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Chris Fisher

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Theatre Illusion Designer - Paranormal Activity, Hunger Games, Stranger Things, Back To The Future & Int. Associate Harry Potter and the Cursed Child

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Behind the magic... ✨❄️

Step into the rehearsal room with illusion designer Chris Fisher (@theatreillusion) in this peek behind the curtain on how those iconic moments from Raymond Briggs' book will come to life on stage!

Unlike a pear for a nose, bringing the magic of The Snowman™ back home to The Rep is a perfect fit! 🍐

So, if you want to see all the magical touches that will make our Proudly Birmingham, Distinctively Rep world premiere so enchanting - be sure to get your tickets now! The Snowman will only be here for a strictly limited time only, so come and make a new snowman memory with us!

📅 Tue 20 Oct – Sun 1 Nov
🎟️ Tickets on sale from birmingham-rep.co.uk
📽️ @irinamackie by @theatreillusion

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10 days ago

No pressure then!! 😬😬 can’t wait to bring this amazing musical to life and with my magical partner-in-crime @harrydecruz ! ❤️❤️ #theatreillusion @nannymcpheemusical by @theatreillusion

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11 days ago

Listen to our NEW EPISODE with @theatreillusion ! Illusions and Visual Effects Designer Chris Fisher stops by fresh off the opening of Paranormal Activity to breakdown the magic he’s creating for the show. Chris also does a deep dive into the illusions in Stranger Things that won him a 2025 Tony Award and his theater career in such shows as Wicked, Company, Harry Potter, and the upcoming Nanny McPhee the Musical. Chris also had is magic wand in the creation of Black Swan and 2:22 A Ghost Story coming in October to The Lortell Theater.
Link in bio and story.
Plus you can find @behind_the_awards wherever you listen to your podcasts. by @theatreillusion

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12 days ago

Broadway gala night ! 🎉 taken in August Wilson Theatre by @theatreillusion

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a month ago

A few pics from Lille braderie 2026 until next time, we definitely won’t leave it 13years next time! taken in Lille, France by @theatreillusion

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The August Wilson Theatre hasn’t looked the same since August 14th.

That was the night it stopped hosting a play and started hosting a haunting. The effects are so seamless, audiences say they stop screaming 😱 only to wonder how it’s even possible: creaking doors 🚪, a slow mounting rumble, a house that seems to be breathing along with the crowd watching it 🕯️🏠

The fear isn’t just performed; it’s shared. Every gasp in that room is real, and the applause afterward sounds like relief as much as it does praise.

A married couple thought moving somewhere new could outrun their past. Turns out the house was never the problem. It never is 🖤

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#augustwilsontheatre #paranormalactivitybroadway #broadwayplay #paranormalactivity taken in August Wilson Theatre by @theatreillusion

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Paranormal Activity New York is now open!!! So proud and excited to be bringing scares and thrills to Broadway audiences now too! What a brilliant cast, crew and creative team we have too - simply the best! And special thanks to my fantastic US associate @danielweissglass. @paranormalbroadway #theatreillusion taken in New York, New York by @theatreillusion

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2 months ago

So excited to be nominated in this year’s @thejeffawards for “Artistic Specialization” for my illusion design on @paranormalonstage @paranormalbroadway. And so proud to be nominated alongside the formidable Felix Barrett and my fellow designers @flydavis @annawatsonlighting @garethfry. Special thanks to my brilliant US associate @danielweissglass and my OG @preston.nyman. by @theatreillusion

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3 months ago

1st preview of this extraordinary piece of theatre and so proud to be involved with this amazing team of cast, creative and crew 🌻 🩸 by @theatreillusion

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3 months ago

Happy Opening for The Magic Flute @santafeopera . Congratulations to everyone - Toi toi toi! Proud to have been a part of it. Photos by Bronwen Sharp by @theatreillusion

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3 months ago

We had such an amazing couple of hours truffle hunting and tasting , Rosa said it was her favourite thing of the holiday so far ! www.truffletarandek.com #croatia https://truffletarandek.com/ taken in Poreč, Istra - Hrvatska by @theatreillusion

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4 months ago

A most amazing two weeks in Santa Fe full of opera, sunsets, dark skies and simply wonderful people. It’s been such a joy working @santafeopera and bringing ‘magic’ to The Magic Flute in this most wonderful and truly remarkable theatre and setting ! 🪈 🪄 taken in Santa Fe, New Mexico by @theatreillusion

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4 months ago