Number
1025 - 15th February 2020
The
Event 2020. The UK's premiere gathering for mentalism. From the
organisers: The Event is the UK's premiere gathering for mentalism. What
started four years ago as a Mentalism "day" at The Session has, by
popular demand, blossomed into its own event running September 19th-20th
2020, in Heathrow. Curated by Luke Jermay in conjunction with Vanishing
Inc. Magic, The Event brings together nine of the world's finest mind
readers and mentalists for an elite, intimate weekend of shows,
lectures, interviews, and surprises. Performers include: Lu Chen, Luke
Jermay, Michael Weber, Max Maven, Keith Barry, Marco Fida, Anthony
Jacquin, Timon Krause and Paralabs. This is already well over half way
to selling out. To book your tickets, please go to:
www.vanishingincmagic.com.
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John
Archer: Against The Odds - now on tour! Semi-finalist on Britain's Got Talent and
support act for Tim Vine on seven UK tours, John Archer finally takes to
the stage in his own one man show, Against The Odds. A rare chance to
see baffling magic with a dash of comedy thrown in, by the man who many
consider to be the best comedy magician in the UK today. The first man
to fool Penn and Teller on 'Penn and Teller: Fool Us' and a former
winner of the prestigious Magic Circle Stage Magician of the Year.
February 2020
21st Northampton: Royal and Derngate
28th New Milton: Forest Arts Centre
March 2020
1st Shrewsbury: Theatre Severn
7th Gloucester: Guildhall
13th Bordon: Pheonix Arts Centre
14th Colchester: Arts Centre
20th Stockton-On-Tees: ARC
22nd Birmingham: Old Rep Theatre
27th Barrow-In-Furnace: The Forum
28th Fareham: Ashcroft Arts Centre
April 2020
3rd Guildford: G Live
4th Folkestone: Quarterhouse
24th Harlow Playhouse
May 2020
17th Salford: Lowry
See www.john-archer.com for more info and to book. 15.2.20
The
MagicWeek Video Archive. A new magic clip or show every week! This week
the wonderful Tommy Cooper in a guest appearance on 'Entertainment Express' from
27th September 1983. See
The MagicWeek Video Archive. To catch up with more from The MagicWeek Video
Archive
Click Here.
15.2.20
One
Man - Many Friends, Haymarket Theatre, Basingstoke. From the
promoters: Ventriloquist Steve Hewlett along with many of his stuffed
pals entertain in a brand new show 'One Man - Many Friends' that's for
all the family. No age restrictions. This show includes Steve's future
Edinburgh Festival Show "Arthur Lager - Gets Real" as well as his
tribute to Sir Ken Dodd and much more. Sunday 28th June at 7.30pm.
Haymarket Theatre, Wote Street, Basingstoke RG21 7NW (Map).
Box Office 01256 844244. Website:
www.anvilarts.org.uk.
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Laura
London, President’s Night, Hull Magicians’ Circle. Jon Marshall
writes: The brilliant Laura London will be performing and lecturing at
Hull Magicians’ Circle as the guest of our President, Eddie Dawes for
his President’s Night on Thursday, 20th February at 7.45pm at the
Sailmakers Arms, High Street, Hull HU1 1NQ (Map).
Visiting magicians are welcome at a fee of £5. Laura's interest in magic
began when she was only 10 years old and just one week after her 18th
birthday, she became the youngest female member of The Magic Circle, 16
years later, Laura is a member of The Inner Magic Circle with Gold Star.
Initially concentrating on a wide range of close-up magic, Laura now
focuses on cards, and her exceptional skills have taken her to the
Edinburgh Fringe in a show she devised and wrote herself 'Laura London:
Cheat', receiving 4 star reviews across the board. Laura's TV credits
include ITV1’s 'The Next Great Magician' and 'Penn and Teller: Fool Us',
'The Magic Party' for BBC NI, 'Children In Need' and 'Playing Tricks’.
"It has always been a joy to watch Laura work, her sleight-of-hand
skills and dexterous abilities are not only as natural as they could
possibly be, but also gracefully wonderful to watch. She is without out
a doubt, one of the finest playing-card-technicians that I have ever had
the pleasure to have sat at the card table with." Daniel Madison.
"Laura London is not just a fantastic magician, she is a worker. The
material she performs in her Cheat Act has been refined and audience
tested for many years, all over the world. Laura's done the hard part.
All you have to do is watch, listen and learn." Chad Long. Hull
Magicians’ Circle, contact: Ray Burrell, 01482 887785,
secretary@hullmc.org.uk
www.hullmc.org.uk.
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Magic
Live, August 2nd–5th, 2020, Las Vegas. From the organisers: The
producers of Magic Live work year round to find new ways to surprise
you, to offer something unexpected, to create an environment for you to
share with new friends and old — and to send everyone home inspired. Not
your average convention... Yes, we book amazingly talented people, but
then we manage to get them to do things they normally don’t do at a
magic convention. Whether it’s sharing a personal moment during a
General Session or teaching the real work for the first time in a Focus
Session or performing a new piece onstage, close-up, or in one of our
special venues — these presenters and performers are willing to jump out
of their comfort zone to help build something special. For more
information and to register visit:
www.magicconvention.com.
15.2.20
Paul
Voodini lecture 'A Spirit Among the Magicians' at the Calder Bookshop &
Theatre, London. From the organisers: On the evening of Friday 28th
February, Paul Voodini will be giving his all-new lecture 'A Spirit
Among the Magicians' at the Calder Bookshop & Theatre in London. Paul
has gained a reputation over the past decade in mentalism and bizarre
magic circles, and in 2019 he was honored to receive a lifetime
achievement award by the Psychic Entertainers Association in the USA. In
this all new lecture he recounts the rise of Spiritualism in the 1800s,
the tricks and dupes employed by fraudulent mediums of the time, and how
these tricksters gave birth to the branch of magic known as 'mentalism'.
This lecture is also interspersed with Paul's own amusing recollections
of working in the 'spook business', making this both an informative and
highly entertaining lecture! Details at
www.readerofminds.co.uk.
15.2.20
Read
My Mind Ltd are proud to present our 'Master Peek' envelopes! A
custom made utility prop that allows you an easy, yet ultra deceptive
peek of anything written onto the back of a business card. The Master
Peek envelopes are expertly manufactured from a high grade Kraft Stock
material to match existing envelopes already on the market. The
increased thickness of the envelopes adds to their durability, creating
another high quality professional mentalism product as you would expect
from Read My Mind Ltd.
www.readmymind.co.uk.
15.2.20
Magicseen
Issue 91 is out now! From the publishers: The March 2020 edition of
Magicseen, which heralds the start of the magazine's 16th year of
publication, is jam-packed with entertaining and instructive content.
The cover stars are 4MG, the young magicians who, following their
appearance on BGT, are now forging a unique 'Boy Band Of Magic' career.
We get to hear plenty about how the group was formed and their plans for
the future. Magic has always looked to use cutting edge science in its
methodology, and we talk to Tony Chapek and Keelan Leyser about how they
have embraced computer technology to create some stunningly visual
effects. Megan Knowles-Bacon appears in Magicseen for the first time in
a major article, and we talk to her about her rise to Vice President of
the Magic Circle and the hurdles she has had to overcome in order to get
there. Plus...Martin Haderer gives a reprise on the busy magic scene in
Austria, a full 14 years after he last did it (!), there's a review of
the Session from January, we learn about an important two day event
being staged in Blackpool by Jeff McBride and Larry Hass, chat to Kris
Sheppard about the way he juggles his graphic design job with his
passion for magic, and of course there are Masterclass tricks to learn,
product reviews to consider and more. You can get your copy now by way
of a 1 or 2 year download or printed copy sub, or just as an individual
issue, from
www.magicseen.com.
15.2.20
Mark
Leveridge Web Offers for February 2020: Discover everything you need
to know about working commercial close-up when you purchase Mark
Leveridge's Strolling Magician E-Book, which consists of 128 pages of
detailed advice drawn from Mark's four decades of professional
experience, plus instructions for 18 routines suitable for this type of
work. Get this gold mine of a book at £6.00 off the normal retail price
if you purchase in February. The second web offer for this month
features a routine using a length of rope and a borrowed watch. A rope
is tied into a loop and the watch visibly penetrates so that it ends up
strung on the rope. Safety Catch comes as a Premier E-Routine
(downloadable PDF instructions with a link to additional online video
footage) and is available until the 29th February at 40% off. For more
information on both of these special offers go to
www.markleveridge.co.uk.
15.2.20
An
Evening with the Grumbleweeds: Comedy and Entertainment. Kyle
Sarocen writes: Our next Gathering is 'An Evening with the Grumbleweeds:
Comedy and Entertainment', an exclusive evening for all those wanting a
fabulous night out, held at The Grosvenor Casino, Great Yarmouth in the
stunning Restaurant on the 4th of March. Please reserve your seats for
this event as seating is limited to 50 by contacting Kyle on 07982
819727. The ticket price of £10 includes the famous Grosvenor Buffet.
Doors open at 7pm, evening runs 8pm -10.30pm approximately (intermission
at 9pm, hot and cold buffet served). The Kings of Comedy will be sharing
their years of knowledge and experience as comedians. With countless TV
appearances to their credit, including BBC TV’s 'Opportunity Knocks',
and their own TV series 'The Grumbleweeds Radio Show', along with
entertaining audiences at nearly every major theatre and seaside resort
in the UK, this duo are known by their peers as 'The Guv’nors of
Comedy', are extremely funny, and have lots of valuable information to
share. No matter what your style of performance, this is one 'magic'
lecture you definitely do not want to miss! 7pm on Wednesday 4th March
at The Grosvenor Casino, Marine Parade, Great Yarmouth NR30 3JG (Map).
15.2.20
Paul
Richards Lecture - Manchester Circle of Magicians. William Booth
writes: Paul Richards will be lecturing at the Manchester Circle of
Magicians on Monday 17th February. A chance to see and purchase some
unique magic only available at Lectures or Conventions; surely a night
not to be missed. Visitors are welcome with prior approval from the
President and a charge of £10.00 on the night. For more information and
details visit our website:
www.manchestercircleofmagicians.co.uk or email
contact@manchestercircleofmagicians.co.uk.
15.2.20
The
Illusioneer Presents - March Magic Mix. From the organisers: 'The
Illusioneer Presents', which is hosted at Belair House, a Grade II
listed Georgian manor in Dulwich, is a compendium of close-up magic,
casino magic, parlour magic and magical games, presented by the team of
Illusioneers. During the first half visitors will stroll around, drink
in hand, pausing at different magical performance booths to enjoy the
entertainment. After a short interval there will be an hour long set of
parlour magic acts performed by individual members of the team. Thursday
12th March at 8pm (doors open at 6pm) at Belair House, Gallery Road,
Dulwich, London SE21 7AB (Map).
Tickets are £20 via Eventbrite
Click Here.
15.2.20
Ted
Oldham Memorial Lecture and Chairman's Dinner, The Ulster Society of
Magicians, 21st March 2020. James Hobart writes: The Annual Ted Oldham
Memorial Lecture and Chairman’s Dinner of The Ulster Society of
Magicians will be held on Saturday 21st March at The Park Avenue Hotel,
Belfast – the successful venue for Belfast MagiCon last year. Fritz
Alkemade from the Netherlands will be lecturing at 2.30 pm and will be
joined on the After Dinner International Stage Show by comedy magician
Clive Moore from Derby and multi award-winning local Nikola Arkane.
Arrival and Close Up Magic 7pm for 7.45pm. Dinner and Cabaret Tickets
£34.50 (Children’s meals available for £24.50). Please book by
contacting George Bleeks before noon on 7th March, Telephone 07860
115611 or email
george.bleeks@ntlworld.com or by post to 114 North Parade, Belfast
with the names of your party and details of any special dietary
requirements. Payment to be made before 7th March by cash, cheque, bank
transfer or online at
www.online-usm.com/shop (where a small administrative fee will be
levied).
15.2.20
Potty
Paul’s Pondering on Prestidigitation, The Anglian Magic Society, 19th
February. Steve Majes, Secretary, The Anglian Magic Society, writes:
The Anglian Magic Society, Wednesday 19th February at 7.30pm: Potty
Paul’s Pondering on Prestidigitation, an evening of anecdotes, ideas and
a card trick! Paul always brings a fun energy wherever he goes, this
will be a great night of laughter and entertainment from an experienced
entertainment’s manager and performer. £1.00 Members - £10.00 visitors.
The Anglian Magic Society, The White Horse Inn, The Street, Trowse,
Norwich NR14 8ST (Map).
www.theanglianmagicsociety.uk.
15.2.20
The
lllusioneer Secret Studio. From the organisers: A brand new
exclusive show. This is a two-hour show with an interval presented by
Barrie Westwell. A special intimate evening with only 8 guests at our
Secret Studio in Herne Hill. Puzzles, Illusions, Close Up and Parlour
Magic at its best. Each show features one or two magicians from the
Illusioneer team, performing the closest of close-up magic taking place
in the Illusioneer's studio. You will be snug in the inner sanctum of
inner sanctums. Bring your own liquid refreshment - drinking vessels and
corkscrew will be provided. Nearest train: Herne Hill Station. Nearest
buses: 68, 468, 37. Thursday 27th February at 7pm. Exact location will
be given on purchase, but it's only 5 minutes from the centre of Herne
Hill. Tickets £25 via
www.eventbrite.co.uk.
15.2.20
Fergus Flanagan 'When I Grow Up, I Want to be a Magician'. BAFTA award-winning magician Fergus Flanagan makes his London debut with 'When I Grow Up, I Want to be a Magician', a magic show that shines a light on mental health and explores the trials and tribulations of being a working magician. Both previous dates sold out in a little over 5 hours! Tickets are now available for February 20th, 21st and 22nd at the Hen and Chickens Theatre, 109 St Paul's Road, Highbury, London N1 2NA (Map). Tickets www.unrestrictedview.co.uk. Also see www.fergusflanagan.com. 15.2.20
Potter
& Potter Auctions: The Magic Collection of Jim Rawlins. Our first
magic auction of 2020 is the third sale from the collection of Jim
Rawlins. Featuring choice association items - including treasures from
the careers of Harry Blackstone, Doug Henning, McDonald Birch, and
others - the auction will be filled with items in nearly every
collecting category, from unusual and rare props, to handsomely framed
posters, to uncommon ephemera, books, costumes, Houdinana, and
decorative objects.
www.potterauctions.com.
15.2.20
Tim
Stracey MMC. 9th April 1969 - 24th January 2020. Remembered by
Kieron Lefever, Mark Bennett and Emily Stracey
Click Here.
15.2.20
"Review:
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much-loved card magician who mentored many leading practitioners of
sleight-of-hand"
Click Here • "Mat Franco discusses his ever-evolving close-up magic show in
Las Vegas"
Click Here • "Behind the curtain: Criss Angel talks about son's journey,
magic and new 'Unplugged' show"
Click Here • "David Blaine To Star In ‘Unprecedented Live Event’ For
YouTube"
Click Here • "Keith Barry on life as a 'brain hacker'"
Click Here • Simon Rosselli reviews Myles Thornton's "Myles Per Hour
Lecture" this week
Click Here • "Now You See Me 3 is already underway with the same cast"
Click Here • "Scary Magician Throws Knife At Heidi Klum on America's Got
Talent: The Champions 2020"
YouTube
• "Underwater Shocker! Escape Artist on America's Got Talent: The Champions
2020"
YouTube • "Marc Spelmann: Creepy Magician X Sneaks Into Terry Crews' Home"
YouTube
• "Dania Diaz: Close-up Magician Serenades Judges With Story Telling"
YouTube
• "Paul Daniels’ magician sons wows judges at Britain’s Got Talent auditions"
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Click Here • "Who is Ben Hanlin? Meet the magician and Dancing On Ice
contestant"
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"New bar and theatre attracting 'best magicians in the country' could
open in Hockley"
Click Here • "February half term holiday fun at Blackpool Tower with
award-winning illusionist and magician Michael Jordan"
Click Here • "Britain’s Got Talent under water trick 'goes wrong leaving
magician in danger’ during Manchester auditions"
Click Here • "From the Archives: When Magician Doug Henning Returned to
Broadway in Merlin, Co-Starring Chita Rivera"
Click Here • "It's a kind of magic at Winter Gardens for annual Blackpool
Magic Convention"
Click Here • That's it, see you in Blackpool! Duncan.
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