Number
875 - 1st April 2017
David
Blaine Live. David Blaine single-handedly revolutionised modern magic. Now
he is embarking on his first-ever North American tour. His interactive, one-man
show will both entertain and shock audiences. Starting next month at the Balboa
Theatre in San Diego on May 30th, and ending at the Kiva Auditorium in
Albuquerque, on July 23rd. David Blaine Live is now booking. Let's hope he tours
Europe at some stage in the future.
www.davidblaine.com/live2017.
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Richard
Jones 'The Power of Imagination' tour 2017. Coalition Talent in
association with Roar Global present 'The Power of Imagination'
Britain's Got Talent Winner Lance Corporal Richard Jones. From the producers: Richard Jones is a soldier and magician, and the
winner of Britain's Got Talent 2016. With his captivating performances,
Richard – born in 1990 in Leytonstone, East London – didn't just impress
the BGT judges, he also stole the hearts of the nation. Richard was
crowned the winner of BGT's 10th series in May 2016.
Richard, who grew up in Chigwell, Essex, comes from a service family.
His grandparents, parents and brother have all had military or police
careers, which inspired Richard to strive for a career in the army.
Richard signed up aged 19. He underwent combat training and spent 12
months at the Royal Military School of Music, before joining the
Parachute Regiment in Colchester, Essex. In September 2014, Richard
transferred to The Household Cavalry. As part of The Band of The
Household Cavalry, Richard has since performed at some of the UK's
biggest parades and functions. Although Richard always enjoyed watching
magic as a child, it wasn't until he joined the army that he took it up,
performing in front of his colleagues.
In 2014, Richard was accepted into The Magic Circle, which is also where
he met Fergus Anckorn, a veteran and Britain's oldest magician. Richard's
first BGT audition aired on ITV on April 16 2016 with a consolidated
audience of 12.5million watching at home, while his semi-final
performance amazed the judges, with Simon Cowell calling him a "wizard"
and Amanda Holden proclaiming it "the best magic trick in 10 years that
we've seen on this show". Richard was joined by Fergus and The Band of
The Household Cavalry for his stunning BGT final performance, which
included a card trick focusing on Fergus' true and inspirational story.
Richard became the first ever magician to win Britain's Got Talent.
Despite his win, Richard was soon back performing as a military
musician. He was one of The Household Cavalry bandsmen, who performed in
front of Her Majesty The Queen over the weekend of her official 90th
birthday. Richard has recently been promoted to Member of The Inner
Magic Circle with Gold Star, the most prestigious honour in The Magic
Circle.
Richard Jones's one-hour ITV special
'Operation Magic' will be broadcast on April 15th. Keep up to date with
Richard Jones via
www.richardjonesmagic.co.uk.
Sunday 23rd April – MK11, Milton Keynes
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Monday 24th April – Festival Centre,
Drayton
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Tuesday 25th April – ARC Centre, Stockton
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Sunday 30th April – Abbey Theatre, Nuneaton
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Tuesday 2nd May – Arts Centre, Colchester
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Wednesday 3rd May – Boiler Room, Guildford
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Friday 5th May – Arts Centre, Haverhill
Click Here (Sold Out).
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Chris Randall's
UK lecture tour starts tomorrow! "Born and raised in Las Vegas, Chris Randall has appeared on
The Masters of Illusion TV show
in the States and is a regular at the
famed Magic Castle in Hollywood. Awards include the coveted Silver Medal of
Excellence from the International Brotherhood of Magicians. Chris has performed
worldwide and also
travels throughout the USA performing at comedy clubs such as The Sapphire Comedy Hour
in Las Vegas and The Laugh Factory."
In this lecture you will learn:
Fly by Night - Chris' handling of the hummer card. This has been his opener for
over 15 years;
Swoosh - A simple and natural deck switch;
Scandal Switch - The ultimate solution for your linking ring routine (only two
rings are used and both are examined);
Heavens Aces - 4 jokers are produced at the finger tips and then instantly
change to 4 aces in a very visual way, and many more routines. "Chris isn't
just teaching some tricks, he's sharing a honed act, and a damn good one at
that." Justin Willman.
02/04/2017 Wessex Convention
03/04/2017 Liverpool Magic Circle
05/04/2017 Scottish Conjurors Association
06/04/2017 Newcastle Magic Circle
07/04/2017 Bradford Magic Circle
10/04/2017 Manchester Circle of Magicians
11/04/2017 Blackpool Magicians Club
12/04/2017 Leamington & Warwick Magic Society
13/04/2017 Bristol Magical Society
17/04/2017 Leicester Magic Circle
18/04/2017 British Magical Society
19/04/2017 Shropshire Magical Society
20/04/2017 Home Counties Magical Society
24/04/2017 The Magic Circle (members only)
25/04/2017 Watford Association of Magicians
26/04/2017 Wolverhampton Circle of Magicians
27/04/2017 Ashley Turner comedy night, Northampton.
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Mario Morris is the "Merlin Magician of the Year" - awarded for
the best performance of street magic in Carmarthen last weekend. Five
Welsh magicians took part, performing in venues around the town centre
as part of the annual Merlin Festival. "The standard of magic was
incredibly high," according to organiser Nick Brunger. "When we checked
the judges' score sheets at the end of the day just a few points
separated the performers which made for a really close-run competition."
With the event sponsors "very happy" with the response from the public
it is now hoped that the Merlin Magician of the Year will now become an
annual event.
Mario Morris is the founder of the School of Busking UK and is a coach,
trainer and public speaker. His next big stop will be in Las Vegas, where he will be the
guest teacher and performer at Jeff McBride's Magic and Mystery School in Las Vegas.
See:
www.facebook.com,
www.mariomorris.co.uk,
www.schoolofbusking.com,
www.magicalwisdom.com.
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Boris
Wild's 'Sensations' UK lecture tour (2018) now booking. A French Champion of Magic, a Monte Carlo Magic Stars
Award Winner and a FISM Winner at the World Championships of Magic,
Boris has appeared on many international TV shows including "Le Plus Grand
Cabaret du Monde" (five appearances) and performed over 200 times
at The Magic Castle in Hollywood. If you like card magic when it is simple, direct
and effective, if you like to be fooled by impossible effects, if you like routines that make your
spectators feel connected, then Boris Wild's new lecture is
for you!
“Sensations” will allow you to perform incredibly clean predictions and
coincidences that are absolutely impossible. You will even be able to
find a chosen card while being blindfolded or without ever touching the
deck!
A unique opportunity to
discover Boris Wild's latest creations during an evening full of magical
sensations...
Contact Steve Gore details tours@stevegore.co.uk.
Also see
www.boriswild.com.
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The
MagicWeek Video Archive. This week, three budding young magicians: Nicky,
Darren and Robert, competing on Gaby Roslin's
'Whatever You Want' from May, 1998. Nearly 20 years on and Darren Mac (see news item below)
turned his childhood dream into a reality. Watch this clip at
The MagicWeek Video Archive. To catch up with previous videos
Click Here.
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Darren
Mac is the latest lecturer to be added to the line up for the "Northern
Magic Summit" (Friday 21st - Sunday 23rd April 2017) in
Newcastle-upon-Tyne. Darren is a multi award-winning, professional
magician (and former Junior of Northern Magic Circle). In his lecture,
he'll share some of his favourite routines from his working repertoire.
You'll learn stage, children's, close-up and card magic - as well as the
importance of making your tricks your own, by stamping them with your
personality. This really is a lecture that has something for
everyone.
To book visit
www.northernmagicsummit.co.uk.
Rod Temple.
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Mark
Leveridge Magic goes digital! After several months in preparation,
Mark Leveridge Magic is now supplying all of its products via download
or via the online learning supplied to members of E-Club Pro. There are
currently just over 100 products available as downloads, and there are 8
different types. These are: E-Routines - PDF illustrated text
files each featuring a routine extracted from Mark's books and lecture
notes. Master E-Routines - each of the 12 highly popular Master
Routines extracted from the Master Routine Series Collected Works book
and available as PDF downloads. Premier E-Routine Downloads - a
special series of significant effects featuring photo illustrated PDF
instructions. TricKlips - downloadable mp4 videos extracted from
Mark's original range of professionally produced DVDs. TricKlip Xtra
- a range of mp4 videos featuring routines not originally supplied on
DVDs. E-Books - all of Mark's titles available in PDF format.
Audio Books - a select range of Mark's advice books available as mp3
audio files. Audio Files - mp3 downloads featuring audio files of
12 of the Mark's Monthly Messages advice programmes featuring a variety
of useful topics. With no P&P costs to factor in, the price for all
these effects is very reasonable, and of course, delivery of everything
is virtually instant. Go to
www.markleveridge.co.uk and take a look. More new products will be
added over the coming months too.
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Wessex
Convention Gala Show - now sold out! Steve Bowring writes:
The Gala Show is now sold out!
Wessex Magical Association Convention Day tickets can still be purchased
on the day for £20.00.
In the event that any Gala Show tickets become available, a full ticket
including Gala Show seat will be available for £30.00 Adult, £15.00
Junior (18 or under).
Doors open at 9am and the show is expected to finish at about 10pm.
Follow us on Facebook: Wessex Magical Association Magic Convention and
see our website www.wmagic.uk.
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World
Television Festival (WTF) to remove 'Magic' category from 2017 Awards.
The 'Magic' category has been removed from a list of 6 competing TV 'Light
Entertainment' programme categories at this year's WTF awards in
Luxembourg (May 20th, 2017). In a press statement from the Festival
organisers it was unclear exactly why the category had been removed, but
the inference was that magic was considered more 'trick' than 'entertainment' and as such was no longer deemed a valid competitor.
www.chronicle.lu.
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Harry
Potter and The Philosopher's Stone in Concert, Birmingham. The Harry
Potter™ film series is one of those once-in-a-lifetime cultural
phenomena that continues to delight millions of fans around the world.
Audiences will now be able to relive the magic of Harry Potter and The
Philosopher's Stone™ in high-definition on a giant screen while hearing
a full live orchestra perform John Williams’ unforgettable score. Be
swept away in this sparkling display of live music and film and follow
the adventures of Harry and his friends once more.
www.barclaycardarena.co.uk.
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'Magicians'
received a worthy nomination from Diane Morgan on Room 101 a couple of
weeks ago. Magician Bob Gill ponders over the panel's keen observations
in his article: 'Love, Peace,
Plenty and Truth', Click
Here. The show is available for
two more weeks on
iPlayer.
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Chris North Lecture - update from the organisers: Chris will now be bringing lots of Alakazam products with him for sale, making it a dealer-dem and lecture, so even more reasons for you come by! Coming soon to the Associated Conjurers of East Sussex: A lecture by one of the busiest workers of the last 50 years! Chris North will presenting his lecture at our club in Lewes on the 12th of April. Magical guests welcome. Free for members, £8.00 per non-member. "Chris North - Surviving Half a Century in Magic! A unique and interesting lecture from one of the country's most enduring and versatile professionals. 50 years of experience and knowledge including a Q & A session and a little bit of magic! Chris North has to be one of the most experienced and professional magicians in the country having presented his magic and illusions in all mediums of the entertainment business from multiple television appearances to major theatres and cruise liners. Chris has been at the top of his game and continues to change and develop his magic to suit current trends. Chris's latest show started just over a year ago and really was on the heel of a growing trend of Victorian style entertainment, You can't turn on the TV without seeing a Victorian drama in today's schedule. It goes to show that Chris really knows what he is talking about. Chris is such a lovely guy and has done more in his career than all of us put together, if you ask him the right questions it could really inspire and push your career forward." Steve Majes. 7.30pm for 8pm on Wednesday 12th April at Associated Conjurers of East Sussex, Thomas A Becket Church Hall, Cliffe High Street, Lewes, East Sussex BN7 2AH (Map). See www.chrisnorth.co.uk/lecture.html and www.acesmagic.co.uk. 1.4.17
Brendan
Rodrigues Lecture - Coventry Magic Circle. James Cannon writes: Coventry
Magic Circle are delighted to welcome Brendan
Rodrigues to lecture at 8pm on Tuesday 4th April. A fantastic close-up magician,
Brendan Rodrigues, in
just 5 years as a professional, has stunned not only those he
entertains at corporate and other functions, but those in the magic
trade as well. He was awarded the title 'Close-up Magician of the Year 2016' at the
prestigious Magic Circle in London. Anyone who has seen Brendan in
close-up at events will surely not want to miss this one. £10 entrance fee
for visiting magicians. If you are serious about magic you really
can't afford to miss this one. Coventry
Magic Circle,
Saunders Hall Working Men's Club, Saunders Avenue, Bedworth CV12 8RJ (Map).
www.coventrymagiccircle.co.uk.
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The
Magic of Tenerife. Mel Harvey writes:
Just to say magic is alive and well in Tenerife.
Last week I had the pleasure of catching Jane and Kerry who work as
"Enchanted" at the Royal
Sun Hotel in Los Gigantes.
Their forty-five minute show was a mixture of dance and illusion, with
some manipulation magic
and audience participation thrown in for good measure.
All done to pounding music from the charts, the show included a very
convincing sword basket,
sub trunk and an interesting twist on multiplying bottles.
Jane and Kerry are originally from Liverpool but currently work most
nights in the larger hotels all over the island.
As you can see from the photo this reporting lark is hard work but
somebody has to do it!
Looking forward to meeting friends old and new at The Wessex Day of
Magic on Sunday.
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One
for David Copperfield's shopping list this week! "Look inside
Charles Dickens’ seven-bed £5.2million summer home [for sale] in
Broadstairs"
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The
Order of The Magi held their AGM last week. Stuart Cassels was
installed as the President to serve for the 2017-2018 session. He has
been an active member of the society for a number of years participating
in many club nights and competitions. His introduction to magic came
about by watching Paul Daniels shows on television and spending his
pocket money on tricks. The inevitable magic sets followed on as
birthday and Christmas presents. Stuart has come a long way since those
days with attendances at many magic conventions and the development of
his own effects. He has created a comedy stage hypnosis act and has
provided technical assistance for cabaret and theatre shows. Stuart is
proud to be President of The Magi which has existed in Manchester for
well over a hundred years now. He is looking forward to his year of
office welcoming both existing and new members to the twice monthly
meetings held at the Irish World Heritage Centre. See
www.orderofthemagi.org.uk for further details of the society.
Geoffrey Newton PRO.
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