Number
128 - 7th December 2002
Geoffrey
Durham's Little Miracles, his all-new one man show, goes on tour in
January starting with six nights of previews at the Wimbledon Studio
Theatre (Box office 020 8540 0362). His last one man show was so popular
that he is taking to the road again with a show that will be bigger and
more mind-boggling than ever before, from stunning close-up magic to the
levitation of a member of the audience! More dates will be added, but for
current dates see What's On. Geoffrey was
recently awarded The Maskelyne for services to British Magic, and is also
the Magic Director on the upcoming COOPER! Not Like That Like This
(see below).
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The Ulster Society of Magicians is
proud to announce that Max Maven will be lecturing in Belfast for them on Sunday,
January 19th, 2003. This is the second Ted Oldham Memorial Lecture
and will be Max's only lecture in Ireland. The cost is
£20.00. The exact venue and time are to be announced, but it will be early
enough for visitors to return home on the same day. For further details
contact the Secretary George Bleeks on 028 906 45795, email
george.bleeks@ntlworld.com
or visit the website
www.online-usm.com. If you've never been to Belfast, why not make a
weekend out of it? There are plenty of low-cost fares available,
particularly if you book in advance. The last time I saw Max work was at
the Opus IOM convention, where he was on top form. This one gets a
definite
"MagicWeek must see" recommendation.
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COOPER!
Not Like That, Like This opens at the
Oxford Playhouse on Monday 17th March. "One of the nation's most
beloved natural clowns is brought vividly to life in this remarkable
celebration of the great Tommy Cooper. All the familiar trademarks are
here - the fez, the laugh, the 'hats' routine, the bottle and the glass -
just like that." The show provides a behind the
scenes insight into a night in the working life of the manic magician.
We meet the perfectionist and worrier whose energy and anger, and doubts and
anxieties, were the driving force of the outwardly genial giant who died
the most public of deaths on live television before an audience of
millions in 1984. Since that day his popularity has never waned. Written
by John Fisher, Directed by Simon Callow, Magic Director Geoffrey Durham,
Choreography Lionel Blair, Starring Jerome Flynn. The show will also
play at Malvern and Plymouth before opening in the West End later in the
year.
7.12.02
Congratulations
to Shoot Ogawa, the winner of the International Magic Close-up
Magician of the Year Competition last Saturday in London. Shoot is
pictured here with John Fealey
who met Shoot whilst performing at the Magic Castle in LA recently, along
with Richard McDougall, and managed to persuade Martin MacMillan to book
him to lecture and perform at the convention. Excellent stuff. Shoot's
magic was the undisputed "find" at this year's convention, and his lecture will
be released next year on video by
InternationalMagic.com Shoot hails from the Wizards' Inn group, Tokyo.
7.12.02
Five
of Hearts Magic Productions are now advertising with MagicWeek.
Founded by professional magician Colin Rose in 1997 the company produce an
exclusive range of high quality magic effects and accessories using only
the finest materials. Each item is individually hand crafted in their
Lincolnshire Workshop. Colin Rose is a real perfectionist, and his
attention to detail shines through. Beautiful hand-made magic. Visit
ColinRoseMIMC.co.uk right now.
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Safire are featured in
Magic Profile for December. One of the UK's busiest illusion acts
- next year, once again, they go on tour with the Chuckle Brothers.
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David Penn
presents Let The Magic Begin! at
The Stables Theatre, Milton Keynes
tonight. Box
office telephone: 01908 280800.
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Paul
Kieve appeared on Blue Peter on Friday in the guise of a Victorian Magician called Mephisto for the "Blue
Peter Quest" and very good he was too! More next Friday at 5.00pm on
BBC1.
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The Norwich and District Magic Circle are
presenting a special magic show, Simsalabim! from the 2nd to the 4th
of January. It's the only magic show in the Norfolk area this Christmas,
with International Stage Magic, Close-up Magic and Live music. Tickets
are available from 47 St. Giles Street, Norwich, or visit their website for
more information,
Click Here
7.12.02
Tony
Russell AIMC was awarded Honourary Life Membership to The
Magicians Of Basingstoke, for his lifelong services to magic and the
society. Fay Presto presented the award which left Tony speechless, for
once! Fay performed amazing close-up magic in the bar, and the evening was
rounded off with a fantastic cabaret performance from Mike O'Brien. Tony
runs
PennyWiseMagic.co.uk.
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Case
Discoveries: Volume 1 by Nathan Newman is due to be published shortly.
The book takes a look at one of the most underestimated and unused
pieces of apparatus in magic: the humble card case. A prop that comes free
with every deck of cards and is "free of suspicion." The book features
12 simple effects that have a strong impact, has over 200 images,
and is spiral bound for ease of use. Available from
Alakazam.co.uk and
MagicBox.uk.com soon.
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Alpha
Magic International will be advertising with us from next week - their
range is expanding... until then see Cool Magic
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A
new Magic Forum for Magicians and Mind readers has recently been launched:
www.mindandmagic.com.
Already they have over 500 members and welcome new members. Ted
Lesley is a frequent contributor and Thomas Schuchhardt is the forum
Technician.
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One
of the pleasures of the internet is discovering new websites that are
"just what you were looking for." Not magic, but of interest to
Children's entertainers, UK based
PuppetsByPost.com offer an excellent range of puppets, from
traditional glove puppets through to larger "character" type puppets. I placed an order for some
glove puppets for Christmas presents and they arrived in just three days;
super quality and excellent value... Online ordering is fast and easy -
pay them a visit:
PuppetsByPost.com • Felix Productions are looking for a young
(under 28 year old) close-up magician (male or female) living in, or near,
London who would be interested in appearing in a short film. For more
information Email:
rellingham@clara.co.uk telephone: 07968 798899 • Daniel Nelson emailed
us an interesting link to
www.britishpathe.com
the world's first digital news archive where you can preview items from
the entire 3,500 hour British Pathe Film Archive which covers news, sport,
social history and entertainment from 1896 to 1970, including a lot of
magic clips • That's it for this week, see you next week, Duncan.
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