Number 561 - 26th March 2011
'Palladium
Magic' - Meet the Legends. Paul Stone writes: I am pleased to
announce details of a unique magic event on Sunday 18th September which
is linked to the exciting 'Palladium Magic' Show. 'Meet the Legends' is
a very exclusive event at the 5 Star Hilton Courthouse Hotel on Great
Marlborough Street, just 30 metres from the Stage Door of the London
Palladium. The 'Meet the Legends' event will be from 1pm - 5pm, and will
take place in the superb 'Release' Preview Theatre and the Silk Room
inside the Courthouse Hotel. This will genuinely be an extremely special
event because you will have the chance to not only rub shoulders and
spend time with magic legends like John Calvert, Jack Kodell, Silvan and
Marvin Roy but to also hear them reminisce and talk about their
experiences playing the London Palladium. You'll have the opportunity to
chat to these legends and also to several of the cast of the 'Palladium
Magic' Show. Star names include Mac King, Johnny & Pam Thompson, Michael
Finney, Nathalie Enterline and Kris Kremo. There will also be a 'photo
opportunity' for everyone to have their photograph taken with the 'Magic
Legends' and the 'Palladium Magic' performers and to get autographs.
Light refreshments will be provided and also a special souvenir of the
event. There are only 50 places available - Tickets are £95. I
anticipate that the 50 tickets will sell quickly, so if you are
interested, please email
producer@palladiummagic.com to reserve your place.
26.3.11
Special
accommodation rates for Shenanigans, The Irish Magic Convention
which runs April 29th to May 1st in Dublin, are available until April
fools day! Shenanigans' headquarters hotel, the fabulous 4-star Crowne
Plaza Blanchardstown, have guaranteed rates for as little as €44.50 pps
B&B. Registration, which includes Saturday dinner and Sunday lunch, is
an unbelievable €110 and half price wives and girlfriends registration
is €55 (also includes Saturday dinner and Sunday lunch). Shenanigans
stars David Williamson, Jay Scott Berry, Peter Samelson and Paul Gordon,
with more to be announced. For full details visit
www.irishmagicconvention.com.
26.3.11
The Wessex Magical Association Convention,
Bournemouth - next week! There's just one week to go until The WMA
hold their one-day convention in Bournemouth on Sunday April 3rd.
Lectures will be presented by Jay Scott Berry, Romany, Phill Smith, Paul
Gordon and Tony Griffith and the close-up sessions will include local
card man David Carre. The Evening Gala Show will star Romany, Jay Scott
Berry, Peter Wardell, Phill Smith and The Wessex Dancers; compèred by
Paul Hyland. Dealers attending include: Adrian Sullivan, Jay Scott
Berry, Mike Danata’s Magic Studio, Paul Gordon, Phill Smith, Playtime
Balloons, Razamatazz Magic, Magic Tao, Wayne Dobson and Zane’s Magic
Shop. The WMA is celebrating its 80th year and the long running
bi-annual convention will be one of the highlights of the year. There is
ample free parking and hot and cold food and refreshments will be
available all day. The bar will be open from noon to 6 pm. Tickets
(include evening Gala Show) are £18 if booked in advance, or £20 on the
door. The venue, as in previous years, is the Kinson Community Centre,
Millhams Road, Kinson, Bournemouth BH10 7LH (Map)
www.wmagic.co.uk.
26.3.11
Mind-Messer
Kockov - The Stand-up Mentalist. Just back from lecturing in
Istanbul, character mind-reader Kockov (aka Jasper Blakeley) is rounding
off the month by performing his brand new show “Mind-Messer” this
Wednesday, 30th March, at The Glee Club, Cardiff Bay. With eight
original routines, this ninety minute show promises to showcase some
amazing mentalist effects, plus a world record memory attempt and
Kockov’s most dangerous stunt to date... Doors open at 7.30pm. For
tickets visit
www.glee.co.uk
www.kockov.co.uk.
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Magic Night at Madame JoJo’s - London.
Friday, 1st April - Magic Night plays the fool with a big trick, biscuit
guessing, chameleon birds, dancing ballerinas and the fastest tablecloth
trick in the world! Starring Morgan and West, Oliver Tabor, Mat Ricardo,
Madame Gallina and master conjuring compère Neil Henry. Then on Friday,
15th April Magic Night presents broken bottles, a saw, some very
delicate needles, strange cocktails, politically incorrect crooning and
levitation! Starring Phil Hasted, Max Somerset, James Pritchard, Frank
Sanazi and master conjuring compère Neil Henry. Magic
Night at Madame JoJo’s, Doors open 7pm, show starts at 7.45pm, Tickets: £12, show ticket
plus dinner: £22 Tickets can be bought via
www.ticketweb.co.uk.
Madame JoJo’s,
8-10 Brewer Street, London W1F 0SP (Map)
For more info visit:
www.magicnight.co.uk.
26.3.11
Time-travelling
Victorian Magicians, Morgan & West, are returning to the future to
preview their Edinburgh show at the Canal Cafe Theatre, London on
Wednesday 6th April. Come along to see some of their favourite material
from last year's Time Travelling Magicians mixed with some brand
new material. For their new show a strange series of events is forcing
them to mix deception with detection as they show off skills beyond
their standard fare of unparalleled precognitive powers and totally
genuine ability to travel through time... This is the first of four
previews, which will take place on the first Wednesday of each month
until August. Each preview will have a different mix of material, all of
which will have the Morgan & West hallmark blend of magic, wit and
whimsy. Tickets are a mere £8, or £6.50 if you're already a Canal Cafe
member via
www.canalcafetheatre.com or call 0207 289 6054.
26.3.11
G-Sharp:
The Anti-Gravity Sharpie by Steve Fearson. News from WrapedMagic: "www.warpedmagic.co.uk
are very pleased to announce the arrival from the USA of this
fascinating new mini-illusion which uses no threads, wire, magnets or
sticky stuff! The Anti-Gravity Sharpie feels and writes like an
ordinary Sharpie, except this one defies gravity. It's one of the few
suspension/levitation illusions that can be performed anytime, anywhere.
Watch the demo video on our website
www.warpedmagic.co.uk - orders are now being taken."
26.3.11
Close-up
magician wanted for Wonderbus days. Paul Zenon emails: We're
organising a Spring Tea Dance (on a loosely Jazz/Swing theme) for The
Wonderbus Charity that I set up a few years back (www.thewonderbus.org)
which organises days out and entertainment for older people; it will
take place on Friday 1st of April (no; really!) in Brighton and we're
looking for someone to do some close-up for a couple of hours from
lunchtime. Ideally it would suit someone local as there's no fee
involved but lovely food, drink and people and slightly increased odds
of getting to heaven. We run various events monthly, generally around
the Sussex area, and so if anyone is in interested in getting involved
at any time, please drop a line to Simone at
admin@thewonderbus.org.
26.3.11
April's
installment of Brighton's Absurdia Comedy Cabaret will be a
full-length one-man show from irreverent mentalist, Peter
Campbell-Wells. Pete will present his favourite mindreading stunts, and
will also offer a sneak peek at some of the material he'll be doing in
his upcoming Brighton Fringe show, 'Psychic?'! Absurdia takes place at
the Quadrant Pub, Brighton, on April 15th. Doors open to the public at
8.30pm, with the show itself starting at 9pm. Admission is £5.00 on the
door. Advance tickets can be bought online at
www.absurdia-brighton.com.
26.3.11
Magicseen
Taster Issue 7 is out and has the usual mix of a few items from the
current issue (No. 37) combined with a couple extracted from Back
Issues. Editor Mark Leveridge writes: Issue 37 cover star Ali Cook is in
Taster Issue 7 and we discover what he has been up to in the 6 years
since he appeared on the cover of our very first issue in March 2005.
Also from the current issue we offer you the full article on American
female mentalist Angela Funovits, who talks to us about her life and
work. Then from our back issues we include the first part of a major
feature on working magic in restaurants called Turning The Tables, plus
Daniel Lander lifts the lid on the strange world of Magic Box Unpackers,
those young magicians who buy magic and then post video of themselves
opening the parcels on YouTube! Taster Issue 7 is then completed with
the news page from the current issue as well as some of the product
reviews. Taster Issue 7 is completely free to download right now from
the Magicseen website at
www.magicseen.co.uk.
26.3.11
Simon
Ambrose: Charlatan. As part of the Brighton Festival Fringe 2011,
magician, mind-reader and escapologist Simon Ambrose presents his first
one-man show “Charlatan”. The show takes you through time and shows how
psychology, illusion and sleight of hand have been used for millennia to
part the unwary from their money. From the bunko artists of the
middle-ages to modern day psychics, Charlatan is part history
lesson and part magic show, laced with a generous helping of cautionary
tales. Simon will be presenting three shows on the 24th, 25th and 29th
of May at the Caroline of Brunswick in Brighton. All shows start at
9.30pm and tickets are available from the Brighton Festival Fringe Box
Office.
www.messwithyourmind.co.uk.
26.3.11
Magic
Table-Top Sale, York Society of Magicians. Friday, 20th May. Doors
open at 5pm for sellers and 6pm for buyers. Tables: £7.50, Admission:
£2.00 (free to juniors). Refreshments available. To book a table contact
Rex Stott, Secretary, York Society of Magicians on 01937 589727
janicestott@btinternet.com.
Venue: Wigginton Recreational Hall, The Village, Wigginton, York YO32
2PL (Map).
26.3.11
New
Primetime Saturday Night Comedy Show seeks magic couple. Endemol UK
email: "You and your partner could be the stars of a hilarious new
comedy panel show. Does your partner not understand your passion for
magic? Is an argument always on the cards? Are you fed up of trying
every trick in the book? Why not let our celebrity panel decide which
one of you is right? No issue is too small or ridiculous for us! Email
us now at couples@endemoluk.com
for an application form or give us a call on our hotline on 0333 577
7772 (Note: Don’t forget to leave your full name and number. All 03
numbers are charged at the same rate as 01 or 02 numbers. All pay as you
go mobiles will be charged at the local rate. Please also note we will
use your data for the purposes of selection for the show, but we can not
guarantee that you will be contacted.)"
26.3.11
Jay
Scott Berry presents his "Delicate Sound of Wonder" lecture at the York
Society of Magicians on Wednesday, May 11th, at 7.30pm. Visitors
£5.00. To book contact Rex Stott, Secretary, York Society of Magicians
on 01937 589727
janicestott@btinternet.com. Venue: Shepherd Group Social Club, 131
Holgate Road, York YO24 4DE (Map).
26.3.11
Welsh
Magician Stuart Watkins will be performing his award winning
close-up magic and stage show at Hollys Ball for Autism at the
Millennium Stadium Cardiff on Saturday 2nd of April. Stuart will also be
conducting a Q&A session with Gavin & Stacey stars Melanie Walters (Gwen
West) and Steffan Rhodri (Dave Coaches). Ticket sales have exceeded 300
so far, but there are still a few left at £40.00 each. They can be
purchased via the official website
www.hollysball.co.uk. To contact Stuart visit
www.livemagic.co.uk.
26.3.11
Peter
McLanachan -
www.thecardman.co.uk - is venturing into the Midlands to present his
“A Force Much Greater Than Luck” lecture for both the British Magical
Society on Tuesday 12th April and the Wolverhampton Circle of Magicians
on Wednesday 13th April. Peter's lecture consists of card magic ranging
from easy to intermediate skill levels and all magicians, whether they
specialise in card magic or not, can follow along, learning moves and
techniques as they go. Shortly after these lectures, Peter flies to the
USA to present his first American lectures, as well as to perform at the
famous invitation-only FFFF Convention in upstate New York. The lecture
at the
British Magical Society is at their headquarters at The Selly Oak
Ex-Servicemen's Club, 8 Selly Hill Road, Selly Oak, Birmingham, B29 7DL
(Map)
at 7.30pm. Peter's lecture at the
Wolverhampton
Circle of Magicians at their headquarters located at Wolverhampton
West End Working Man's Club, Merridale Street W, Wolverhampton, West
Midlands WV3 0RW (Map)
starts at 7.45pm. Visiting magicians interested in attending either of
these lectures should contact the clubs directly for more details.
26.3.11
Marc
Paul lectures at the Wolverhampton Circle of Magicians, Wednesday
30th March at 7.45pm at the West End Working Mens Club, Merridale Street
West, Wolverhampton WV3 0RW (Map).
Visiting magicians welcome (door charge £5), doors open 7.30pm. Contact
Mark Harrington 07779 608387 for more details.
26.3.11
Mario
Morris has just returned to his home town, Cardiff, following a tour
of
Italy where he was invited to present his lecture and show at Magic
clubs up and down the country. Wherever he went he received great
feedback from other magicians, and fellow performers queued to get his
autograph. Club Arte Magica in Milano gave him a standing ovation at the
close of his show and awarded him with honorary membership of their
club, on March 10th, for services to the World of Magic, a rare honour
indeed. Raul Cremona President of the Club Arte Magica said this was a
very important and enjoyable lecture and show.
www.clubartemagica.org. In 2006 Mario founded the School of Busking
which is dedicated to help aspiring performers in the art of street
theatre
www.schoolofbusking.com. Reported by Veronica Conway.
26.3.11
IBM
Gala Dinner and Star Cabaret. IBM British Ring President Keith
Cooper and his lady, Pam are hosting a Gala Dinner and Star Cabaret at
the Garden Suite, Tillington Hall Hotel in Stafford in just two weeks
time. (Saturday 9th April) The cabaret features Scott Penrose, Diamond
and Jade, Paul Dabek, Mandy Fletcher and a surprise. Tickets at £47 are
available from Keith Cooper on 0151 426 9270, or 07999 891211 or
kcc.attractions@btinternet.com. This is an ideal opportunity to show
your support for the British Ring so why not make it a weekend away and
incorporate a visit to the nearby Complete Working Shugborough Historic
Estate that is considered to be well worth seeing. Another date for your
diary is the Southport Convention from 22nd to 25th September and you
will find details of this on
www.magicconvention.co.uk. Geoffrey Newton PRO.
26.3.11
Home
Counties Magical Society Paul Pearman Cup. Keith Churcher
reports: The competition for the
Paul Pearman Cup took place on 17th March, and saw five of members
competing; Rob Bone, Steve Cantwell, Danielle Corbishley, Rob Gaffney
and Danny Jurmann. An appreciative and responsive audience were both
entertained and mystified by the varied programme offered. Judging was
in the capable hands of Martin and Katie Pearman (son and
daughter-in-law of the Cup's donor) and Robert Heinemann. The winner was
Danielle Corbishley with her delightful Victorian Style presentation and
the Pearman Cup was handed over, by Robin Maddy (President). All in All
- an enjoyable and satisfying Competition which showed very clearly that
not only has "Britain Got Talent" but that "The Home Counties Magical
Society has got Magical Talent". Further information about the Danielle
Corbishley can be found at
www.beautifulcreatures.org.uk.
26.3.11
Andrew
Van Buren & Allyson join Harry Hill in the West End. TV Burp's Harry
Hill will be part of the line up performing in 'The Horne Section' at
the Lyric Theatre for a unique event this Monday evening. Alex Horne has
gathered some of the UK's finest jazz musicians and mixed them with the
most exciting comics in the country to create what has been described as
“jazz-infused comedy”. Also featured, award winning comedians Jonny
Sweet and Tim Key, and human beat-boxer Shlomor. The show is at 7.30pm
on 28th March at The Lyric Theatre, Shaftesbury Avenue, London W1.
Tickets and more info:
www.london-theatreland.co.uk.
26.3.11
The
Order of the Magi (Manchester) held their AGM on 22nd March.
Geoffrey Newton reports: Mike Sharples was installed as President for
2011-2012. This is the second time Mike has held this position, the
first being in 2004. What has he been doing in between you may ask. Well
for most of the time he has held the post of Secretary and for the next
twelve months will be keeping both appointments, and they say only women
can multi task! The Magi is over 100 years old and meets normally twice
a month at The Irish World Heritage Centre in Manchester their
headquarters for 17 years now. Details of the society are on
www.orderofthemagi.org.uk. Membership enquiries are welcomed and an
application form can be downloaded from the site. The new syllabus can
also be found there. The society’s annual dinner took place on 19th
March and a report appears on the Review section [Click
Here]. Geoffrey Newton PRO.
26.3.11
An
Evening with The Vox Brothers at Portsmouth & District Magic Circle
is reported by Rod Newman this week, "The Evening with The Vox Brothers
promised to be a spectacular and interesting event. And so drew a packed
audience which left our club bursting at the seams..."
Click Here.
26.3.11
Dave
Lindill
www.magicdave.co.uk has successfully reached the regional final of
Britain Does Variety to be held at The Lighthouse Theatre in
Kettering on Sunday 1st May at 7.30pm. Tickets are available from the
venue's website
www.lighthousetheatre.co.uk or directly from David
david.lindill@hotmail.com.
David, who has been performing for 11 years, is excited to be appearing
at this fantastic venue and promises to present an amazing show to help
secure a place in the national finals and to be in with a chance of
winning the £1000 1st prize. For more info visit
www.britain-does-variety.co.uk.
26.3.11
Magicians
Cave Productions email to say that custom made product orders will
be held up for a few weeks as Paul is in hospital, but orders for
regular 'in stock' items will be going out as normal. A new showroom and
workshop will be opening in Darlington in a few weeks. Watch this space!
www.magicianscave.co.uk.
26.3.11
Ralph
Hall, February 13th 1932 - February 28th 2011, is remembered by
Peter Zenner,
Click
Here.
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Houdini
got Googled,
Click Here and "Video Game Expert Unlocks Secret Animation in
Google’s Houdini Doodle"
Click Here • World Magic Seminar 2011 - Summary Review,
Click Here • "'Magician' row won’t disappear"
Click Here • "Magician seeing history repeat"
Click Here • "Mind manipulator Segal tours East Anglia with hot new
show"
Click Here • Bolton Magicians Club have a new website at
www.boltonmagic.co.uk • Your UK magic news is always welcomed - see
you next week, Duncan.
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