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The Adrian Sullivan Lecture
Anglian Magic Society
20th January 2015
Reviewed by Steve Majes
Originally from Egypt Adrian had travelled from Manchester to be with us on this
evening and he brought with him a big display or props and items for sale; this
immediately caught our members attention as they arrived. Adrian's philosophy is
to keep the magic as simple as possible so you can concentrate on having fun and
entertaining your audience. This shone through in Adrian's presentations for the
evening as he went through a variety of effects and subtleties answering any
questions and taking time to make everything very clear, so clear, that he had
many members up and performing effects straight away. Also Adrian gave out
lecture notes after each effect with all the details on, this was very generous
and a great touch; members could watch and enjoy the evening without having the
confusion of translating their own scribbles when they got home.
There was plenty for everyone in the lecture with creative twists on the linking
ropes and a nod to Dean's Box, a visual rope through body, a hilarious story
while dealing from a shuffled deck called The Story of Diamond Jack, a deceptive
prediction where a freely selected card from an envelope has its name predicted
on the back of the envelope, and "Is the lady coming or going" - a gag card (you
had to be there for that one!). Adrian explained the method behind his £1 shop
sand frame effect which had no sand, the forensic experiment where a retina
captured photo develops magically, the simplest magic square you will ever see,
a lie detector card trick that works itself, and a three card trick that had our
member Olly Day amazing himself as just with a few seconds explanation Olly was
up and running with this one. Adrian finished on a fantastic shuffled deck
revelation from behind your back and a brilliant full deck false shuffle adapted
from a Lennart Green creation.
After these effects Adrian did a short dealer demonstration of some of the many
items he had brought along, there were some great little effects that ranged
from £3.00 upwards; so something there to suit everyone's budget.
It really was a great evening and I thoroughly enjoyed every minute. Adrian was
so gracious and welcoming that I would have no hesitation in recommending him to
come back for another lecture in the future.
© Steve Majes, February 2015