--- title: "1 Astonishment 2 Many: Chris Dugdale | Assembly Festival" meta: "og:description": "Best Magic Show, HELLO! Magazine 2022 and 2024. The only act ever to win the Edfest Bouquet five times! A dynamic blend of mentalism and magic. 'You blew my mind' (Gerard Butler). 14 Royal Family performances including a Royal Command Performance for Her Late Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. 'Beyond a shadow of a doubt masterful magic' (Metro). 'Beyond belief' (Herald). 'The closest thing to mind reading we will ever get' **** (List)." "og:title": "1 Astonishment 2 Many: Chris Dugdale" "twitter:description": "Best Magic Show, HELLO! Magazine 2022 and 2024. The only act ever to win the Edfest Bouquet five times! A dynamic blend of mentalism and magic. 'You blew my mind' (Gerard Butler). 14 Royal Family performances including a Royal Command Performance for Her Late Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. 'Beyond a shadow of a doubt masterful magic' (Metro). 'Beyond belief' (Herald). 'The closest thing to mind reading we will ever get' **** (List)." "twitter:title": "1 Astonishment 2 Many: Chris Dugdale" description: "Best Magic Show, HELLO! Magazine 2022 and 2024. The only act ever to win the Edfest Bouquet five times! A dynamic blend of mentalism and magic. 'You blew my mind' (Gerard Butler). 14 Royal Family performances including a Royal Command Performance for Her Late Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. 'Beyond a shadow of a doubt masterful magic' (Metro). 'Beyond belief' (Herald). 'The closest thing to mind reading we will ever get' **** (List)." --- # 1 Astonishment 2 Many: Chris Dugdale [**← **Back to What's On](https://assemblyfestival.com/whats-on) [ ![1 Astonishment 2 Many: Chris Dugdale](https://assemblyfestival.com/_vercel/image?url=https:%2F%2Fassemblyfestival.pazaz.studio%2Fassets%2F33934c13-4fe0-4c9c-a6fd-44f5138740b7?width=360%26height=360%26format=webp&w=1536&q=100) # 1 Astonishment 2 Many: Chris Dugdale Best Magic Show, HELLO! Magazine 2022 and 2024. 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