Number 183
- 27th December 2003
Roy
Horn's manager Bernie Yuman announced on Monday that the illusionist
is now home from hospital and is able to write notes. Horn suffered a
stroke after his tiger Montecore grabbed him by the neck and dragged him
off stage in October. Latest from the BBC:
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50
magicians braved the wrath of Robinson on Monday on BBC 1's Test
the Nation. Mandy Davis reports,
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Cunard's
stunning new flagship Queen Mary 2 sailed into Southampton on
Boxing Day. For her maiden voyage on January 12th, the 150,000-tonne,
1,132ft (345 metres) ship will take 2,620 passengers and 1,253 crew on a
sell-out two-week cruise to Fort Lauderdale, Florida. British illusionist
Jamie Allan will be performing his all-new show onboard. The Queen Mary
2 is the largest cruise ship in the world.
To view a plan of the ship
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Terry
Seabrooke will be appearing in Sir Norman Wisdom and Friends at
the
Civic Hall, Bedworth, on Sunday, February 22nd. Tickets are priced at
£18.50 and the event is almost certain to be a sell-out. More from
www.iccoventryco.uk.
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David
Blaine and Derren Brown both featured heavily in round-ups of the year
on both television and radio last week. The BBC reported "It had to be a
quiet year when one of the TV hits of 2003 was magician David Blaine
sitting in a box and doing nothing much for weeks." To read the full story
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27.12.03
A
MagicWeek 'Featured Performer Link' runs from January 1st to December
31st and costs just £20.00 per annum. It's a great way to highlight your
services to potential bookers. See the
Magicians section and then
Click Here to apply.
Alternatively,
CorporateMagicians.com, the UK Directory of Magicians, offers an even
better way of hitting your target audience.
27.12.03
Mark
Worgan, Terry Herbert, Chris North & Belinda (Photo) and Bertie Pearce
are all on Klub Magic on January 5th
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Here for details • Tom Lauten reviews
JBTV's latest release
this week: On The
Case • Paul Gordon has just finished filming
a series of TV commercials featuring his hands performing card flourishes
and moves. The ads will be appearing on Sky TV; dates when we have them •
Safire are live on stage tonight in Nottingham - see
What's On •
That's it for this week. Your UK magic news is always welcomed, best
wishes for 2004, Duncan.
27.12.03