It’s the biggest ship ever to berth in Australia, so it’s no surprise that Tim Ellis has been chosen to perform as it circumnavigates Australia next week.
Built at a cost of $US800 million ($A884 million), Cunard Line’s 151,400-tonne flagship Queen Mary 2 will carry almost 2500 guests to Sydney, 850 of whom are Australian, along with 1200 staff and crew. The ship is almost twice as large as the original Queen Mary, is two-thirds the length of the Sydney Harbour Bridge and, sitting at 62 metres above the waterline (equal to the height of a 23-storey building), is far too big to fit underneath it.
Tim will perform two 45 minute shows of his innovative and original magic before heading to New Zealand to board the sister ship the Queen Victoria. Then it’s back to Australia to continue preparations for this year’s Melbourne Magic Festival.
