Number
13 - 23rd September 2000
The
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was repeated on Channel 5 last Saturday. I find
these productions a little soulless. "Booking Boxes" doesn't result in a great
magic show - booking "performers," and then letting them perform,
does. Two magicians did manage to shine through though: the brilliant and very
funny Michael Finney, and
Guy Hollingworth, presenting his stunning close-up magic. Even here the
production nearly got in the way of the performance as we were
"treated"
to unnecessary slow motion replays (reminiscent of a certain 60's movie)
that came dangerously close to giving the game away. Hans Klok (pictured) was
the opening act. Whenever I see Hans Klok performing I get images of
Trumpton's Windy Miller running through my mind. Hans is on again tonight
in his own show Illusions of the New Millennium, Channel 5, 6.50pm.
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Graham
P Jolley
(photo), David Berglas, and Derren Brown headline at this
year's MindMagic 2000 seminar (November, central London). Graham has an almost unique
ability in that he manages to combine mind boggling mind-reading with a
rapid-fire wit. There's no other performer quite like him in the World.
Not to be missed. For more on MindMagic 2000 visit the web site: www.mindmagic.co.uk
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Extreme
Magic is a new publication from TrickShop.com featuring over a dozen of today's most powerful street magic effects. Tricks
that you'll be ready to do anytime, anywhere. See this week's Cool
Magic selection.
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Dominic
Wood and sidekick Billy Nibbles present a new 13 part series of The
Animal Magic Show from Friday September 29th on BBC 1 at 3.55pm.
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Thanks to Mandy Davis who sent in a review of One Man and his Magic - Jack Delvin's show. This year's Reading Junior Day takes place on Sunday October 22nd see What's On for details. A very well laid-out American site that links to other world wide sites is Card Msg - do have a look (it is being expanded all the time). Kevin Gallagher has a 'Magician's Club Room' on his site that is also well worth a visit too: www.mystifier.co.uk. Have you visited the MagicWeek Contact Page yet? The often very funny Louis Theroux's Weird Weekends is back with Louis meeting up with a Las Vegas hypnotist - see TV Magic for details. If you'd like to link MagicWeek to your web site please use the link button below. Well, that's it for this week - we'll have some reports from the British Ring Convention next week I expect - see Back Issues for information on the convention, oh, and don't forget to watch Illusions of the New Millennium tonight at 6.50pm! Duncan Trillo. 23.9.00