Number 199 - 17th April 2004
Jeff
Salmon's Sleight of Mind premières at the
New End Theatre on Tuesday April 20th. "Sleight of Mind is a
mind–boggling journey into the power and possibilities of the human mind;
a tantalising puzzle that will leave you amazed and baffled. Using
psychological techniques, a–fast–as–light eye and a razor–sharp wit, Jeff
Salmon engages his audience with a series of mesmerising and utterly
mystifying mind games. With a mixture of applied psychology, misdirection
and showmanship, this is one man who can seemingly predict and control
human behaviour. You won’t understand how he does it – but one thing's for
sure, you’ll enjoy this fast moving and fascinating rollercoaster of a
ride which explores the human psyche." The production is directed by Luke
Jermay and Nick Einhorn and is sponsored and promoted by
Magic 105.4 FM.
From April 20th - May 22nd (phone to check dates and times). Tickets: £17,
concessions £13. Not suitable for under 12s. New End Theatre, 27 New End,
Hampstead, London NW3 1JD (Map)
Box office: 020 7794 0022. 17.4.04
The
Royal Mail will be issuing a special set of commemorative stamps to
mark The Magic Circle's Centenary next year. This is the first time that a
magic society has been honoured in such a way, acknowledging The Magic Circle's unique standing in
the world of magic. The stamps will be issued on February 5th 2005 and will
be eagerly snapped up by both philatelists
and magicians worldwide. The designs, which have to receive the
approval of Her Majesty The Queen, are being kept a closely guarded secret
until nearer their release date.
John Fisher, The Magic Circle's Executive Curator, who first approached The Royal Mail, said, "I am absolutely delighted that the society will be honoured in this way and I am very grateful that The Royal Mail have agreed to mark this important landmark in our history." Alan Shaxon, President of The Magic Circle, said "Since our foundation in 1905 we have strived to both elevate and promote the art of magic in all its forms. This prestigious honour is a reflection of our achievements during the first one hundred years of our existence." 17.4.04
Paul
Stone International presents Live from Her Majesty's - A Gala
Charity Variety Show on Sunday 6th June at 7.30pm at Her Majesty's Theatre
in London's West End starring Paul Zenon, Paul Zerdin, Wolfgang, Wally
Eastwood, The Overtures and the Alexis Brothers (stars of Cirque du Soleil's
Mystere Show, in Las Vegas) Tickets are £25.00 and £47.50 each.
Ticket hotline: 07818 455440. 17.4.04
Siegfried
and Roy are profiled on the Biography Channel on Sunday 18th
April. If you don't get digital or cable fear not... Mike Danata's Magic
Studio have The Siegfried & Roy DVD Collection in stock, a three
volume double DVD set including: Volume 1 "The Magic and the Mystery"
Volume 2 "The World of Siegfried & Roy" and Volume 3 "The Magic Box" (the
IMAX movie). Contact Mike on 01202 391666 to order. 17.4.04
Phantoms
of the Card Table, by David Britland and Gazzo, MagicWeek's Book of
the Year 2003, has just been published in a soft back edition and is
available from
Amazon.co.uk for just £9.09. Gazzo will be lecturing in the UK in May, see
What's On. To read the original review
Click
Here and to order
Click Here. 17.4.04
Paul
Zenon is in Countdown's Dictionary Corner next week, from
Monday April 26th. See TV Magic for
times. 17.4.04
Duncan
Trillo can be seen being introduced by Wayne Dobson in a brief
television clip from Wayne's ITV series A Kind of Magic in BBC1's
harrowing drama May 33rd this Wednesday, April 21st, at 9pm on
BBC1. 17.4.04
Martin
Breese has acquired the copyright and rights to the entire output of
books and magical instructions published by Harry Stanley of the Unique
Magic Studio. This includes all the rights to the Gen Magazine which
Martin intends to publish in volume form shortly. The agreement was made
with Harry Stanley's son and Rita Stanley, Harry Stanley's widow. Martin
also owns the Spell-Binder Magazine and this will be available in a couple
of weeks in three printed volumes. It will also be available in its
entirety in Digital form as the Spell-Binder Digital Magazine and will be featured on Martin's website
www.abracadabra.co.uk. Also, just released, an exclusive new effect by
Peter Duffie and Martin Breese The Phantom of the Wallet - and for
the first time they have a demonstration video on the website
Click Here. 17.4.04
Andrew
Lock, manager of Paul Daniels, has recently published a book called
"Magical Marketing". Whilst not aimed at magicians specifically, it
includes many marketing techniques that magicians can use to promote
themselves and their services and it's available from
Amazon.co.uk. 17.4.04
Steve
Gore won 1st prize in the Northern Magic Circle Senior Stage
Competition last Sunday. He also won the comedy trophy, originality trophy
and the Vice President's trophy for representing the Bradford Magic
Circle. In fact he is the first person in the NMC's 48 year history to
have won all four trophies together! Steve
plans to take the act to the IBM Eastbourne Convention in September.
www.stevengore.supanet.com. 17.4.04
Newly
formed magic club Magical Mayhem is doing well and now has 17
members. Their new meeting place is the Tavistock Suite, Sun Hotel, Sun
Street, Hitchin, Hertfordshire (Map).
The next meeting is on Thursday 22nd April at 7.30pm and their next
lecturer is John Derris on June 3rd (John will present his KISS lecture).
Guests are welcome and tickets are available in advance from Martin
Daubney on 01462 627503 or
martin.daubney@ntlworld.com. 17.4.04
"Unveiling
Houdini trick causes flap"
Click Here • "Derren Brown: You Ask The Questions. 'So whose mind
would you most like to be able to control? And could you use your powers
to tell if Tony Blair was lying?'"
Click Here • Hiding the Elephant is back in stock at
Amazon.co.uk... but hurry, they'll be gone in a day or two
Click Here • Martin Breese reviews last month's Klub Magic, in
Brighton, Click
Here next month's show is on a Sunday
Click
Here • Anniversary of Tommy Cooper's death. "Tommy Cooper died
on stage at Her Majesty's Theatre in 1984. Twenty years ago
Caerphilly-born comedian Tommy Cooper collapsed on stage in London."
Click Here • That's it for this week, your UK magic news is always
welcomed, see you next week, Duncan. 17.4.04