Number
968 - 12th January 2019
TV magician Ben Hanlin brings his critically acclaimed show
'Ben Hanlin: 50' to Midlands Arts
Centre for a limited run!
Ben has searched the globe, the history books and his own brain to find 50
fantastic magic tricks. He's added his own cheeky spin and presents them in this
fast-paced magic show! Ben's warm and fun personality have made him a regular TV
face, appearing in his own ITV2 show, Tricked, Celebrity Juice, Live at the
Palladium and most recently Ben Hanlin's Live & Deadly: Drowned.
Ben Hanlin: 50, Midlands Arts Centre, Cannon Hill Park, Birmingham B12
9QH (Map)
Monday 11th – Saturday 16th February at 7.30pm. See
www.macbirmingham.co.uk.
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Luke
Jermay: Intuition. Friday 8th & Saturday 9th February 2019, London.
Intuition is a strange thing and Luke Jermay is even stranger. Building
on his acclaimed debut show Sixth Sense, entertainer Luke Jermay
is back and better than ever with a brand new interactive stage show.
Intuition is jam-packed with phenomenal jaw-dropping demonstrations of
telepathy and prediction. Your mind will be read, your choices will be
predicted and your future will be revealed. Join Luke Jermay for a
funny, entertaining, emotional, controversial, uplifting, unique
experience, that you will never forget! Friday 8th and Saturday 9th
February 2019, at 7.30pm. Tickets from £12. Book online:
www.artsdepot.co.uk. Artsdepot, 5 Nether Street, Tally Ho Corner,
North Finchley, London N12 0GA (Map).
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An
Evening with Mandy Muden and her Cunning Stunts. Thursday, 14th February,
London. A rare chance to explore London's most secret, intimate and utterly
mind-blowing gothic venue, Simon Drake's House of Magic. Tickets from £17.50.
www.houseofmagic.co.uk
www.ticketline.co.uk.
12.1.19
Dick
& Dom Present The Great Wonderfest ~ A Family Festival Wonderland. Marvel at
the wonder of Music, Magic and Merriment. Live Acts, DJs, Magic, Mystique,
Family Shows, TV Stars, Vaudeville, Variety, Comedy, Cabaret and Big Games. VIP
Packages and Boutique Accommodation. Isle of Wight, August 1st-4th 2019. For
more info visit
www.greatwonderfest.com.
12.1.19
It's
magic for Berglas. Cape Times ran a story on David Berglas' MBE, and
David's connection with Cape Town's only magical arts organisation, the College
of Magic, a non-profit organisation that reported how thrilled they were on
hearing David Berglas' news: "David's generous philanthropic support has seen
the creation of many training facilities benefiting thousands of students and
tens of thousands of school learners who have attended the College of Magic over
the past 39 years. His inspiration, encouragement and recognition have played a
pivotal role in building our organisation internationally and from within,
strengthening our important transformative role among the youth of South
Africa." The College of Magic, brainchild of current director, David Gore,
opened its doors on February 23rd, 1980 providing desperately needed performance
arts training for aspirant entertainers from all sections of the community. See
www.collegeofmagic.com.
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Etienne
Pradier just celebrated his 15th year entertaining HRH Prince Charles at St
James Palace, together with good friends Jamie Raven and Alex Conrali.
Etienne writes how much everyone enjoyed the magic, and especially Jamie Raven's
stage act [by coincidence, see this week's
MagicWeek Video Archive to
watch Etienne assisting Jeff Hobson with his act, 27 years ago! DT].
12.1.19
The
Magicians’ Podcast. For the first time ever, a previous guest returns to The
Magicians' Podcast hot seat for a catch-up. Richard Cadell was the guest on
Episode 31 back in 2015 and shared his amazing journey from fairground ride
operator to stage illusionist, through to being the owner of Sooty & Co. In this
episode he updates us with what he's been up to since that interview and
discusses the exciting potential Sooty movie; how and why he decided to get back
into performing illusions, and subsequently closing the Blackpool Magicians
Convention Gala show in 2018; his time as IBM President, and what audiences can
expect from his 2019 UK tour 'Sooty's Magic Show'. Plus, Alan 'alt. mug' Hudson
returns, to chat all things magic with host Richard Young.
The Magicians' Podcast, listen now, via
iTunes,
Podbean
or
Spotify.
12.1.19
Amazing
Mysteries, Beccles Public Hall & Theatre. Following the success of A Night
of Mystery and A Cavalcade of Wonders, this magic trilogy completes with
‘Amazing Mysteries’, the latest offering from illusionist Chris North. Witness
some of the inexplicable curiosities that astounded Victorian audiences as Chris
takes a light-hearted journey through the unusual and bizarre phenomena that
helped define an era. As a unique feature of the show Chris is joined by ‘The
Victorian Enchantress’, a skilled sorceress, whose sophisticated magic and
illusion captivates all. Saturday 2nd February at 7.30pm at Beccles Public Hall
& Theatre, Beccles, Suffolk NR34 9AD (Map).
Tickets:
www.becclespublichall.com
www.ticketsource.co.uk.
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High
Jinx Magic, Illusion & Circus Show, Blackpool. Michael Jordan is pleased to
announce he will be returning to Viva Blackpool for his 8th consecutive season
with his High Jinx Magic, Illusion & Circus Show. Opening with a one night
special on Thursday 14th February 14th, ahead of the Blackpool Magicians
Convention, then on selected dates from July to November (see
www.vivablackpool.com).
The High Jinx Show was Blackpool's number-one family show on TripAdvisor
throughout the summer of 2018. Michael is currently preparing to support Richard
Cadell & Sooty on their Nationwide tour from February to June 2019. See
www.thesootyshow.co.uk.
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The
MagicWeek Video Archive. This week, the final
Magic Comedy Strip from 1992 starring The Pendragons,
Jeff Hobson, David Williamson, Rudy Coby, Joe Pasquale, Terry Seabrooke and Al
Carthy. This show went out on
April 27th. See
The MagicWeek Video Archive. To catch up with past weeks and the occasional
'bonus' video
Click Here.
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Magic
Extravaganza, Cambridge Guildhall, Sunday 24th February at 2.30pm. Cambridge’s
Pentacle Club is celebrating its centenary this year. As part of the
celebrations they are presenting this special show in aid of local charity The
Red Hen Project. The club will be wowing crowds with spellbinding miracles,
stage illusions, close-up magic, comedy and pulse-quickening danger. The show is
family friendly and suitable for all. As well as the magic on stage, there will
be strolling magicians to entertain and amaze on your arrival and during the
interval. Performers include professional magicians, and members of The Magic
Circle. This includes the charismatic Dr Bondini, plus JezO with his high-energy
interactive comedy magic. They are joined by Chris Kostecki and Will Bearcroft,
fresh from his success at the Edinburgh Fringe. Come along, enjoy the magic and
support a local charity. For tickets see
www.pentacleclub.com.
John Davenport.
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Paul
Megram (aka Colonel Custard) after a 5 year absence has just started lecturing
again. He has been asked by many magic clubs over the years and has finally
succumbed. Last time he lectured on the Business of Magic, but this time it's
'All About the Tricks' - ones that are suitable for family audiences. If you are
interested then email Paul directly:
info@colonelcustard.com.
12.1.19
The
Barely Methodical Troupe on Talking Tricks. Kane & Abel write: This week on
Talking Tricks, we are joined by contemporary circus company The Barely
Methodical Troupe to discuss their show Shift which opens the London
International Mime Festival this week. BMT co-founders Charlie Wheeler and Louis
Gift, along with fellow cast members Esmeralda Nikolajeff and Elihu Vazquez,
discuss their roles in the show, what led to them starting the troupe/joining
the troupe, why collaboration is key in contemporary circus and the narrative
and themes of their performances and why they are always open to audience
interpretation. They also talk about their previous smash hit Bromance and other
show Kin. You can listen to the podcast via
iTunes or
Podbean.
12.1.19
Mark
Leveridge Lecture - Kent Magicians' Guild. Bruce Graham writes: Our next
meeting is on the 29th January (7.30pm for an 8pm start), when we will be having
the completely new lecture from veteran Mark Leveridge. None of the items shown
will be for sale, which makes it a unique experience from a lecturer nowadays.
As usual, visitors pay a £5.00 fee, but members are of course free. Kent
Magicians' Guild, CIU Dunton Green Social Club, 159 London Road, Dunton Green,
Kent TN13 2TA (Map).
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Chris
Wood lectures for The Surrey Society of Magicians on Thursday, 17th January.
Adam Mosley writes: With over 40 lectures to his credit including an "At the
Table" for Murphy's Magic, Chris is an accomplished performer who runs The Magic
Circle Close-Up shows and is known for his insight and attention to detail when
improving effects. Recent talks at The Magic Circle have focused on topics such
as scripting, an exemplar on physical misdirection, impromptu card magic and a
masterclass workshop on clarity, rhythm and pace. His lectures similarly cover
in depth the why as well as the how behind some of the routines
from his working repertoire. This will be his second lecture at The Surrey
Society of Magicians. Members are free and visiting magicians are welcome for a
£10 entrance fee. The lecture takes place in East Horsley, Surrey at 8pm. For
full details contact Adam Mosley:
info@surreymagic.org.uk. See
www.surreymagic.org.uk
and
www.chriswoodmagic.co.uk.
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Magicseen
Advertising. From the publishers: Are you a magic dealer looking to reach a
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is uniquely placed to promote you to a wide spectrum of readers across the UK
and around the world. The magazine is printed in both the UK and in the US, and
is distributed as a quality printed publication as well as in a convenient
download format. Because it is a real magazine, it lies around visible in
people's homes for a whole two months meaning that your message is available to
be seen in the current issue for a long period, making the already reasonable
advertising rates even better value for money. The next issue (#85 March 19)
will be published early to be ready before Blackpool, so if you want to feature
in our biggest selling issue of the year, you need to act immediately and
contact
markleveridge@magicseen.co.uk in order to secure the limited remaining
available advertising space.
12.1.19
Mark
Leveridge Magic Web Offers January 2019. Each month Mark selects at random
two products from his range and offers them at specially discounted prices for
the duration of that month. These are not end-of-line product offers but items
selected from the core of his marketed range. Here are the Web Offers for
January: Audio Files Compilation 2. This 55 minute mp3 audio download
features the sound tracks from 6 Mark's Monthly Message video presentations
which members of Mark's online club E-Club Pro receive each month. Each track
covers advice, opinion and help on a specific magical topic, and in Compilation
2 the topics covered are: Approaching A Table, Deciding How Long To Perform
For, Expecting The Unexpected, Getting Great Table Reactions, Using Patter Lines
Sensitively and Working Close Up Outside. The second Web Offer is a
commercial card routine called Breakout. This comedy presentation is used
regularly by Mark in his current repertoire and requires nothing more than a
regular deck and a handkerchief to create several minutes of highly entertaining
magic. The routine is supplied as a TricKlipXtra Video Download. Full details of
both these Web Offers, including a dem of Breakout, can be found at
www.markleveridge.co.uk/offers.php.
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Click Here • Please remember the Friday 12 noon deadline for news
submissions - see you next week, Duncan.
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