Number 100 - 25th May 2002
RBM presents 'Two
Funny Magicians' live on stage this Summer: Danny Buckler and Mandy Muden,
at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. If you live
north of the Isle of White don't miss this one, definitely a 'must see' rating from
us. London previews: 9pm on
Friday 12th July at the Hen & Chickens Theatre in Islington (Tickets £6) Box
Office 020 7704 2001. And 10.15pm on Friday 26th July at the East Dulwich Comedy
(Tickets £6) Box Office 020 8855 0496. Then in Edinburgh at the Assembly Rooms
(Venue 3) from 2nd - 26th August. Box Office telephone: 0131 226 2428. 25.5.02
Arsenal striker and
World Cup competitor Thierry Henry is the new face of Renault Clio in an
advertising campaign launched on Friday evening during the first episode of the
new series of 'Big Brother.' The campaign was created by French advertising
agency Publicis, and features Henry searching for the meaning of "Va Va
Voom," the catchphrase used in recent Clio ad campaigns. Duncan Trillo's card
manipulations are seen at the start of the commercial, passing the "Va Va Voom"
test... The campaign is designed to make the car, traditionally aimed at women
(remember Nicole?), more appealing to men. "The new campaign is primarily aimed
at a younger, male audience and reflects the popularity of the sporty versions
of Clio." said Jonathan Wignall, Renault UK's national advertising manager. 25.5.02
David Blaine's Vertigo
stunt received excellent television coverage in the UK - popping up on the
lunchtime news on both BBC1 and ITV, and becoming a special feature on Channel
4's evening news. For his next outside stunt David plans to
perform a death defying feat from London's famous Tower Bridge. The full
one-hour show goes out tonight on Sky, see TV Magic If
you don't get Sky here's a link to some exclusive video footage produced by Richard Robinson's
AllMagicGuide 25.5.02
International News: The
Society of American Magicians are gearing up to celebrate their first 100 years
with their Centennial Celebration Convention which will be held at the
Hilton New York this Summer. Dates: Wednesday 3rd July - Saturday 6th July.
Bookings and more information:
www.magicsam.com Adults $225 Children $95.
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Magician
Brian Eammes can be seen acting as host and chairman in The Golden
Jubilee Music Hall this Summer at the Royal Hippodrome Theatre, Eastbourne.
For dates and tickets telephone the box office on 01323 412000. 25.5.02
The Nottingham Guild of
Magicians are holding a One Day Convention at the Arnold Leisure Centre,
High Street, Arnold, Nottingham on Sunday 21st July. With Lectures from Eddie
Burke, Russell Hall, Derek Lever and Duncan Trillo plus dealers
Goodliffe, Magick Enterprises, Mr E Enterprises, Practical Magic and Taurus
Magic. In the evening, in the Bonington Theatre, there's a full Gala Show
featuring Eddie Burke, Derek Lever, Duncan Trillo, Clive Moore and Illusionists
Safire (photo). Sounds like a great day! Tickets are £12 for the day only, or £15
including the gala show. For more information telephone Barry Perkins on 0115
9283080. 25.5.02
On Tuesday 21st May
history was made when the Manchester Circle of Magicians achieved a membership
total of 200 magicians. It is believed that this is a world record for a 'local'
magic club. The Manchester Circle has only been in existence for 5 months but
has regular attendances of over 100 at each meeting. Last Tuesday a team from
Blackpool Magicians Club provided a terrific night of magic with 6 spots of
Close-up and four spots of Stage magic to a very appreciative audience. For
more details
Click Here 25.5.02
If you've ever
struggled to understand magic instructions then you may be interested to
know that UK mail-order company 'The Magic Store' now have instructional videos
for many items in their range. These videos are free of charge, and are
currently in a CD-ROM format (suitable for PCs & Macs). They've just released a
brand new catalogue and you can obtain a free copy by completing the online form
at www.the-magic-store.com or by downloading a copy in PDF format from the website. 25.5.02
Carter Beats The Devil
by Glen David Gold has just gone into paperback and will be in
bookshops across the country from today. We've heard that close-up master Chris
Power (who normally only performs at private functions) will be presenting some
magic in the following London book stores today (Saturday 25th) to launch the paperback
version: Ottakers, Shopping Mall, Bromley, from 11.30am for one hour, then Warterstones in Piccadilly
from 1.30pm to 2.30pm, and finally in Borders, Oxford Street, from 4pm to 5pm. If you can get
along to any of these stores do - if not then it is also available from
MagicWeek in association with Amazon.co.uk
Click Here 25.5.02
More books: 18
months ago we reviewed The
Turk, Chess Automaton by Gerald M. Levitt. Now here's The Mechanical
Turk: The true story of the chess-playing machine that fooled the world.
Newly published and available now from MagicWeek in association with
Amazon.co.uk
Click Here 25.5.02
Marvin
Kaye inspired many a budding magician years ago with his beginners book The
Complete Magician. The Creative Magician's Handbook: A Guide to Tricks,
Illusions, and Performance is designed to turn the unpolished performer into an
entertaining magician. Featuring fail-safe magic, sleight of hand magic, card
tricks and mental magic, as well as the basic principles of showmanship.
Click Here 25.5.02
"In
his long-awaited first book, David Blaine offers a unique exploration of the mysteries and
history of the ancient art of magic. Mysterious Stranger brings Blaine's magic
directly to his audience. In the book, you'll find: Mind-bending tricks the
readers can learn to do themselves. Interactive magic effects. Mind-reading and
psychic techniques. David Blaine's unique perspective on the art of magic. A
copiously illustrated history of the art. Exclusive autobiographical background
and an insight into David's private world." Pre order from MagicWeek in
association with Amazon.co.uk now
Click Here 25.5.02
MagicWeek
is 100 weeks old today (which in dot-com terms isn't too bad!). Many thanks
to everyone who contributed to the first 100 issues, to all the advertisers who
keep it all ticking along, and of course to all our readers (you!) • There's a
report of the Zodiac Magical Society's Annual Dinner this week from Mandy Davis Click Here
• Tonight sees the last
night of a week of Monday Night Magic at the Gatehouse presented by
John Lenahan, see What's On for details • Marc Salem's Mind
Games has been extended by two weeks due to demand and will now close on June
23rd • The Milton Keynes Top Secret Day of Magic is just two weeks away now and is
always a popular event, again see What's On • Well,
that's it for this week, have a magic week, Duncan. 25.5.02