Opera House
- Prices: From $59 plus $8.50 booking fee
- Tickets: sydneyoperahouse.com / (02) 9250 7777
Melbourne, VIC:
- When: 14-18 June 2022
- Where: Hamer Hall, Arts Centre Melbourne
- Tickets: artscentremelbourne.com.au or 1300 182 183
Brisbane, QLD:
- When: 22 June-3 July 2022
- Where: Queensland Performing Arts Centre
- Tickets: qpac.com.au or 136 246
Media Release supplied.
Photography by Francis George.
Regarding the ‘Penn and Teller’ tour in June, do you at this time have details as to how many shows there’ll be per night – just the one or maybe two – an earlier show and a later show. Also would you have the duration of the show and of course the show times or will all these details be published here closer to June. When will you be taking bookings – now or not til a month out? Please let me know asap. Thank you.
Hi Edward, best to contact QPAC directly: qpac.com.au or 136 246. Thanks!