Number
940 - 30th June 2018
Edward
Hilsum is The Magic Circle Stage Magician of the Year 2018. Huge
congratulations to Edward Hilsum! Ben Hart was placed second and Megan
Knowles-Bacon third (photo by Mark Hesketh Jennings).
www.edwardhilsum.com
www.themagiccircle.co.uk.
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Russ
Stevens - Seminar #1 'Making your magic more successful - It's easier
than you think!' For the last five years, Russ Stevens has been
the man behind some of the finest magic on Britain's Got
Talent. He's helped create hugely successful careers for
James More, Jamie Raven and Issy Simpson, and in the process made Simon
Cowell a huge magic fan! Now, for the first time, Russ is holding an
intensive one-day seminar revealing the hidden secrets behind
his successes and how you can apply them to your magic too! This
seminar will cover techniques for all kinds of magic, including: Close-Up, Stage,
Cabaret, Illusion, Comedy Kids Shows and Mind-Reading. Registration numbers
are strictly limited on a first-come first-served basis. This
really will be a unique and immersive experience for all registrants. The seminar will run from 10am to 6pm on Sunday
19th August 2018.
For full details and to register visit:
www.russstevens.co.uk.
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Review:
Psychological illusionist soars on new Netflix special 'Miracle'.
"Miracle by Derren Brown is one of those shows that will leave audiences
spellbound. Without giving too much away, this is a show that deserves
more than just a passing glance. There is something in it for everybody,
especially since it is clever, witty, daring and entertaining. This
Netflix special is highly recommended for all fans of magic, illusion,
mentalism and Derren Brown. Miracle is solid from start to finish, and
it earns two giant thumbs up." To read the full review
Click Here. "‘Derren Brown: Miracle’ Review: Deception on the Stage
and Under the Steeple"
Click Here. Derren Brown: Miracle Official Netflix Trailer:
YouTube. See the incredible Derren Brown live on stage this evening
at the Marlowe Theatre in Canterbury:
www.derrenbrown.co.uk.
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Ben
Earl London lecture and workshop/masterclass, Saturday 7th July. Ben
writes: I will be holding a free lecture and a workshop/masterclass at
the Hippodrome Casino London in the Almas Room (first floor), on the 7th
of July. Both the lecture and the workshop will feature many new ideas,
techniques and routines which I have never published or explained
before! All attendees must be over 18 and have ID as this is a Casino.
Lecture (free)
The 1.5hr lecture (free for anyone to attend) will begin at 12noon. The
lecture will feature all kinds of card magic, coin magic and psychology;
including impossible card locations and some devious 'think a card'
material which I have kept for myself for many years. I will also be
giving some of my insights into some hidden secrets within Erdnase.
Email benjaminearl9@gmail.com
to reserve your place.
Workshop/Masterclass (£100 - now only 3 places left)
A 3hr workshop/masterclass will begin at 2pm (this is £100 per
attendee), which you can book now. Email
benjaminearl9@gmail.com for
payment details. The workshop will feature brand new ways to approach
the subject of card control, palming, switches, and how to drastically
improve the deceptiveness of ones magic technique. I will also be
covering aspects of my Neo-movement system and detailed ways to develop
better timing and flow with cards and coins. Here are a few of the
things we will cover:
• Produce any named four of a kind from a shuffled deck!
(New)
• A devious card in pocket routine with two freely named playing cards.
(New)
• Read a person's mind in the most believable way imaginable.
• A truly impossible card location... which happens under test
conditions. (New)
• Coin vanishes which look like trick photography... yet are
angle-proof!
• New ways to make all palming more deceptive and risk free! (New)
• New philosophical and technical approaches to card control (New)
• And much more!
Free refreshments will be made available in the break between the
lecture and the workshop... there will also be an evening meal taking
place afterwards (which everyone is welcome to attend in order to
continue discussing elements of the day). See you there! Ben.
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Introducing
Workerslounge: Workerslounge stock only magic effects and
accessories that are used by working magicians. We do not stock all of
the latest items that are released on a weekly basis! You will only find
items on our site that we consider to be ‘Workers’. All UK orders over
£15 are sent post free. Visit
www.workerslounge.co.uk today!
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The
MagicWeek Video Archive - A New Video Every Saturday! This week,
newly crowned Magic Circle 'Young Magician of the Year' Nick Rushton, on
Blue Peter, on 20th October 1997. See
The MagicWeek Video Archive. To catch up with past weeks and the occasional
'bonus' video
Click Here.
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Award
Winning Magician Anthony Quenten returns to the Museum of Witchcraft and
Magic, where, between noon and 4pm on July 15th, 16th, 17th, 29th,
30th and 31st, he will be performing his ‘Witchcraft Close Up’ outside
the museum which is located at The Harbour, Boscastle, Cornwall PL35 0HD
(Map).
This year he introduces his unique ‘Grade B 303 Wand’ (using a forbidden
spell can your child operate the 303?). Please note the Close Up
performances are weather dependent. During poor weather, Tony will be
attempting numerous ‘Blind Fold Walks’ around the harbour. For more
details see
www.museumofwitchcraftandmagic.co.uk and
www.anthonyquenten.com.
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Catch up with Countdown. Nick Hewer and Rachel Riley host as contestants race against the clock to pit their wits against vowels, consonants and numbers. Paul Zenon is in with Susie Dent. Last weeks' shows are being repeated this week, on Channel 4 - see TV Magic. 30.6.18
Lawrence
Turner Lecture, Northamptonshire Magicians' Club. Mark Paul MMC
writes: Tuesday 10th July at 8pm. A lecture not to be missed. Visiting
magicians welcome; £10 charge. Northamptonshire Magicians' Club,
Brafield on the Green Working Men's Club, 35 Bedford Road, Brafield on
the Green, Northampton NN7 1BD (Map).
www.northamptonshiremagicians.uk.
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The
July E-Video Newsletter. On Sunday, 1st July, the latest Mark
Leveridge online video presentation will be released featuring six
interesting sections of magic, advice, entertainment and opinion: The
Teach In - Mark explains an effect in which the spectator appears to
do the trick, and which is ideal if you are asked to teach a spectator
some magic. Top Tips - advice on promoting yourself via branded
give-aways. The Strolling Magician Unplugged - part 6 on how to
leave a group professionally at the end of your performance. Web
Offers - background details and information on a compilation Audio
File and a commercial card routine which are both on offer in July.
60 Seconds To Success - advice on how to avoid paying to promote
yourself and your shows. The Review Corner - John Breeds' new
kids' show book is in the spotlight. Access to the half hour online
video presentation costs a tiny amount, making it terrific value. You
can either purchase the latest edition on its own, or sign up for a year
and thus receive the latest issue as soon as it is ready on the 1st of
each month. For more info visit
www.markleveridge.co.uk/evn.php.
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Spellbound,
Ashmolean Museum, Oxford. Do you believe in magic? Even if you
don’t, you probably ‘think magically’ sometimes. We touch wood to stop
bad things happening, or take a lucky object to a job interview or exam
in an irrational attempt to influence the outcome.
This is the first exhibition to examine how magical thinking has been
practised over the centuries. With exquisitely engraved rings to bind a
lover, enchanted animal hearts pierced with nails, mummified cats
concealed in walls and many other intriguing objects, this exhibition
shows that the need to use magic is driven by our strongest emotions:
the need to be loved, our fear of evil and the desire to protect our
homes. While belief in magic and rituals can be comforting, it has also
led to the persecution of women as witches. This exhibition examines
both the idea of the witch and the reality of how women were accused of
witchcraft.
Even today, our tendency to think magically has not changed as much as
we might think. To illuminate the links between past and present,
contemporary artists have created new works inspired by the exhibition’s
themes. 31st August 2018 - 6th January 2019. Ashmolean Museum, Beaumont
Street, Oxford OX1 2PH (Map).
www.ashmolean.org.
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Celebrating
& Promoting the Wonderful World of Variety Entertainment! Keep
Variety Alive is a friendly Facebook group, intended for anyone
including performers and theatre-goers, who love the world of variety.
Let’s Keep Variety Alive! See
facebook.com/groups/KeepVarietyAlive.
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Magicseen
Issue 81 July 2018. It's sunny, it's hot, and so is the latest issue
of the UK's only independent magic magazine! Popular mentalist Luca
Volpe gives you the eyes from the cover and we do a thorough feature on
the likeable performer in this issue. We also talk in depth to the ever
smiling George Inglesias, and we are also delighted, after a ten year
gap, to catch up with former Magicseen cover star Magic Singh, who
proves once and for all that being on our cover does not finish your
career! Jez Rose is a fabulous corporate event speaker and organiser,
and he takes time out to explain just what is involved in the
competitive field of business public speaking. Children's entertainers
bring huge amounts of fun to the lives of their young audiences, and in
this issue we offer a selection of 10 different ways to add comedy to
your act. The Masterclass offers two more interesting effects for you to
consider, the latest slew of products are assessed by our experienced
review team, plus there's a Lookalikes page, a Dealer's Booth, letters
and more. So, cover yourself in suntan lotion, chuck the towel down on
the sand, and kick back to enjoy the latest Magicseen which you can get
direct from the publishers at
www.magicseen.co.uk.
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Travis Perkins Assembly 26th Ferrybridge Day of Magic, tomorrow, Sunday 1st July. From the organisers: Featuring a festival of delights, a multifarious array of magical merchants and the delightful talents of Epsie Havercott, Master Showman Jon Marshall, talented young magician Joe Mein and Wizardry Entertainment from Carl Royle. With Lecturettes and the Showette, Dealers and Traders, the day looks like it will be another great day! Venue is The Community Centre, The Square, Ferrybridge, West Yorkshire WF11 8PQ (Map). Doors open at 9.45am and the day closes at 5pm. Entrance is £6.00. For more information please visit our Facebook page: Ferrybridge Day of Magic, contact the Travis Perkins Assembly on 01904 709500 or email Michael Shepherd gmfs.msm@gmail.com or Danny Hunt info@amethystmagic.com. 30.6.18
Britain's Greatest Magician: Paul Daniels is being repeated on Channel 5 on Saturday 7th July. "Documentary about Britain's greatest ever magician. Archive footage and testimony from peers and friends is combined to illustrate how a magic-obsessed youngster from Middlesbrough grew to become the master of illusion, and brought magic to the masses on prime time TV, in a career that spanned nearly 50 years. Contributors include Debbie McGee, Stephen Mulhern, David Copperfield, and Penn and Teller." (I think this first went out as "Paul Daniels: My Life in Magic". DT.) See TV Magic. 30.6.18
The
Gathering, Great Yarmouth. Stephen Bolam and Kyle Sarocen write: Our next gathering will be
at 7.30pm on Tuesday July 3rd, at The Grosvenor Casino,
Great Yarmouth NR30 3JG (Map). The aim of the
evenings is to allow magicians to meet and socialise, and exchange ideas, in a
relaxed atmosphere. Our social evenings are free of charge and you will be able to buy drinks from the bar.
The evening starts at 7.30pm, so come along and
enjoy the atmosphere.
If anyone wants to come along, please email
thegathering@mail.com or you can
phone Kyle on 07982 819727 for further information.
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Book
a magic lecturer for your club. Visit the MagicWeek
Lecturers page!
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Bob
Wormley. Mal Sanderson, Welfare Officer, York Society of Magicians
writes: Bob Wormley, one of the founder members of the York Society of
Magicians, passed away peacefully at York District Hospital. His funeral
will take place on Thursday 5th July at 1pm at York Crematorium YO23
2QD. In keeping with the wishes, the service will be a celebration and
reflection of his life. His son Karl has asked for mourners to wear
comfortable and colourful clothes, nothing too sombre or formal. After
the service has finished you are warmly invited to make your way to the
Marcia Inn, Main Street, Bishopthorpe YO23 2RA. In lieu of flowers
donations to St Leonards Hospice in York, a charity which Bob supported.
Can you please send Karl Wormley a message or ring if you are attending:
07713 174864 / 01757 249927
karl@saunters.demon.co.uk.
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Master of Modern Magic"
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The
David Berglas Digital Scrapbooks: "Pioneers Magic on Television"
YouTube •
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Click Here • "Watch South African Magician Wian Blow Them Away"
Click Here • "Magician Shows Off Magnificent Sleight of Hand"
Click Here • "See this ‘Illusionists’ magician combine time travel
and boy band dance moves in ‘The Magic of Adam Trent’"
Click Here • "European magician Joe Labero talks Inferno: The Fire
Spectacular"
Click Here • And finally, not magic, but hey: 'First Man' Official
Trailer
YouTube • Hope you all have a good weekend. Your UK magic news is
always welcomed. See you next week, Duncan.
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