{"id":266371,"date":"2025-08-07T11:09:06","date_gmt":"2025-08-07T09:09:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/eikestadnuus\/?p=266371"},"modified":"2025-08-07T11:09:48","modified_gmt":"2025-08-07T09:09:48","slug":"tricks-of-the-mind-in-strand","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/eikestadnuus\/tricks-of-the-mind-in-strand\/","title":{"rendered":"Tricks of the mind in Strand"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" data-attachment-id=\"266372\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/eikestadnuus\/tricks-of-the-mind-in-strand\/tcbryan_98128\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/eikestadnuus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/tcbryan_98128.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,1200\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"tcbryan_98128\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/eikestadnuus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/tcbryan_98128-1024x1024.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/eikestadnuus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/tcbryan_98128-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-266372\" srcset=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/eikestadnuus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/tcbryan_98128-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/eikestadnuus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/tcbryan_98128-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/eikestadnuus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/tcbryan_98128-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/eikestadnuus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/tcbryan_98128-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/eikestadnuus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/tcbryan_98128.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Acclaimed mentalist Bryan Miles (left) returns to the stage with his brand-new live show, \r\nElemental, at The Drama Factory in Strand on Saturday 16 August at 20:00. 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