Curious what you’re thinking?  Australian psychic Tim Motley can probably tell you with alarming accuracy.  And the first thing you’re thinking is that an Australian show at Fringe with the words “Dick Tricks” in the title is going to be a sequel to “Puppetry of the Penis” — but it isn’t. 

Under the guise of narrating a pulp noir detective story (that, even without ESP, you can tell is going to end in a bad pun from the beginning), the Fringe veteran performs feats of magic mentalism upon the unsuspecting audience. 

The Fringe Factor: Motley knows what he’s doing, both with his tricks and with the hapless Fringe-goers.  He has memorized enough surface, random info about Orlando to make quality reference jokes to his host city, and the rest of his jokes ride right up to the lines of taste, but his charm disarms anything that crosses out of bounds. 

Curtain Call: If you’ve never seen a mentalist of this caliber, it can be downright exhilarating.  From seemingly thin air and way in advance, Motley determines information that seems firmly locked in his targets’ brains.  But this show is also a reminder of the dangers of relying too heavily on volunteers: It’s easy for a little confusion to severely hamper proceedings.