The Illusionists: A Modern Gothic Tragedy

"Nelson Mandela, in his 1995 autobiography 'Long Walk To Freedom', declared that "when a man is denied the right to live the life he believes in, he has no choice but to become an outlaw'. Ladies and gentlemen, Bastian Dietrich believed in freedom and a utopia that the world of the fin de siècle didn't believe in or comprehend or even allow. Thus he didn't fit into our society. He was a dreamer stuck in a nightmare, an idealist in a dystopian world. The silver lining to the grey sky of imprisonment and slavery."

2101. An ageing psychologist and inventor, Dr. Bastian Dietrich, struggles with the dystopian, disillusioned London and England before his eyes. Within this classic tragedy, he struggles with his own drug-fuelled psyche in the process, aiming to purify the capital of its inadequacies and cancerous immoralities, but through corruption himself.

With the aid of his purifying ally Victor Fraener, ancient manservant Mr. Calvin Cadge and his deceitful invention The Creatrix Machine, he seeks a time of freedom and prosperity and will do anything in his power and influence to obtain it. As his murderous and twisted criminal exploits are uncovered, will the vigilante succeed in his crusade for purity? Will he get his rightful comeuppance?

'The Illusionists: A Modern Gothic Tragedy' vividly, graphically reveals and explores the greatest turmoils of a duplicitous mind to the backdrop of a disenchanted and broken world whilst paying homage to the traditional and favoured tragic and Gothic narratives of the past.

Leading audiences on a plethora of real-life London, European and world landmarks, labyrinthine streets and underworlds alike, this is a captivating tale of villainous heroism: summarised by the in-novel Pierpoint Investigation - 'Fighting Fire With Fire: An Investigation Into The Hypocritical Heroism of Sebastian Dietrich'.