Number
882 - 20th May 2017
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Coverage: Atlantic Theater Company Celebrates Opening Night of Derren Brown:
Secret
Click Here • "Derren Brown: Secret review – illusionist's US debut
bamboozles and baffles"
Click Here • "Derren Brown: Secret review: A thrilling spectacle of
psychological magic"
Click Here • "Derren Brown: Secret ★★★★★ by Tulis McCall"
Click Here • "Derren Brown: Secret. Members say: Entertaining, Clever,
Absorbing, Masterful, Riveting"
Click Here • "12 Off-Broadway Shows to Make Time to See During Tony Awards
Season"
Click Here.
20.5.17
"Ant
& Dec give Matt Edwards a shot at Semi-Finals! Auditions Week 5. Britain’s Got
Talent 2017"
YouTube.
Matt struck like a thunderbolt last Saturday and deservedly goes straight
through to the semi-finals thanks to Ant & Dec's Golden Buzzer. The
week-long live semi-finals start on Monday 29th May (see
TV Magic) and it looks like we are set to see
at least four magic acts in the semi-finals this year. Here's a preview of
tonight's razor-munching magician, from Shizuoka, Japan, it's Tanba:
YouTube. DT • "Suffolk magician
Matt Edwards ‘overwhelmed by love and support’ after Britain’s Got Talent
success"
Click Here • "Golden Boy. Who is Matt Edwards? Britain’s Got Talent 2017
Golden Buzzer magician who’s as ‘funny as Lee Evans’"
Click Here • "'We just wanted to help!': Magician Matt Edwards sobs with
delight as he finally gets his big break when Ant and Dec press their Golden
Buzzer on Britain's Got Talent"
Click Here • "Are Harry Gardner and Matt Edwards among favourites for
Britain’s Got Talent crown?"
Click Here. The live final take place all week commencing Monday 29th May,
see TV Magic.
20.5.17
The
Clairvoyants Tonight at the London Palladium. The Clairvoyants,
Thommy Ten and Amélie van Tass from Vienna, Austria, will appear on
Tonight at the London Palladium on Wednesday, 24th May: "Bradley
Walsh hosts the variety show, featuring the very first TV performance
from the hotly anticipated musical revival Annie, incredible
mind-reading from international award-winners The Clairvoyants and music
from legendary British blues singer Elkie Brooks. The star of Joseph and
former X Factor winner Joe McElderry takes to the stage, there is a
surprise visit from Brian Conley, and the British National Latin
Formation Champions Fever Formation show off their trophy-winning
talent." See TV Magic.
20.5.17
Conjuring at the Court – Thursday 25th May.
From the organisers:
On Thursday 25th May Conjuring at the Court offers a night of great
magic and comedy and a surprise celebrity performer! We can't release
his name... but you may have seen his spectacular magic making a huge
impression on Britain's Got Talent. He’ll be trying out a new effect for
BGT, so you can see it live at Conjuring at the Court first – without
those annoying camera cutaways and reaction shots!
The rest of the line-up is terrific too There’s the hilarious magic of Mark
Shortland; the original and inventive Jon Allen; comedy and mystery from
Stu Turner; and Norvil’s wonderful vaudeville style act, elegant,
sophisticated... but with a dark side. Stephen Barry comperes in his
usual exuberant fashion. The show starts at 8pm and runs to 10pm with an
interval. It’s in the lovely function room of the Drayton Court, 2 The
Avenue, West Ealing, London W13 8PH (Map).
Come early to enjoy a meal before the show!
Parking is free from 6.30pm. Tickets still just £11 in advance from
www.conjuringatthecourt.com.
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Beautiful
Magicians Club, June 2nd, London. From the organisers:
This time we have a TV Star, a member of Royalty, and a Playboy Cover
Star!
Following the sell-out success of our debut at the Brentham Club,
Beautiful Magicians' Club return to bring the finest magicians, music
and
world-class variety acts for a night of fun, laughs and wows!
Our beautiful line up:
Max Somerset,
Katrina Darling,
Kheski Kobler,
Jisu Park,
Diobo and
Mat Boden. Beautiful Magicians' Club, The Brentham Club, 38A
Meadvale Rodd, London W5 1NP (Map).
Doors 7.30pm. Show 8pm.
Age guide: 14+
100 seated capacity. Tickets:
Click Here. More info:
www.facebook.com/beautifulmagiciansclub.
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Modern Magic:
Jake Banfield, Saturday 3rd June, 8th July and 22nd July in London. Prepare to believe in magic...! Downstairs in the sumptuous
screening room at the Charlotte Street Hotel, an audience will have
their minds read, have their senses manipulated and experience some of the most
astonishing feats of modern magic. Sit down and relax as Jake takes you
on a journey of dapper deception, sophisticated sleight of hand and
mischievous mind games.
Tickets:
Front Row: £35,
Parlour: £25. Doors 7.30pm. Show 8pm.
Venue: The Charlotte Street Hotel,
15-17 Charlotte Street,
London
W1T 1RJ (Map).
www.modernmagic.co.uk.
20.5.17
The
MagicWeek Video Archive. This week, 'Penn and Teller's Magic and Mystery
Tour: India' from 2001, ahead of their UK tour, which starts on June 10th at the
Manchester O2 Apollo (see What's On). See
The MagicWeek Video Archive. To catch up with past weeks and the occasional
'bonus' video
Click Here.
"'We wish we could make Donald Trump disappear', say magicians Penn & Teller"
Click Here.
20.5.17
Eric
Jones UK Lecture Tour - last few dates. "Regarded by his peers as one of magic’s rising stars, Eric Jones
has made quite a name for himself in the world of magic. Armed with
cunning sleight of hand and a charming personality, he will astound you
with his digital dexterity. When Eric performs, cards fly, coins
multiply and audiences cheer! An award winning performer, Eric’s magic
has been showcased at the world famous Magic Castle in Hollywood, and at
NYC’s Monday Night Magic, the longest running magic show in New York.
Eric has appeared on television in 13 countries. Eric's lecture will
challenge you to look at your magic in a whole new light: discussing
ways to make close-up effects play to large audiences; re-directing
attention rather than misdirecting it and how to properly block/stage
your performances to both conceal methods as well as optimise audience
reactions."
21/05/2017 Cornish Magical Society - Visitors welcome. 3pm at Carnon Downs Village Hall,
Tregye Road, Carnon Downs, Truro TR3 6GH (Map).
www.cornishmagicalsociety.co.uk.
22/05/2017 Manchester Circle of Magicians - Visitors are welcome with
prior approval from the President and a charge of £5.00 on the night,
see
www.manchestercircleofmagicians.co.uk or email
contact@manchestercircleofmagicians.co.uk.
23/05/2017 Blackpool Magicians Club.
24/05/2017 Newcastle Magic Circle.
25/05/2017 Darlington Magic Circle.
29/05/2017 3SM Magic Society (South Staffordshire).
20.5.17
Quentin
Reynolds lecture at The Mercian Mystics Magic Society, Stoke-on-Trent.
Quentin Reynolds will be presenting his lecture at The Mercian Mystics
Magic Society in Stoke-on-Trent
on Tuesday 6th of June at 8pm.
Visiting magician welcome, £5.00 on the door. Venue:
Smallthorne Victory WMC,
300 Smallthorne Road, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire ST6 1RE (Map).
For more information email
andrewsherratt@themagiccircle.co.uk.
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Geoffrey Newton will present ‘The Key Ring Lecture’
at The Order of The Magi in Manchester on Tuesday 23rd May. Key Ring is the house magazine
of the IBM British Ring and since its inception in May 2015, Geoffrey
has been the editor. Together with a team of regular contributors he
produces a lively magazine. Many tricks have been published from contributors
including Ian Adair,
Hans Van Esha, Troyno, Cooper’s Magic Moments, and Barrie Horridge. In the lecture he will describe as many effects as time
permits covering cards, close-up, children’s and stage magic. Geoffrey has no
lecture notes to sell or anything like that but if you need further
information about any particular effect he will be pleased to email you
the details.
Door charge for non–members of The Magi. Further information from Mike
Sharples: secretary@orderofthemagi.org.uk 0161 287 7865.
www.orderofthemagi.co.uk.
20.5.17
Magicseen's Book Bonanza Weekend!
Magicseen write: Magicseen Publications has a small but
good quality range of books to offer, in both printed and download
formats. Place an order before midnight on Sunday 21st May 2017 for two
or more books and you pay the full price for the book with the
highest price, but for any further books or E-Books in the same order we
will refund you half the normal retail price. This is a great
opportunity to get your hands on printed books such as Congreave's
Curiosities, Crafted With Carey, Mel Mellers-The Travelling Trickster,
The Best Of British, The Man Who Would Be King, or to enjoy any of our
download publications such as Wayne Dobson's WD40 or Chris Rawlins
Roulette. To take advantage of this offer all you need to do is go to
www.magic.forgecom.info/magbooks.htm before the offer deadline
and place your order for two or more books, and we will refund to your
payment card the relevant discount amounts to ensure that your second
and subsequent books are given at half price. Please note: Magicseen
subscriber discounts still apply to this offer. So, if you are already a
Magicseen subscriber, you can order the books at your normal 20%
discount price, and we will then still refund you half the price you
paid for the lowest priced titles.
20.5.17
Merlins
Magic Auction
- Tomorrow, Sunday 21st May. Merlins write: Our annual auction take
place at the shop
Click Here tomorrow, Sunday 21st. There are
already 14 lots in, so come along and grab a bargain. Entry is just £3
but you must book a place in advance as space is limited. To book a space
Click Here.
A big thanks to everyone who came to Merlins Magic Festival last
weekend, and all those who made the day possible. It went really well
with everyone giving us positive comments, so will look at maybe doing
it again next year - we will keep you posted.
This week, we have a great special offer. Pre-order
Stab by Peter
Eggink for £19.95 before 29th May 2017 and receive a free copy of Pennies DVD (RRP £25.00).
www.merlinswakefield.com.
20.5.17
Steve
Dimmer 'Nuts & Bolts' lecture, South London Magic Society, June 6th.
Simon Rosselli writes: Steve Dimmer presents his Children's Nuts & Bolts lecture to South
London Magic Society on the 6th June 8-10pm. He explains many original
effects with props all magicians will have and also goes into the
practical side of being a children's entertainer. He explores how to
sell your services more effectively, promoting yourself at parties with
a view to getting more work, as well as how to make your shows more fun
with new bits of business and sub-routines. Also addressed is the
tricky issue of entertaining for the older child and tactics on the
thorny problem of how to keep the adults quiet! Interspersed with this
are original effects that he has devised for the hardest of audiences:
teenagers, which can be performed to audiences of any age. These tricks
have original methods.
Steve is an Associate Member of The Inner Magic Circle with Silver Star
and has won The Pip Ayres Memorial Trophy for Children's entertainment 8
years out of the past 10.
www.southlondonmagic.co.uk
£10 for non-members (welcome). London Magic Society, Clock House
Methodist Church Hall, Clock House Road, Beckenham, Kent BR3 4JP (Map).
www.southlondonmagic.co.uk.
20.5.17
Care
& Share Balloon Fun Days.
Graham Lee writes: The Care & Share Balloon fun days are still going
strong and are a great place to meet and network with like minded
balloon artistes. I am going down to Cornwall for the first time to
run a Care & Share day in June. Other dates throughout
the year are listed below. For any more info about the days please email
graham@balloonartwholesale.co.uk.
19th June, Bodmin, Cornwall. Lecturer Graham Lee.
3rd July, Sutton, Surrey. Lecturer Linda Truscheit from Germany.
4th July, Sutton, Surrey. Lecturer Doctor Bob from Wales.
5th September, Airdrie, Scotland. Lecturer Thelma Levett & Graham Lee.
7th September, Manchester/Birmingham. TBC.
20th November, Birmingham. Lecturer Sam Cremeens from the USA.
21st November, Birmingham. Lecturer Sam Cremeens from the USA.
For more information or to book on the days see
www.balloonartwholesale.co.uk/balloons/care-share-days.
20.5.17
'Introducing
Dr Nicholas Grimoire' - Nick Brunger lecture, British Magical Society,
Birmingham.
Andy Kirk writes: With this lecture you’ll be welcomed to the weird and wonderful world
of Nick Brunger. Dedicated to mystifying audiences of all kinds his
business is to entertain us by combining the ancient crafts of magic and
storytelling with a unique twist as he introduces his gothic alter-ego
Dr Nicholas Grimoire and his dark, spooky magic, mentalism and
storytelling.
Nick is a multi-talented magician and psychological illusionist who can
perform both close-up and on stage and is one of the UK's leading
mentalists. Best known for his 'Tales from the Darker Side' which
combine spooky story-telling with 'Derren Brown' style mind reading
effects and psychological stunts.
This promises to be a very interesting and different evening and one
that will be full of surprises. I look forward to seeing you all on the
night. To be held at: British Magical Society, The Avenue Club and
Lodge, Weoley Avenue, Selly Oak, Birmingham B29 6PP (Map).
May 23rd. Lecture
at 7.30pm (doors open all-day).
www.britishmagicalsociety.co.uk.
20.5.17
The Mark Leveridge May Podcast. Whether it's in the car on the way to
work or sitting at home or in the garden with your earplugs in, the Mark
Leveridge magic podcast is always worthwhile. This month it's a Podcast Special, in which Mark offers you three
Audio Files extracted from Mark's Monthly Message video presentations
which were originally given to E-Club Pro members. Here you can listen
to audio tracks which cover topics on how to approach a table, ways to
get great reactions from spectators at those tables, and finally, how to
judge the right length to stay at any given table. These advice audio
tracks are three of 12 that are normally available for purchase at
www.markleveridge.co.uk/audiofiles.php, but which you can listen to for
free this month in the Podcast. So, kick off your shoes, grab a cuppa
and enjoy 30 minutes of helpful audio by accessing the May Podcast from
either
www.markleveridge.co.uk/podcast.php or
www.markleveridge.podbean.com.
20.5.17
E-Club
Pro - Live! 2017-18 Version. A Lecture Like They Used To Be! The
latest version of Mark Leveridge's professionally presented club lecture
evening offers maximum value as it consists of a dozen varied routines
and ideas, every single one of which is properly performed and then
carefully and fully explained. And guess what - this is not a
thinly disguised 'dealer dem' that requires the club members to put
their hand in their pocket to pay for the props to perform the lecture
items, as there are no individual items for sale afterwards at
all! Yep, it's a lecture like they used to be! The reason is that the
magic in this lecture uses everyday objects or commonly used props.
There are routines with coins, cards, purses, Jumbo cards, silks, rope
and more, and the effects themselves are all practical and well within
the abilities of everyone except the total beginner. With magic to suit
a close up show, and walkabout, as well as parlour performances and
mentalism, there's pretty much something for everyone. All the routines
come from the Vintage Vault and The Teach In sections of Mark's online
magic resource E-Club Pro, hence the lecture title, and it provides an
entertaining and fascinating evening of magic for all club members to
enjoy. See the MagicWeek
Lecturers page
for more info and to book.
20.5.17
Leamington
& Warwick Magic Society Day of Magic. Mark Traversoni writes:
The Leamington Day of Magic this year is on Wednesday 14th June at the
Cubbington Sports and Social Club, Windmill Hill, Cubbington, Leamington
Spa CV32 7LN (Map).
The main lectures have been booked including Peter Turner, Max Somerset,
Liam Montier and David Tomkins.
The day officially starts on the Tuesday evening with a lecture from
Andrew Normansell for local magicians or those that travel up the day
before.
Tickets are priced at £25 pre-paid or £30 on the door which includes
breakfast for early arrivals, lunch, and weather permitting, an evening
BBQ. In the evening Peter Turner will perform on stage and we also have
the Midlands Champion of Champions Close-up Competition.
Full details can be found on the clubs website:
www.lawms.wordpress.com/day-of-magic.
20.5.17
Eric
Jones and Etienne Pradier. Magicians at the Half Moon, Friday 26th May.
Andy Clockwise writes:
Whatever it is you're doing on Friday 26th May, put it on hold and get
yourself along to see two international world class magicians perform at
Magicians at the Half Moon. Eric Jones (from America) and Etienne
Pradier (from France) have performed and lectured all over the world and
both appeared on TV's Penn & Teller "Fool Us" show - they'll be
performing for you next Friday. You must ring and reserve your
seat for this one as it's undoubtedly going to be a packed house and if
the room reaches its capacity and your name's not down, you're not
getting in. Doors open at 7.30pm and the show will start at 8pm with
show producer and compere Martin Cox holding court. The Half Moon, 31
North Street, Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire
CM23 2LD (Map).
Entry is still just £10.00.
www.halfmoonmagic.co.uk.
20.5.17
Steve
Gore Derby Magic Circle lecture. Paul Sharp writes:
Steve Gore makes a welcome return to Derby Magic Circle on Wednesday,
24th May, at Breadsall Village Hall, Derby DE21 5LF (Map).
Doors open at
7.30pm, ready to start at 8pm.
It's 5 years since Steve last lectured at Derby. He'll be presenting his
latest releases and non-released effects, explained in full. There are a
couple of his previous favourites in there, and one or two surprises too.
It's all easy to perform with something for everyone.
Come along and see why he's the 'Happiest Magician on the Planet!'
www.stevegore.co.uk.
A unique lecture, not to be missed!
Past members and visiting Magicians are very welcome at Derby. There is
a small fee of £10 payable on the night. Please contact our President,
Allan Humphries on 01889 590 975 prior to attending.
For more information about our programme for the remainder of the year
visit
www.derbymagiccircle.com.
20.5.17
An
Evening with Freddie "Parrot Face" Davies in York. York Society of Magicians will be holding a lecture by
Freddie Davies on Wednesday 14th June at 7.30pm at The Red Lion pub on the A59 outskirts of York.
Members of other societies will be charged £5.
For more information email gren.dowson@virginmedia.com.
20.5.17
Kiko Edinburgh Magic Circle
lecture. John Whelan writes: A lecture by one of Spain's top
magicians, Kiko, will be held at Edinburgh Magic Circle, Myreside Pavilion, Myreside
Road on Monday 22nd May at 7.30pm.
£10 for non members.
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Christian Engblom Lecture. Monday 12th June
at Liverpool Magic Circle.
£10 Admission. 7.30pm. All are welcome. Liverpool Magic Circle, Longmoor
Social Club, Longmoor Lane, Liverpool L9 9EN (Map).
www.liverpoolmagiccircle.co.uk.
Alan Singleton.
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Planning
next year's programme of events for your club? Visit the MagicWeek
Lecturers page!
20.5.17
"Jonathan Creek 20th anniversary: 20 things you may not
know about the classic BBC show"
Click Here "Bringing back the fez ... Tommy Cooper tribute
show set for Barrfields"
Click Here • "The Tommy Cooper Show returns to The Epstein Theatre"
Click Here • "Inside David Blaine’s secret downtown magic lair"
Click Here • "What Happened to Mat Franco – Recent News & Updates"
Click Here • "Magic is a great icebreaker, says The Road Trick
illusionist Adam Trent"
Click Here • "Ilkley magician wins trophy"
Click Here • "What it's like to be. . . a magician"
Click Here • "Finally, Someone Has Made A TV Show About A Disgraced
Magician Working With The FBI"
Click Here • And finally: "Ready, Sheddy, Go... Stunning Shed of the
Year photos reveal a backyard Tardis, fire station and boat shed are
among those vying for garden glory"
Click Here • "Magician hopes to conjure up votes for Shed of the
Year competition"
Click Here [to vote
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• Really pleased to see the success Derren Brown is currently
enjoying in New York. That's it for this week, see you next week, Duncan.
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