Number
4 - 22nd July 2000
Maria Friedman, Lucie Arnaz,
and Joanna Riding play the three high-flying witches in Sir Cameron
Mackintosh's production of The Witches of Eastwick which opened at The
Theatre Royal, Drury Lane on Tuesday night. The $7 million Anglo-American
production stars Ian McShane as Darryl Van Horne (the Devil) but it is the
three witches that have been grabbing
headlines as they take off together at the end of the first act -
and fly out over the audience!
Are two dancing canes better than one? No. Would two floating balls be better than one? No! But three witches taking off together live on stage? You bet! After Copperfield's flying presentation I've never understood why other magicians would want to duplicate it, but here is the same 'effect' in a theatrical setting, performed for a reason, and as such it will shine. I should add that their flying is more theatrical magic than magical magic, with a completely different setup to Copperfields. For booking information see What's On. 22.7.00
Ron and Martin
MacMillan's 29th International Magic Convention (December 1st-3rd)
sees a change of venue for the Sunday events this year. The Sunday
day-time events (dealers and Close-up) will be held at The Congress
Centre, Great Russell Street, London W.C.1. Situated off Tottenham Court
Road it is just a few minutes walk from the old venue. This new venue has
separate rooms offering improved performance conditions for the close-up
shows. The evening show will once again be staged at Her Majesty's
Theatre, Haymarket. Always a great convention.
22.7.00
Joe
Pasquale will go on tour from March to June 2001 with 2001 - A
Magical Oddity. Pasquale is a brilliant live performer who combines comedy and
magic like no other. More details nearer the time.
22.7.00
Big
Brother, the Channel4 version of the European Big Brother has a
magic enthusiast in its midst! Whether we will see him performing any magic on TV
remains to be seen - as does how long he will last in the house. Big
Brother, Channel 4, also:
www.channel4.com/bigbrother.
22.7.00
TrickShop.com (already known to many magicians in the UK) have started advertising with MagicWeek. The site layout is very clear, it loads quickly, they have a comprehensive range of magic, and their service is first class. All orders to the UK are sent via air mail for one low flat rate. Do have a look at their range. 22.7.00
A number of new links have been added this week Card Flourishes being one of them - they're listed on the 'various' links page. 22.7.00
More News, Views (I don't mind a bit of controversy), Dates etc.. from individual magicians would really be welcomed, as would any Magic Show reviews. There will generally be two or three weeks News here - to find out what came before click the Back Issues button where a complete listing of previous news will be maintained. That's it! See you next week, Duncan. 22.7.00