Number 148 - 26th April 2003
Ian
Rowland lectures for The Guild of Magicians Nottingham at 7.30pm on
Thursday, May 1st. This is a last minute change to the planned evening,
due to Ian's busy schedule. The lecture (on mind reading and cold reading)
will take place at the Ponds Hill Lane Arts Centre, Arnold, Nottingham.
Visiting magicians are welcome but they must be current members of a know
magic club, and will be charged a fee of £5.00. The rest of the Guild's
Summer programme is as follows: 15th May - Kenrick "Ice" McDonald lecture.
5th June - Steve Screen lecture. 19th June - Kevin Burke lecture. 3rd July
- Paul Gordon lecture. The club will also be presenting an evening of
magic on Sunday, September 14th. The following year they'll stage a
convention to celebrate their 65th anniversary. For more information
contact President Freddie Wilkinson: Telephone 0115 9614551, Email
freddie@magichat.fsnet.co.uk.
26.4.03
Paul
Kieve is the magic consultant on the new Harry Potter movie, currently
in production. As well as advising on a number of scenes he'll be making a
cameo appearance in a scene shot in the "Three Broomsticks pub." The movie
is scheduled for release this time next year, and is being directed by
Mexican Alfonso Cuaron - whose movie Y Tu Mama Tambien caused quite
a stir last year.
26.4.03
Vizage
are appearing in The Royal Hippodrome Variety Show at The Royal
Hippodrome Theatre, Seaside Road, Eastbourne throughout the Summer. See
What's On for dates. Box Office
telephone: 01323 412000.
26.4.03
Tony
Curtis Magic are now advertising with MagicWeek. Tony started selling
magic a number of years ago with a range supplied by famous Dutch inventor
Tony Anverdi. Since then he has been involved with Collectors Workshop and
has distributed effects for a number of other leading American magic
dealers. These days he lives in Thailand but still has a distribution base
in England. At the moment his website features a number of exclusive
effects, with new items being added over the coming months. Pictured
here 'Duel Match' - a clever and direct card routine from Tony's range.
Visit:
www.tonycurtismagic.com.
26.4.03
Michael
Vincent and Etienne Pradier have just returned from a trip to The
Magic Castle in
Hollywood. Etienne lectured and presented the close-up act that he'll be
competing with at FISM in July. And Michael took over the following week.
More performers have now been announced for
FISM 2003
including, from England, Wayne Dobson and Jon Allen.
26.4.03
Escapologist
Shahid Malik received some excellent press following his record
breaking escape stunt
in Glasgow last week:
BBC,
The Herald,
Daily Record.
26.4.03
The
Charles W. Cameron Memorial Gathering 2003 (also known as The
Edinburgh Gathering) is to be held over the weekend of 10th, 11th, 12th
October 2003. This is a biennial event covering Mentalism, Bizarre and
Storytelling Magic, attracting performers from far and wide. On Friday in
the early evening there's a buffet welcoming party. On Saturday the
morning is for the dealers and socialising. In the afternoon there are
lectures by Ronaldo and Micheal Diamond and in the evening another buffet
and an informal show featuring eight performers. Sunday is really for
sightseeing for those who are still in Edinburgh. Accommodation is all
arranged by Margaret Clark and averages out at around £20 per person, per
night, including breakfast. Registration costs £19.50 but tickets are
selling fast. Website:
Click
Here Email:
alex@dragonskull.co.uk.
26.4.03
The
Edinburgh Magic Circle are holding an Open Night on Monday, May 5th,
at 7.30pm in the Pleasance Cabaret Theatre Bar, Edinburgh. Tickets,
available on the door, are £5.00 each (last year's event sold out).
Featuring top performers from the Edinburgh Magic Circle and surprise
guests. Website
Click Here
26.4.03
David
Lang emails with high praise for Peter Nardi's Stealth wallet,
"If you want a 100% reliable, 100% natural looking 'peek' device I haven't
seen anything better." Visit:
www.alakazam.co.uk.
26.4.03
A
new magic forum has just been launched: Talk Magic, "A great place for
magicians to chat!"
www.talkmagic.co.uk. The forum also includes a very useful product
review section.
26.4.03
Paul
Gordon is offering his new book, Professional Card Magic Miracles,
together with his new video, shot live at The Magic Circle, for just £35
including inland postage (saving £12.00). The video was professionally
recorded and the book's a hardback, "Excellent writing and magic! - MUM
Magazine, USA." For more information email Paul Gordon:
natzler@btinternet.com or
telephone 01903 211785.
26.4.03
The
Masked Magician looms - Bank Holiday Monday, May 5th at 4pm on ITV. Breaking the
Magician's Code: Magic's Biggest Secrets Finally Revealed.
TV Magic.
26.4.03
Harvey
Keitel plays Houdini in Fairy Tale: A True Story on Sunday
evening on Five, see TV Magic • John
Derris has added more dates to his current lecture tour, and has recently
been invited to lecture in the States as well. See
What's On • This year's Northern
Magic Circle Easter Parade featured some really first class magic. We
have two reports covering two of the main events,
Click
Here • "A
quick-fingered Norwich youngster is hoping to pull off the biggest trick
of his life and become the outstanding Young Magician of the Year." (The
Magic Circle Young Magician of the Year heats take place this Sunday.)
Read the full story,
Click Here • Have you seen the new Honda commercial? "The idea for the advert derived partly from the old
children's game Mouse Trap, and from the wacky engineering of Caractacus
Potts's breakfast-making machine in the Sixties film Chitty Chitty Bang
Bang." To read the full story
Click Here To see it
Click Here or
Click Here • Did you spot David Copperfield at the fasion show on
Ali G in Da USAiii on Friday night? • That's it, see you next week, Duncan.
26.4.03