Number 350 - 10th March 2007
We've
been banging on about Marc Oberon's work via the pages of MagicWeek
for some time now and you're about to find out why! Marc Oberon's Bang
On has just been released by worldmagicshop.co.uk: A spectator thinks
of any card from a regular 52 card deck; it's a totally free choice. You
explain that the card that they are thinking of is in your wallet. It's
named and sure enough, it is in your wallet! It's that clean!
Brilliant magic from the man that's won just about every close-up award
going, visit
www.worldmagicshop.co.uk for more information and to watch a video
demonstration.
10.3.07
Real
Magic 2007 Four students from Queens College, Cambridge who call
themselves The Fellowship have teamed up with top comedy magician
John Archer, the Hypnotist Who Doesn't Use Hypnosis, Martin Taylor (image)
and illusionist Sam X for a night of magic and mystery in the Corn
Exchange, Cambridge at 7.30pm on Wednesday March 14th. The show is aimed
at students, but will be suitable for anyone who loves magic and is
looking for a great night out. Venue: Cambridge Corn Exchange, Wheeler
Street, Cambridge CB2 3QB. Tickets £10 (£7 students and seniors) direct
from the Corn Exchange or from the web. Contact: Sareet Shah, Queens'
College, Cambridge
sareetshah@gmail.com
Website.
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Magicians:
Don't ask how they do it... ...ask why coming soon.
Trailer
Click
Here.
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South
Tyneside Magic Convention - 16th - 18th March!
Here's the full line up. Friday 16th
March: Daniel Garcia, John Lenahan, Ray Alan, Alex Lodge and Quentin
Reynolds. Saturday 17th March: Pete Firman, Romany, Marc Oberon, Max Maven
(photo). Sunday 18th March: Master Classes (additional charge) from Max
Maven and Shoot Ogawa. Plus Lectures and Close-up. Registration is just
£50.00 for all 3 days! Contact Karri Prinn, Events and Marketing Cultural Services
Division, South Tyneside Council, Central Library, Prince George Square,
South Shields, Tyne and Wear NE33 2PE. Telephone: 0191 424 7986 Email:
karri.prinn@southtyneside.gov.uk
"Magic man in town"
Click Here. "Trick treat"
Click Here. More information:
www.southtyneside.info.
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Video
footage from Keelan Leyser and Charlotte's award winning "British
Magical Grand Prix Champions 2007" quick-change act can now be seen online
at
www.keelanleyser.co.uk. "We had to perform the act to 3500 magicians
in the Blackpool Opera house which was scary but great fun! Since then we
have had offers to perform in Amsterdam, China and America so are pretty
delighted with the result."
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Max
Somerset can be seen live on stage in Camden on Tuesday 20th March at
8pm, followed by cheese and wine. Tickets are £25 each, in aid of Friends of ORT. Email:
info@britishort.org or call 020
7446 8520 for details.
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Rob
Lupine of Desborough, Kettering won the title 'Close-up Champion of
the Magic Club of Great Britain 2007' back in January. Billing himself as
a paranormal illusionist he is well known locally for bending spoons and
stealing souls, but this time he took the title with a fifteen minute mind
reading performance. Rob has worked in the world of magic for over a
decade on a semi-professional basis and has now turned full-time pro and
is available for corporate events, wedding receptions, parties and
functions. The timing of the win couldn't have been better, "I'm delighted
to have this title under my belt; it's the perfect launch pad!" said Rob.
Rob Lupine is available for private bookings on 07961 396403. "All in the
mind for magic Rob"
Click Here.
10.3.07
International
News: The Quantum Eye - Deceptions. A fascination with the mind, its
potentials and common failings, joined with a love of magic, defines Sam
Eaton's brand of Mentalism. Sam Eaton's Off-Broadway spectacle "The
Quantum Eye - Deceptions" is an amazing evening of intimate parlor
mentalism brought into the 21st century as he performs a succession of
impossibilities including: predictions, mind reading, and fantastic
revelations. Join him in the cozy Jewel Box Theatre, a richly decorated
Victorian-style performance room perched 10 stories above 29th Street in
Manhattan. Visit
www.thequantumeye.com for details.
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A
cut above the rest. On Sunday 4th March, Richard Graham won the
Southend Sorcerers Stage Competition for a record fourth consecutive year.
In yet another closely fought competition, Richard won over the judges
with Jay Scott Berry's Chameleon Knots, Daniel Garcia's Torn & Restored
Card and a Jack Hughes Head Zopper!
www.richardgraham-magic.co.uk.
10.3.07
The
SAS Magic Dinner Cabaret Charity Night. Featuring the original magic
of Loki and,
from Radio Merseyside, Sean Stiles. Adelphi Hotel, Liverpool city centre,
26th May 7.30pm. Tickets £45 Telephone 0151 548 6899 or 07979804823.
"Proudly raising money for the variety club of Great Britain sunshine
coach programme."
10.3.07
An
Evening with Davenports. Roy Davenport talks about the famous family
business (and has a few tricks for sale) at
The Pentacle Club, St Laurence's School, Arbury Road, Cambridge CB4
2JX at 8pm on March 13th. Visiting magicians are welcome (£3.00 charge).
Further information from the Secretary, Alan Maskell on 01223 462647.
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The
Cherry Orchard, Crucible Theatre, Sheffield. Madame Ranevsky returns
from Paris as the family estate, including her beloved cherry orchard, is
about to be sold to pay for mounting debts. Revelling in past glories and
their extravagant lifestyle, the family ignore all offers of help. One of
the most popular of Chekhov's great "comedies of life", The Cherry Orchard
remains as funny and potent today as when it was written. This production
sees Jonathan Miller's return to the British theatre stage for the first
time in nearly ten years. Joanna Lumley (photo) makes her Crucible debut
as Madame Ranevskya. Matthew Cope (Matthew J - Magic & Variety Arts) was
brought in as magic consultant working with the character of Charlotta, a
female conjuror, on some basic card technique together with other magic
effects. Tickets are £10.00 - £19.00 each from the Ticket Office on 0114
249 6000 or visit
www.sheffieldtheatres.co.uk for more information.
10.3.07
Bloomsbury's
first ever sale on March 1st, dedicated entirely to Books, Memorabilia and
Apparatus from the Collection of John Fisher was an unknown quantity and a
very pleasant surprise for the auction house. The sale items were the
result of a ‘cull’ by John Fisher the renowned magician and collector, as
he wanted to sell off the duplicates and the more cumbersome items whose
storage and display had ‘become a challenge rather than a pleasure.’
Viewing had been steady and on the day the saleroom was packed to the
rafters, with international magicians, historians, collectors and
consultants to the magic world. Internet and telephone bidding was brisk.
The first part of the auction consisted of magic books and prices exceeded
all expectations. The sale kicked off with a resounding £3500(estimate
£250-350) for lot 1, various books and printed material by Mr SW Erdnase.
The Great Wizard’s Hand-book of Magic, or Parlour Entertainment by John
Henry Anderson (c.1850) sold for £1500 ten times the low estimate and more
or less the same applied to a group of five French magic books which made
£1300. Bloomsbury Auctions was delighted and encouraged by the positive
response to their first foray into the world of magic.
www.bloomsburyauctions.com.
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Tom
Rose was featured in a three-page spread in the March issue of 'For
The Bride' a national bridal magazine. This came hot on the heels after a
two-page interview for 'Bliss For Brides' magazine last year. Recent
engagements (pun intended) include performing at the wedding of a
premiership footballer and being flown out to Switzerland to perform at a
wedding. www.trmagic.com.
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Leeds
Magical Association Annual Auction will be held at The Quaker Meeting
House, 188 Woodhouse Lane, Leeds LS2 9DX on 10th April. Doors open at 7pm.
Admission charge £2 for non members. For details contact Franklin
Arbisman, tel: 0113 267 7190,
franklin@corporatemindmagic.com.
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The
Boy's Are Back In Toon. Newcastle Upon Tyne played host to VIP charity
party last week raising over £25,000 for underprivileged children. Back on
home ground and providing the magical entertainment for the 5th year
running was David Diamond of
Corporate
Illusion. Sir Bobby Robson, one of the charity's patrons, brought
along a few friends who turned out to be keen magic fans and were
delighted to take time to pose for a photo after being entertained.
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Graham
Lee lectures at
The South Lincs Magical Society on Monday 26th March at 8pm at The
Magic Stage Room, Westfield House, Main Road, Thornton, Nr Horncastle,
Lincilnshire LN9 5 JU. £1 for members and £5
for visitors, all welcome.
www.balloonartwholesale.co.uk.
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The
North Western Society of Magicians (Barrow in Furness) held their
annual stage competition on Wednesday evening, to a packed house at The
Lisdoonie Hotel, Barrow. Jacqui Little reports: The winner was newly
elected president Ian Tudor, who also won the originality cup for his
'Birthday Party' themed silent act, which included a new self-levitation
illusion. Second place went to Richie Cottam, who had the place in
stitches doing his comedy act in a fully inflated blow up sumo wrestler
suit. Third place went to stalwart Terry Crawford and Michelle, who
performed a new act to music. The money raised on the night went to the
local hospice funds. The picture shows Ian Tudor receiving his first place
cup from Colin Yare, programme controller of local radio station, Abbey
FM, who gave lots of publicity to the event.
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London
Society of Magicians Stage Competition. Last Friday the Annual Bridger
Lewis Stage Competition was held in the clubroom of the London Society of
Magicians after a very close contest with a few marks separating the
contestants Paul Brown was declared the winner by LSM President Mike Dix.
Paul will be well known to many as he works in Davenports, where the LSM
meet.
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Magic debut. Young magician Ollie Mealing premieres his first full length magic show at the Colwall Village Hall on Friday, March 16th "A jam-packed show of visual antidotes to replace your vision of reality with a series of enjoyable/impossible feats, all swallowed with a healthy amount of comedy and audience participation." Click Here. 10.3.07
AOL will be revealed. "Want to impress your friends and family by learning something new? You've come the right place! AOL Show Me is packed with easy-to-follow videos, on a range of topics from party tricks to cooking." AOL's new 'AOL Show Me' page, which is featured on their homepage, features a number "how to" type magic video clips performed by Tim Dixon, including AOL's version of the double lift and French drop. (Thanks to Aladin for the link... Aladin is featured in the incredible Book of Cool performing magic as it should be performed: www.bookofcool.com). 10.3.07
Magician wanted for Preston Nightclub. "I own a nightclub in the Preston area, and I am looking into employing a magician twice a month, on a trial basis, depending on the popularity. I would require maybe 2 hours work, 11.30pm to 1.30am" Contact Adam Clark for details: 07960 082439. 10.3.07
Art
& Artifice and Other Essays of Illusion Jim Steinmeyer - now in
paperback and available from Amazon.co.uk
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Leslie Melville's Magictales... The Lecture is reviewed by Allen
Tipton this week, Click Here •
"Magic in the aisles"
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"Lords tricked by magician"
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"It'll be magic!"
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"Think good thoughts near Gary Kurtz"
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The Second 16th Card Book is reviewed by Ian Keable this week,
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"Ollie has a few tricks up his sleeve"
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"Charity slams Derren Brown TV stunt"
Click Here "The ultimate car-crash TV"
Click Here "Charity slams Derren's new crash stunt"
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See you next week when we'll to bring you more book reviews and another
report from Blackpool, Duncan. 10.3.07