Number 581 - 13th August 2011
The
Jeff Hobson Experience - London, Tuesday 20th September 2011. News from Paul
Stone: Jeff Hobson is one of the Stars of the Palladium Magic Charity Show at
the world famous London Palladium Theatre on Monday 19th September. Without
doubt one of magic's greatest 'live' performers, Jeff will present a special
Lecture, 'The Jeff Hobson Experience' for one night only on Tuesday 20th
September at a central London venue to be announced shortly. Commercial magic at
its very best, together with terrific presentation and performance tips from a
master of comedy & magic. Numbers are limited to 50 people and tickets cost £25.
Anyone who has bought a ticket for the Palladium Magic Show can buy a ticket for
Jeff Hobson's Lecture for just £15. For Lecture tickets email
info@palladiummagic.com.
If you haven't already bought your tickets for Palladium Magic, don't miss this fabulous Show featuring a world class line-up of talent including Jeff Hobson, Hans Klok, Marko Karvo, Mac King, Silvan, Michael Finney, Erix Logan, Mikael Szanyiel, Paul Zenon, Nathalie Enterline and the legendary juggler Kris Kremo. And experience a piece of magic history being made as John Calvert makes his long awaited London Palladium debut at 100 years of age. It will never happen again ... so don't miss it! Check out www.palladiummagicshow.com for details and to book your tickets. 13.8.11
Kidology
UK the one day convention for children's entertainers organised by Albion
Magic and Practical Magic takes place this year on Tuesday 6th September at The
Civic Hall Wolverhampton. Once again a great line up of lectures, workshops and
dealers is promised. Here's what they said about Kidology 2010:
www.youtube.com. To book visit
www.practical-magic.com
or call 01691 690789.
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"Paul
Daniels and Debbie McGee on being godfather and goddess of magic world.
Currently starring at the Edinburgh Fringe 2011, legendary magician Paul Daniels
and the lovely Debbie McGee talked to STV about why the capital has 'the best
festival in the world'"...
Click Here.
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A
Magical Variety Show, Nottingham. "See some of the country's best magic acts
in an evening of live magic and spellbinding audience participation. Featuring
John Archer and Graham P Jolley the men who fooled Penn and Teller on Penn &
Teller: Fool Us, dance troupe The Mazeppa Cossacks, international
escapologists and illusionists Amethyst and one of Britain s funniest comedians
Billy Pearce. The Nottingham Guild Of Magicians are committed to the art of
variety theatre. They have produced shows at various venues in Nottingham for
over 15 years and now present their first show at the Nottingham Playhouse."
Sunday 23rd October at 7pm Nottingham Playhouse, Wellington Circus, Nottingham
NG1 5AF (Map).
Tickets (£15 or £12.50 Concessions) can be booked online at
www.nottinghamplayhouse.co.uk or from the Box Office on 01159 419419.
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Magic Night at Madame JoJo’s, London.
There's a fantastic line up of talent for
Magic Night at Madame JoJo’s,
on Friday, 2nd September. "Double dealing tricks, a psychic piano and
hilarious stunts! A show full of mind trickery where we fool you using
only a keyboard, a bucket and a trickster named Max..." See
Max Somerset,
Alan Hudson,
Matt Hennem (photo),
Mat Riccardo, Thomas Devoe and
Christian Lee!
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.
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Coming
Up: Magic. "The local branch of magic enthusiasts suspect their chairwoman
Felicity has some involvement in the death of their favourite magician. So when
she suggests a dramatic and spectacular finale for the society, the members
resolve to stop Felicity at any cost." Starring Jane Horrocks, 11pm on Monday
15th August on Channel 4. TV Magic.
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Marvin's
Magic School opens at the 02! With almost all of the remaining summer dates
pre-sold, over a hundred budding magician wannabes have attended Marvin's Magic
School at the O2 last week. Adults, children and families learned new magic
skills, with many performing at the end of the class. Co-founder Jay Fortune
said "The feedback has been amazing. Many of the our participants are shy, yet
by the end of the two hour secret workshop they are performing mind-blowing
magic in front of an audience. We taught business people tricks they can use in
meetings and presentations, and even had a tour guide join us to learn tricks to
use on his various tours. People from all walks of life are coming for the
experience, and we've also been able to point our younger magicians to apply for
a new magic show coming soon to TV." Latest news can be found at
www.marvinsmagicschool.co.uk.
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Nathan
Kranzo has just released three brand new DVDs! The hottest being
No Smoking Zone - watch the Demo,
Click Here. His
Comedy Magic and Mind Reading Lecture DVD has also received rave reviews as
well as his
EZ Add A Number DVD. Visit
www.kranzomagic.myshopify.com today!
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The
Home Counties Magical Society present a lecture by Matthew Garrett at their
meeting on the 18th August. "The venue is the Shinfield Parish Hall, School
Green, Shinfield, Reading RG2 9EH (Map).
Beginning at 8pm. Non Members are very welcome for which a charge of £8 will
apply. Matthew is the Magic Circle Close Up Magician of the Year for 2010. His
lecture will include his own Ninja+ trick, children's magic, mentalism, as well
as his award-winning act. A lecture not to be missed. Visit our website for more
details on 'How to Find Us' at
www.hcms.org.uk."
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The Cigarette and Trade Card Collection of the
late Chris Pratt (former Secretary and Vice President of The Magic Circle) will
form part of a Conjuring and Circus auction in London on Thursday 8th September.
The cards, collected by Chris over many years, relate to magic, puzzles, hand
shadows, optical illusions etc. and were lectured on by Chris at conventions in
both England and America. Also included in the sale will be items of magic
ephemera, some tricks and apparatus including the lovely Rings 'N Things
'Mandarin Transformation', together with a quantity of books and posters.
Catalogues will be available from Bloomsbury Auctions, London:
www.bloomsburyauctions.com.
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The
Event: For One Night Only! Magicseen Magazine presents 'The Event' featuring
two different shows, back-to-back, on Saturday, August 20th at The Pocklington
Arts Centre, near York: "Some of the world's most exciting magicians,
mind-readers and illusionists are appearing for a special one night only show!
World Magic Champion, Marc Oberon will be performing his incredible world
championship-winning act. Also appearing is hilarious mind-reader Graham P.
Jolley, who has performed all over the world with his side-splitting act. Top
illusionist Shahid Malik will be performing his famous 'cardboard box' illusion
which has been voted one of the fifty greatest magic tricks of all time by
national TV viewers. Shahid says he will also be cutting a lady in half in a
really unusual way! Two of the UK's top comedians: Sam Avery, and Dave Twentyman
make up the five headline acts appearing in the theatre show (7.30-9.15) Tickets
are £22. (£15 for U14's). At 9.30, there's also a late-night adult comedy, magic
and mindreading show in the comedy club bar featuring John Archer, Alan Hudson,
Sam Avery and Dave Twentyman. There are also one or two surprises planned for
the evening! Four headliners, plus special guests for only £13. Tickets
from:
www.pocklingtonartscentre.co.uk. Book your tickets now, as we are limited to
200 for the theatre show and 120 for the comedy club event."
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Steve
Dela is lecturing at the Leicester Magic Circle this Monday 15th August.
"Steve is the only two time IBM British Ring Close-up Champion so this is one is
not to be missed." £10 for non members, all visitors welcome. How to get to the
LMC HQ can be found here:
www.leicestermagiccircle.co.uk.
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Chris
Ballinger’s Redemption. WarpedMagic.co.uk are pleased to announce
the imminent arrival of a brand new multi-use trick direct from America
- Chris Ballinger’s Redemption: "This amazing kit can be used for covert
switches, visual restorations, card revelations or as a secret switching
device and all with little or no sleight of hand. Imagine people's faces
when their signed card is torn up and placed in their open hand. The
torn pieces and signature are seen until the last second when they
unexpectedly vanish from their hand. You turn over the top card of the
deck and find that it is their signed and restored selection..." Visit
www.warpedmagic.co.uk for more info and to watch a demo.
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Magic
Car Boot Sale. The next Magic Car Boot Sale run by Alec Powell of Albion
Magic will take place on Sunday 4th September at The Masonic Hall, Edward
Street, West Bromwich B70 8NT (Map)
starting at 9.30am (admission £4.00). This time anyone attending apart from stall
holders can bring up to three items to go on sale, the only condition is that
they must be complete and have instructions. For more details contact Alec
Powell on 07831 115448 or visit
www.albionmagiccompany.co.uk.
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Triabolical
by John Bannon and Liam Montier. "Triabolical is a brand new 50 page booklet
that contains 3 dynamite packet tricks, all of which end clean and examinable."
John Guastaferro said: "Bannon and Montier hit the trifecta with Triabolical.
It's scary what you get when you combine Bannon's mastery and Montier's devious
young mind. This amazing trio of effects takes Bannon's Bullet Party Count to
new heights. All three tricks are cunning, practical and surprising as hell."
Currently only available from
www.tricktastic.com in
the UK, or
www.johnbannonmagic.com in the USA.
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Sideshow
Illusions at Sheffield Fayre, Bank Holiday Sunday and Monday, 28th and 29th
August, 10.30am to 5.30pm, admission free, Norfolk Heritage Park, Sheffield S2
2PL (Map).
Jon Marshall and the Sideshow Illusions’ team will be presenting three Sideshows
at Sheffield Fayre 2011. Two being original 1950s shows, The Mummy, and
The Living Half
Lady together with the newly reconstructed Butterfly Girl that debuted at the Showzam
festival in Blackpool in February this year. These shows, originated by showman,
Jon Gresham in the 1950s and 60s are based on illusion principles that date back
to Pepper, Tobin and Dr Lynn.
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Scottish Conjurers' Association. It is with deep regret that I have to report that Hon Vice President Alan S Hodgson passed away peacefully at the Marie Curie Hospice Glasgow on Thursday 12th August. He will be sadly missed by all who knew him. Funeral arrangement are unavailable at the moment. George Fitzpatrick. 13.8.11
I Can't Believe It's Not Hypnosis. Comedy Hypnotist Jonathan Royle presents "I Can't Believe It's Not Hypnosis" a "Hilarious Adults Only Trance Illusion Show" on Saturday August 14th, Click Here. 13.8.11
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That's it for another week, many thanks for your news as ever, Duncan.
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