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Martin Peirce Lecture
The Merlin Magical Society
7th September 2023
Reviewed by Michael Wysockyj
I
am a member of the Merlin Magical Society in Potters Bar, Hertfordshire. We have
just (Thursday evening the 7th September) enjoyed a very entertaining,
informative and all-round-satisfying lecture by the inimitable Martin Peirce. It
was a lecture packed with commercial magic with clever non-intimidating methods
that are suitable for all skill levels.
What was presented was a collection of routines that were cranked high on the
entertainment value scale. It wasn't a lecture for those obsessed with
knuckle-busting moves. But it was a lecture for magicians interested in methods
that leave you with plenty of head-space to focus on presentation and
entertainment. It was just under 2-hours of close-up, parlour and stage magic
but to be honest it could have gone on for another hour and it would have
maintained my interest. The time just flew by. Martin is a full-time pro
magician so the stuff he teaches works in the real world.
And there was a great back of the room stall where you could buy tricks and
books by the man. This was a lecture full of the most accessible material I
think I have ever come across. See him if he is lecturing near you. You are
guaranteed to be inspired whatever your style of magic happens to be. Ten out of
ten!
© Michael Wysockyj (Voodoo Mick), September 2023