Number 191 - 21st February 2004
Crowdstop.com is proud to announce
that they are now the official sole UK distributor for Spider Germany. As
well as supplying the current range of revolutionary Spider products from
stock, Crowdstop.com
in association with Spider Germany, have added an exclusive line of
professional staging products. Any magician who has ever turned up at a
dinner function to be told "you are performing over there" as the
organiser points to a hidden corner of a room with no staging whatsoever
will instantly recognise the value of this product. Spider MD Claus
Fleischhauer and Crowdstop.com MD Clifford Bradley will be on hand to
answer your questions on their stand at the
Blackpool
Convention this weekend… They'll be easy to spot too, as they’ll be a
couple of feet higher than all the others! The company will be announcing
the names of its UK dealers shortly. More details in MagicWeek soon. What
a great product! 21.2.04
Theodora
Children's Trust are presenting An Evening of Pure Magic at The
Magic Circle on Wednesday, May 5th, from 7.30pm. The evening will start
with a buffet and drinks in the clubroom with close-up magic, and parlour
magic in the Devant room hosted by the Theodora clown doctors. Then it's
on to The Magic Circle's excellent theatre for a show featuring top
professional performers from the world of magic. The evening will end at
approximately 10.45pm. Tickets are £90 each from Emily Ayres at The
Theodora Children’s Trust Office, telephone 020 7713 0044. Contact Patrick
Jacobs MMC, the trainer for Theodora Children’s Trust, on 01279 465550 or
email pat@barkingdog.co.uk for
more information. The Trust brings fun and laughter to sick children in
hospital by training and supporting "clown doctors" who visit
participating hospitals every week. Their visits have been shown to have a
positive impact on the children’s recovery and rehabilitation.
www.theodora.org. 21.2.04
Monkey
Magic series one (Objective Productions for Five) and Magick
series one (Objective Productions for Channel Four) have both been
short-listed in the Comedy category of the Montreux Golden Rose (Rose
D'Or) International Television Festival. Derren Brown Mind Control,
winner in the Variety category last year, has been short-listed once again
- this year for his Russian Roulette special in the 'Best Special'
category (Objective Productions for Channel Four). The winners will be
announced at the festival in Switzerland later in the year. Website:
www.rosedor.com.
Monkey Magic series two is currently in production, transmission dates
when we have them. 21.2.04
Richard
Leigh presents "Card Idol" at the Magic Cavern on Monday 26th April at
8pm. Richard writes, "Just turn up with a deck of cards or a short
close-up effect. Everyone will have a chance to participate. The judges
will choose a final, featuring six performers. You, the audience, will
choose the winner, who will receive two tickets to a top West End
Musical." Hosted by Matt Edwards at the Barons Court Theatre, 'The
Curtains Up', 28A Comeragh Road, West Kensington, London W14 9AU. Box
Office 020 8932 4747. Contact Richard for more information,
richard@falseimpressions.com.
(The venue is a two minute walk from Barons Court or West Kensington tube
stations). 21.2.04
The
Magic Gadget are now advertising with MagicWeek. This family run
business has been trading since 2003 and offer a great range of magic.
They write, "Customer service is phenomenally important to us. Without
exceptional service why should our customers stay loyal? It all makes
sense. If our customers are not happy then neither are we." To see their
full range visit
www.themagicgadget.co.uk today! 21.2.04
Chris
Dugdale had a busy year last year entertaining everyone from Her
Majesty the Queen to Hollywood film star Angelina Jolie at a United
Nations Ball. Chris is currently in talks regarding a new TV format...
watch this space! 21.2.04
The
British Magical Society have a lecture by FISM winner Henry Evans
lined up for Tuesday, 24th February, at Selly-Oak Ex-Servicemen's Club,
Selly Hill Road, Selly Oak, Birmingham. Tickets £5.00. For more
information contact Pat Cross, telephone 0121 449 5032. 21.2.04
If
you're heading off to Mallorca for your Summer holidays this year be
sure to visit Hooties Bar in Palma Nova, run by magic couple Andy
Charlton and Jean. Close-up magic is on the menu every night! For more
details, including directions, visit:
www.andyandjeansbigadventure.com. 21.2.04
Ian
Keable lectures at the Glasgow Magic Circle on Tuesday 9th March at
7.30pm (doors open 7.15pm), visiting magicians welcome. There is a small
door charge of £5.00 for non-members which includes a buffet. For more
information and directions visit
www.glasgowmagiccircle.org.uk. 21.2.04
The
John Derris lecture "KISS" (Keep it Simple Stupid) at The Magic
Circle, which was cancelled on 12th January due to the sudden death of
Jack Avis, has now been rescheduled for Monday 1st March. For details
telephone 020 7387 2222. 21.2.04
UK
Escape Artists (UKEA) is a new organisation set up by James Peters and
Stuart Burrell. On March 20th they will be holding a convention in
Chelmsford, Essex. For information, and to read about the aims of the
organisation visit:
www.ukea.org.uk. 21.2.04
Davenports
have just received stocks of the latest in the Lennert Green DVD series,
volumes 4, 5, and 6. Volume 4 showcases Lennart's work on false shuffles.
Volume 5 contains a potpourri of Lennart's innovative card work, including
items with a gambling theme, and Volume 6 features many of the sleights
and routines that have made Lennart world famous. For more information and
to order visit www.davenportsmagic.co.uk. 21.2.04
Congratulations
to James Harrington, this year's Northamptonshire Magicians' Club
Close-up Magician of the Year winner. James presented a 15 minute set with
a gambling theme demonstrating different gambling techniques including:
"real magic," psychology, and sleight of hand.
www.james-harrington.com. 21.2.04
Chrome
Productions Limited are television production company currently
looking for people for a new documentary. "We are looking for individuals
who, in their work environment would be considered boring and
uninteresting, with jobs that are much the same, but come the weekend...
just let rip!" (I know a few magicians who occasionally let rip!) If that
sounds like you, or you know of anyone who fits the bill, then you are
invited to email your contact details and a brief biog (or website link)
to
joel@chromeproductions.co.uk. 21.2.04
International
Magic will have a number of new releases on display on their stand at
the Blackpool
Convention this weekend including the JC Wagner DVD (this is the is
the live lecture recorded at their convention in December), and The
Magic of John Ramsay by Andrew Galloway the two volume set, now on
DVD.
www.internationalmagic.com. 21.2.04
Jonathan Creek
is back on our screens tonight (Saturday) in the second drama in this new
series TV Magic • Xtreme Close-up
Magic moves to the Strip. Steve Dacri's close-up show, with has
featured a number of British performers and is now entering its 7th month,
has moved to O'Shea's on the Strip. Additional shows have been added,
including a daytime edition. "We loved performing at the Orleans and we
are eternally grateful for the opportunity they provided us to showcase
our new concept. Unfortunately, the room was so small that we could only
fit about 40 people. At O'Shea's, the showroom holds 180, small by Vegas
standards, but perfect for my type of magic, especially with their large
screen video projection system which enables everyone to experience the
magic." Dacri added that he will continue to include guest magicians from
overseas as part of the shows • Malta's Vanni Pulè 'did lunch' last week
with Josanne Cassar in
The Malta Independent • Uri Geller can currently be seen on Five's
latest reality show every night of the week... bring back some unreality I
say! • That's it for this week, we're online a day earlier than usual due to the
Blackpool
Convention,
which is going to be great!
Your UK magic news is always welcomed, see
you next week, Duncan. 21.2.04