Number 207 - 12th June 2004
Get
inside Derren's mind via The Sun
Click Here • "The psychological trickster Derren
Brown may not have brought Henry VII back from the dead, but he managed to
reduce a dozen students to gibbering wrecks when he staged a
mock-Victorian séance in a basement." From The Times,
Click Here • "I used to think Derren Brown rather creepy, but I must
congratulate him. His recreation of a Victorian spiritualist séance on
Channel 4 this week attracted 700 complaints - the third highest for any
TV programme ever shown in this country. It was a perfectly mounted
stunt." Writes Simon Hoggart in the Guardian (scroll down to bottom
of page)
Click Here •
See Derren Live in London; book
online:
www.seetickets.com. 12.6.04
Join
A.C.E. for a Magical Weekend! From Friday 23rd July - Sunday 25th July
or Friday 8th October - Sunday 10th October A.C.E. (Academy of Children's
Entertaining) are staging a course in Children's Entertainment. From the
flyer: "Create your own magical experience by entertaining others!
Supplement your income or turn full time professional. Be taught by award
winning, experienced top professionals. Learn all the skills to become a
Children’s entertainer, with tricks at your fingertips. This hands-on
weekend will cover magic, circus skills, balloon modelling, face painting
and many other things. Take away a great box of tricks at the end of the
course. By the end of this weekend you will have your own one-hour show.
A.C.E. will help you formulate your own marketing plan, enabling you to
take your own plans forward. A.C.E’s all-inclusive residential course
costs only £1,495.00 per person (payable in instalments) and takes place
on the edge of the glorious Georgian city of Bath. Call A.C.E. for further
information or to book your place." Telephone 01225 341462 or email:
info@fab-1.org.uk Website:
www.fab-1.org.uk.
"A.C.E. have some of the best and most experienced entertainers at their
conferences and seminars. Once you have signed up you will have a chance
to meet and work with some of the best in the business, all of whom are
members of the prestigious Magic Circle including Magical Mandy, Quentin
Reynolds, Tim Shoesmith (photo) and Paul Megram." 12.6.04
An
Audience with Paul Daniels - Worcester. Paul
Daniels presents his "An Audience with" evening and in the first half
interacts with the audience, answering their questions and telling stories
from his early life including his experiences in Clubland,
television and theatre. Then, in the second half, he presents the act that made him
Clubland Entertainer of the Year and the Variety Club's chosen Entertainer
of the Year. Saturday 26th June at 8pm. Tickets £13.50 (concessions
£12.50). Venue:
Huntingdon Hall, The Moors, Worcester WR1 3EF Box Office: 01905 611427
(Map).
Magician
extraordinaire Geoffrey Durham makes a triumphant return to the
Norwich
Playhouse two years on in a brand new show
that promises to be bigger and more mind-boggling than the last one. Watch
as he levitates a member of the audience, creates an oil painting through
the power of thought and performs in close-up right under your nose! Best
known for his TV appearances on shows such as Countdown, Through The
Keyhole and Call My Bluff, the man who spent fifteen years as The Great
Soprendo went back on the road in 1998 and has been building on this
success ever since. All tickets £12. Box Office: 01603 598598. 12.6.04
Merlins
have just obtained exclusive rights to a brand new illusion called The
Wall, invented by Malcolm Bromwich. Here's the effect: "Solid wooden
boards smash through a victims neck whilst they are imprisoned in a set of
stocks! Everything can be handled and examined by spectators before,
during and after the performance... Perform anywhere with a member of the
audience if you don't have an assistant." Priced at £395 Merlins are
confident that this illusion is going to prove to be very popular. For
more information telephone Merlins on 01924 339933. 12.6.04
Paul
Nardini has been asked to be the Chieftain of the Mingavie & Bearsden
Highland Games 2004. This will involve him in opening the games and
presenting the awards. An audience of around 7,000 will attend. Paul will
also be performing some magic during the opening ceremony. The Games
take place today at the West of Scotland Rugby Club in Milngavie starting
at 12 noon approximately. 12.6.04
Congratulations
to Paul Megram - winner of the Watford Association of Magicians
Close-up Magician of the Year competition. The competition was enjoyed by
an audience of over 100 and Paul's winning routine included appearing
goldfish, Spooked and the Kennedy Box and Card on Ceiling. 12.6.04
The Liverpool Magic Circle
are holding their first "Total Dealer Day" on Sunday June 20th at Birchley St Mary's Parochial
Club, Trent Road, Billinge, Near Wigan from 10am -4pm. Exhibiting:
Stephen Tucker, Wild Jacks, Jeani Magic, Keith Bennet, Albion Magic,
Merlins, PH Marketing, Castle Magic, Master & Mystery, Spellbound Magic,
Cliff Lount, Harry Robson
and Dream Concepts. The day also features "Magic at the Table" which will
encourage visitors to perform some magic (so don't forget your cards) with
Paul Ingram starting the proceedings. Entry is just £2. More information:
www.liverpoolmagiccircle.co.uk. 12.6.04
Philip
Partridge appeared on Greater Manchester Radio on Thursday morning
performing 'Money Magic'. The Breakfast Show was devoted to finance as an
interest rate rise was expected, and came, that afternoon.
www.philippartridge.co.uk. 12.6.04
Close-up
magicians Rob James
and Noel Qualter
have just returned from Dubai where they were helping launch a new
range of Samsung Plasma Monitors (the "Magic" range). Rob and Noel
entertained international delegates with tailor-made
presentations emphasising the strengths of the product. Also performing at
the launch were magicians from Germany and the USA as well as Argentina's
Gaston Quieto, who performed his superb stage show. 12.6.04
The
Ipswich Magical Society is in the process of redesigning its website
www.ipswichmagicalsociety.co.uk and have added a number of pages that
will be of interest to members and non members alike. One of the areas
that they are especially keen to develop is their list of UK based magical
societies:
www.ipswichmagicalsociety.co.uk/linsocuk.htm. Their goal is to provide
regional maps, and to include each society logo along with up to date
contact information. The society writes: "Please could we request that all
readers of MagicWeek who are members of a Magic Society, check the
relevant details, and let us know if the information needs to be changed
in anyway, or indeed, if there is a society that we have missed." They are
particularly keen to add a logo for each society. Email
additions/corrections to:
enquire@ipswichmagicalsociety.co.uk. 12.6.04
Marc
Paul presents his Mind Reading lecture at the Headquarters of the
Chester Guild of Magicians on Monday 14th June at 8pm. Contact David
Brandwood (secretary) on 01928 718496 for details. 12.6.04
Mindbender
is currently playing at the Lyric Studio Hammersmith. "Michael Santos
promises to take things further than any other medium would dare. But can
he deliver? Ably assisted by his Spanish gypsy twin brother, Collin, the
stunts and predictions are hilariously and ridiculously transparent. But
following a fatal heart - stopping routine, proceedings take an entirely
different course and as the act unfolds, the line between fantasy and
fiction blurs." For more information and to book (half price tickets)
Click Here. Recommended. 12.6.04
Last
week we told you about
www.childrenspartyshows.co.uk The UK Directory of Children's Party
Entertainers that we are about to launch. As a "thank you" to
everyone who has signed up already, and for everyone
else who signs up before the actual launch date of July 1st, we are including
an extra 3 month's advertising, free. This will extend the initial period
to 15 months and represents excellent value. The Application Form and advertising rates are on
the contact page:
www.childrenspartyshows.co.uk. (Until its launch only "sample" pages are
on display). 12.6.04
David
Blaine - Showman is currently available from Amazon.co.uk on DVD for
just £7.97,
Click Here and to pre-order his upcoming book that reflects on his
Above the Below endurance feat from last year
Click Here • Look out for magician Phil Fenton on
Channel Four's The Great Pretenders in a couple of weeks time
(Tuesdays and Thursdays, around 12 noon). The series of twelve shorts
features people who make a living by deceiving others • "Lifelong debunker takes on arbiter of neutral choices.
Magician-turned-mathematician uncovers bias in a flip of a coin." Writes
Esther Landhuis for the Stanford Report
Click Here • That's it, thanks for your news, see you next week, Duncan. 12.6.04