Number 244 - 26th February 2005
Derren
Brown - Something Wicked Comes This Way Tour 2005 will be coming your
way - book early to see this all-new show from the master of mind
manipulation. Box office numbers in brackets. March 20th: Brighton Theatre
Royal (08700 606650), 21st: Stoke On Trent Victoria Hall (01782 213800),
22nd: Kings Lynn Corn Exchange (01553 764864), 24th: Croydon Fairfield
(0208 688 9291), 27th: Hastings White Rock Theatre (08701 690108), 30th:
Portsmouth Guildhall (02392 824355), 31st: Salisbury City Hall (01722
434434), April 1st: Northampton Derngate (01604 624811), 2nd: Nottingham
Royal Concert Hall (0115 989 5555), 3rd: Hull New Theatre (01482 226655),
4th: Darlington Civic Theatre (01325 486555), 5th: Bradford St Georges
Hall (01274 432000), 8th: Dublin Olympia Theatre (01782 213800), 9th:
Belfast Waterfront Hall (02890 334400), 10th: Liverpool Empire Theatre
(0870 606 3536), 11th: Manchester Lowry (0870 787 5790), 12th: Buxton
Opera House (0845 127 2190), 13th: High Wycombe Swan (01494 512000), 14th:
Crawley The Hawth (01293 553636), 16th: Stevenage Concert Hall (08700
131030), 17th: Chatham Central Theatre (01634 338338), 19th: Tunbridge
Wells Assembly Hall (01892 530613), 20th: Leicester De Montfort Hall (0116
233 3111), 21st: Birmingham Alexandra Theatre (0870 607 7533), 22nd:
Birmingham Alexandra Theatre (0870 607 7533), 23rd: Barnstaple Queens
Theatre (01271 324242), 24th: Truro Hall For Cornwall (01872 262466),
27th: Southend Cliffs Pavilion (01702 351135), 30th: Worthing Pavilion
(01903 206206), May 2005 1st: Oxford New Theatre (0870 606 3500), 2nd:
Torquay Princess Theatre (0870 241 4120), 4th: Dartford Orchard (01322
220000), 6th: Reading Hexagon (0118 960 6060), 8th: Woking Ambassadors
(01483 545900), 10th: Cardiff St Davids Hall (02920 878444), 11th: St
Albans Arena (01727 844488), 13th: Skegness Embassy Centre (01754 768333),
14th: York Grand Opera House (01904 671818), 15th: Sunderland Empire (0870
602 1130). Derren can be seen on television tonight, see
TV Magic 26.2.05
South
Tyneside's 2nd International Magic Week
is just a few weeks away... Confirmed to date: Richard Osterlind, Michael
Finney, Jamy Ian Swiss (photo), Paul Daniels, Quentin Reynolds, Loki,
Martyn James & Co, Pat & Tanya Fallon and Jon Allen. At the
Little Haven Hotel. This year's convention features
a voice coach workshop and a midnight show on Saturday with
Michael Finney for magicians only (limited places - first come
first served). The two main gala shows will be held at the Customs House
Theatre, Mill Dam, South Shields. Extra tickets for friends or family can
be booked direct from the theatre, telephone 0191 4541234. For a
convention registration form email and more information:
Click Here. 26.2.05
Derren
Brown's 2004 series Trick of the Mind (Objective Productions for Channel 4)
has just been nominated by the
Royal
Television Society for a 'Best Entertainment' award alongside BBC1's
Strictly Come Dancing and Ant and Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway
(ITV). The awards will be presented on March 15th at London's Grosvenor
House Hotel. (Derren placed the winner's name in a sealed envelope...). 26.2.05
Gycklaren
Magic Marketing AB, Sweden's largest magic company, are now
advertising with MagicWeek. The company was founded in 1982 by Gay and
Birgitta Ljungberg and now stock over 1000 different items. Their Magic
Centre in Halmstad, Sweden, is a modern 550 square meter building, housing
a warehouse and production facility. Every month they stage magic
lectures, and welcome visiting magicians. Gay Ljungberg will be know to
many readers as a regular judge at International Magic's annual close-up
competition in London. Gycklaren Magic, together with El Duco, run their own
annual Magic Weekend Convention in Lund, Sweden, every October. For more
information, and to see their online product range,
visit:
www.gycklaren.com. 26.2.05
The
Nottingham Guild of Magicians present An Evening of Magic and Illusion
at 7.30pm on Sunday 6th March at the Bonnington Theatre, Arnold,
Nottingham. Featuring Ying and Yang, Neil Haywood, Jonathan Orrell, Duncan
Trillo, Freddie Wilkinson, Second Time Around and Martyn James & Co. Email
Freddie Wilkinson for more details:
freddie@magichat.fsnet.co.uk. 26.2.05
Wayne
Dobson - The Celebrity Deck. New and exclusive to Alakazam Magic. The
Celebrity Deck will be released at the Blackpool Convention this weekend.
"We could tell you that it is a devilishly clever trick from the mind of
Wayne Dobson. Or we could tell you that it is one of the greatest ways to
give out your contact details ever devised. We could possibly mention that
it is a fabulously commercial piece of card magic that will devastate even
the most analytical of laymen. If really pushed, we'd probably divulge its
ingeniously deceptive ability to control the outcome of a 52-to-1 choice..." Find out
what it's really all about visit
www.alakazam.co.uk. 26.2.05
Secrets
editor Mandy Davis would welcome tricks for review for Secrets.
Dealers should email Mandy in the first instance, with details:
mandy@themagiccircle.co.uk.
Secrets is the official magazine of
The Young
Magicians Club 26.2.05
TrickStars
and Loki are jetting off to Stockholm next week to appear at a theatre
for two nights - the first night a magic show for the general public
and the second a special show for the Swedish Magic Circle. 26.2.05
Jack
Delvin presents "Delving into Magic" at The Cockpit Theatre, Gateforth
Street, off Lissom Grove, London NW8, on Wednesday 16th March at 7.45pm
(the first date in his new tour). The new show ranges from close-up magic
to stage illusions, including his latest "The Cabinet of Death." Although
Jack focuses on comedy he'll also be presenting a little mental magic
- "Magic of the Sixth Sense." An enchanted evening of magic and fun for
magicians, their families, and friends. All seats £10. Telephone 0207 258
2925 to reserve your seat now. 26.2.05
Keelan
Leyser discussed his new DVD Flirting with Magic on This
Morning last Thursday and gave a performance of his mind effect 2020.
Tony Curtis Magic will have a limited stock on their stand at
Blackpool and Keelan will be there on and off demonstrating it. 26.2.05
The Cheetah's Handbook, a new e-book
by (and it's quite a list of names to take stock of!), Jamie Badman, Andi Gladwin, Colin Miller, Kostya Kimlat, Tyler Wilson,
Liam Montier, Jack Parker, John Bodine, Rob James and Luke Dancy is
reviewed by Noel Qualter this week,
Click Here. 26.2.05
Scarne
on Card Tricks - John Scarne. "This marvellous treasury of card magic
presents the exact details of 150 professional card tricks - none of them
requiring sleight-of-hand dexterity - assembled by the world's number-one
card wizard, John Scarne. An authority on gambling and card tricks, Scarne
won renown for teaching professional gamblers how to sharpen their skills
and avoid being fleeced. For this collection of mystifying and effective
maneuvers, he reworked some classic card tricks to eliminate the need for
sleight-of-hand. Presented with simple instructions and clear
illustrations, plus suggestions for accompanying patter, are Houdini's
'Card on the Ceiling,' Blackstone's 'Card Trick Without Cards,' Carlyle's
'Piano Card Trick,' Milton Berle's 'Quickie Card Deal,' and Scarne's very
own 'Drunken Poker Deal' and 'Knockout Card Trick.'" Paperback, 320 pages,
Dover Publications. Available from Amazon.co.uk
Click Here. 26.2.05
Edward
George Brown a magical life - Paul Gordon, is published today. "This
112-page hardback book, with 60 photos and illustrations is a loving
biography of Edward G. Brown (1893-1947); possibly the finest cardman of
his generation. There is a section of Edward's card and non-card magic,
and exciting contributions by Wesley James, Peter Duffie, Daryl, Peter
Warlock, Roger Crosthwaite, Tom Ransom, Dai Vernon, Paul Gordon and
others. Aside from a preface by Martin Breese and essays by John Carney
and Roger Crosthwaite, there are chapters about P. Howard Lyons' Ibidem,
Willane's Methods for Miracles and, of course, Trevor Hall's The Card
Magic of Edward George Brown." Available from
www.paulgordon.net or Amazon.co.uk
Click Here. Paul lectures at The Bexleyheath Society of Magicians on
Wednesday 2nd March (telephone Mark Styles for details: 01689 818984). 26.2.05
Magician's
Magic - Paul Curry. "Known among veteran magicians for his invention
of many new tricks and his imaginative twists of old ones, Paul Curry
incorporated thoroughly engrossing material with a style that was truly
elegant. This book by a 'magician's magician' discloses the secrets behind
a collection of close-up marvels - including the author's 'Out of the
World,' reputed to be the best card trick of the past century." Paperback,
269 pages, Dover Publications. Available from Amazon.co.uk
Click Here. 26.2.05
Paul
Daniels to guest on BBC 'Faking It' style
show,
Click Here • MagicWeek 'Torn & Restored' warning!
Click Here • "Using Mental Magic to Entertain and Teach Communication
Skills"
Click Here • "Magic Doesn’t Just Happen, You Know"
Click Here • Your news and reviews always welcomed, see you next week, Duncan. 26.2.05