Number
1091 - Saturday 22nd May 2021
Wonderment,
magical lineup revealed... Palace Theatre, Shaftsbury Avenue, London, 16th
July - 30th August. From the producers: Five incredible acts. A
vaudevillian journey of illusion. Wonderment brings its magic to the
West End this Summer. Wonderment brings together some of the greatest
illusionists live on stage in a breathtaking display of magic and
illusion that will electrify, surprise and leave theatregoers in awe at
what they are seeing.
Wonderment gives a fresh, dynamic and thrilling spin on one of the
greatest historical art forms, magic. Five acts will appear at each
performance and showcase their incredible talents. The acts are the
multi award-winning Mind Reader and TV star Chris Cox, star of Britain’s
Got Talent Josephine Lee, stage illusionists Young & Strange and Magic
Circle Champion Edward Hilsum. Maz Olayiwola and Symoneì are our 5th
act, each playing selective performances during the run. Maz is an
international hula hooper and Symoneì combines hula hooping, roller
skating and dance, they both currently hold a Guinness World Record with
their hoop troupe, Marawa’s Majorettes. Step inside the wonderous Palace
Theatre and be transported to a variety performance like no other where
the audiences are an integral part of the show – comedy, illusion,
magic, entertainment and mystery make it a fun night for all the family.
You’ll be amazed, entertained and puzzled as this show like no other has
to be seen to be believed! Palace Theatre, Shaftsbury Avenue, London,
16th July - 30th August.
www.wondermentlive.com.
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X-treme
Magic, The Auditorium, M&S Bank Arena Liverpool - this evening!
From the producers: The World’s Most Dangerous Thrill Show! X-treme
Magic will deliver a non-stop adrenaline rush. It’s a show packed
with magic, death defying stunts and amazing special effects. Starring
master illusionist Richard Cadell who has performed to sold out theatres
across the country. Joining Richard will be a full supporting cast of
magicians, fire artistes, speciality acts and dancers. This is unlike
any other magic show ever seen in the UK. This spectacular show has been
created in Las Vegas and brought over to the UK to entertain audiences
up and down the country. Imagine making a motorcycle appear from
nowhere, playing Russian Roulette with sticks of dynamite, or trying to
escape from a straight jacket whilst hung upside down from a burning
rope.
Suitable for the whole family, X-treme Magic features incredible tricks that are sure to wow young and old audiences alike. In order for audience members to adhere to social distancing, tickets will be sold in singles, pairs and groups of three, four or five. Please note, in line with Government guidance, bookings should only be in groups from one household or support bubble. For more info, to watch the trailer video, and book, visit www.mandsbankarena.com. 22.5.21
The
MagicWeek Video Archive. A new magic clip or show every week! This
week David Copperfield's ''Psycho' from Magic with the Stars in
1982. See
The MagicWeek Video Archive. To catch up with more from The
MagicWeek Video Archive
Click Here.
22.5.21
Magic
Singh at Smoke & Mirrors, Bristol. Highly respected and widely
considered one of the UK’s finest magical talents, Magic Singh
transports his brilliantly unique and modern style of visual magic and
mindreading to all corners of the globe. Saturday 26th June 2021. See:
www.smokeandmirrorsbar.com/whatson.
22.5.21
Split
Reveal Cards by David Diamond's handcut-stripperdecks.co.uk. "A
visual and unforgettable reveal of a thought-of celebrity which will
leave your audience stunned! Creating a unique marketing souvenir in the
process. Easy to do. Instantly add it to your performing repertoire."
Powerful magic this one, see
www.handcut-stripperdecks.co.uk/split-reveal-cards to find out more.
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Steve
Royle's Comedy Chaos - Horseshoe, Blackpool Pleasure Beach. Expect
non-stop fun for the whole family with comedy, magic, puppets and some
very special surprises! Following his journey from storming the first
semi-final of Britain’s Got Talent 2020, Blackpool’s favourite family
funny man, Steve Royle stars in his own show 'Comedy Chaos' at Blackpool
Pleasure Beach’s Horseshoe venue. With guest magician Russ Brown. 26th
May to 3rd June 2021 at 6pm.
www.blackpoolpleasurebeach.com.
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Castle
Magic is one of the
leading dealers in pre-owned and second-hand magic apparatus and books,
often handling antique and vintage apparatus from around the world.
Based in Great Britain, where a considerable amount of vintage magic
equipment started life, we supply and ship items worldwide. We also
purchase and exchange magic props, books and allied arts apparatus from
individual items to complete acts. During 1997 we launched our Castle
Premier Range of exclusive magic tricks for children and close-up
entertainers.
During 2011 Castle Magical Services acquired the business and rights of
the Bradford Magic Studio – a company set up and operated by Cliff Lount
since 1949, making Bradford Magic Studios the 2nd oldest established
magic company in the UK still trading. We will be remaking and supplying
a number of its classic magic effects in the near future. We are also
proud to announce that Workshop Thirteen, which produces Escapology and
Bizarre Magic, will now also be part of the Castle Magic family.
www.castlemagicalservices.co.uk.
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Steve
Short's Harry Stanley Zoom Lecture is reviewed by Brian Lead this
week,
Click Here. [To book Steve's Harry Stanley Zoom Lecture make contact
via
www.steve-short.co.uk. DT].
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Wayne
& Mike’s Coffee Morning. Wayne and Mike start
every Friday with a chat, a coffee and
a surprise guest. This week, Alan Wong. Alan talks about his many collaborations
with Wayne, and there's a look at the Hong Kong skyline from Alan's apartment:
YouTube.
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Steve
Royle Zoom Lecture - The Magic Room, 2nd June.
Mark Paul writes:
Please join our fantastic Facebook group
The Magic Room. We have Zoom meetings every other Wednesday, all
completely free. On Wednesday, June 2nd at 7.30pm Britain's Got Talent
Finalist Steve Royle lectures.
We look forward to seeing you there.
facebook.com/groups/245503757148072.
22.5.21
Magicseen
Magazine, the UK's only independent magic magazine, is currently
enjoying its 17th year of publication, and for many magicians around
the world it has become a must-read every two months. Always lively,
with content that is hugely varied and pleasantly unpredictable,
Magicseen is instructive (our help articles are legendary - just get a
copy of 50 Secrets To Successful Magic to appreciate the depth of
advice imparted), entertaining (often humorous articles appear and the
whole magazine has a gentle self-deprecating tone) and informative (with
feature articles on many of the biggest stars in the magic world). But
that's not all you get as a subscriber. Take out a 1 or 2 year printed
copy sub and you can elect to receive, completely free, advance digital
copies of every issue while your subscription is current, plus you can
get 20% off every book order you place with Magicseen Publications. Or,
if you take out a 1 or 2 year download sub, you not only get the book
purchase discount, but every time a new issue is released you can
request two further free digital back issues, enabling you to gradually
build up a complete collection of the magazine. So, join us today and
get the full benefits by going to
www.magicseen.com.
22.5.21
Watch
Chris Head’s comedy writing lecture/workshop at The Zodiac - May 26th,
8-10pm. William Spender writes Comedy Director and Coach Chris Head
teaches a process to add laughs to your magic. The lecture is on the
Zodiac Magical Society’s Zoom. But there are a few spaces left for non
members, who can watch for just £10 (or free if you go on to join). If
you want to watch please email
membership@zodiacmagicalsociety.co.uk or visit
www.zodiacmagicalsociety.co.uk for club info. The Zodiac is a weekly
magic club in west London with fun competitions, bring-a-trick nights
and lots of star lecturers.
22.5.21
The
Russ Stevens Mystery Box. RSVPMagic write: The Russ Stevens Mystery
Box features items from the RSVPMagic range that have been personally
selected by Russ Stevens himself. As the man behind the magic on BGT,
you know that this material will be solid and workable, featuring magic
that you will use and perform. Including DVDs and a little more, we
think that you'll absolutely love the surprises that await. The retail
value of the items included are over the value of £200.00 - and one item
alone normally retails for more than the entire Mystery Box itself!
We're selling this for the crazy price of only £39.99 including UK
postage! Find out more - visit
www.rsvpmagic.com (update: SOLD OUT).
22.5.21
The Borrowed Ring on Pencil - Mark
Leveridge Magic. The Ring on Wand has for years been an effect that
I have wanted to do, but I have never come across a method which I felt
looked magical enough. The traditional idea of secretly threading the
ring onto the wand and then holding it covered by the hand while a
spectator takes both ends has always left me feeling dissatisfied as I
felt there must be a better way of achieving the effect.
The plot is one I have returned to repeatedly over the years and now I
have devised a handling which I feel gets over many of the weak points
found in other routines. The breakthrough for me came when I decided to
add the use of a handkerchief and to combine one or two moves not
normally associated with the handling of finger rings, and the result is
the routine offered here.
Although not particularly difficult, this will require practice to get
it smooth. Done correctly the illusion of the ring penetrating on to the
pencil is, I believe, very magical and surprising and worth the effort
required to get the handling up to a good standard. This great routine
is available either as a TricKlip Video Download if you learn best from
video, or if you prefer written directions, then please select the
Master E-Routine Download order button which will deliver the
instructions via a PDF text file. See
www.markleveridge.co.uk.
22.5.21
Merlins
of Wakefield and Retro Rocketeers. Merlins of Wakefield are
delighted to announce they are teaming up with Retro Rocketeers to
become their exclusive UK Agents. Anthony Yap from Retro Rocketeers is
an Australian artist with a passion for visual oddities, magical history
and the esoteric arts. Phil Peters from Merlins said "We are really
excited to be partnering up with Anthony, and know he has lots of new
projects on the go. This is a great opportunity for magicians and
collectors to get some fantastic 3D printed items that are top quality
and reasonably priced. Anthony will be producing limited amounts which
will only add to the rareness and collectability of the range." Merlins
will have stock next week, but you can pre-order now:
www.merlinswakefield.co.uk.
22.5.21
Kent
Magicians Guild new premises. Mike Ingham writes: Exiting news for
the KMG... we are moving! We have negotiated with the Stag Theatre in
Sevenoaks to run our monthly club meetings from there in future,
starting on the 29th June, 8pm-10pm, subject to lockdown rules. This is
a tremendous boost to our magic club as well as to Sevenoaks town
centre. We will be right in the centre of the town allowing easy access
to public transport. In the future we are hoping to run occasional
Saturday afternoon matinee children’s shows. Dates to be arranged.
Please keep checking out the Stag Theatre What's On page for more
information. We are encouraging anyone interested in starting in magic
or developing their magic skills to come along to Kent's friendliest
magic club - you will certainly be offered a warm welcome. Parking at
the theatre is free, and boasts full disabled access. Please do come
along to support our club and have some fun. Contact Mike Ingham
mdimagic@outlook.com for more
information or ring 07724 273157.
www.kentmagiciansguild.co.uk.
22.5.21
The
Mark Leveridge May Podcast. This month the Mark Leveridge podcast is
slightly different. Normally Mark selects a number of different magic
topics to chat about, but for May Mark has gone for a special theme.
Given that COVID restrictions are now being loosened significantly in
the UK, Mark has produced a podcast in which he discusses six different
aspects of our magic lives which we might want to think about in
anticipation of going back to performing live gigs on a commercial basis
again. The comments and suggestions will help you to focus on the
realities that performing after such a long lay off will present to all
of us, and perhaps enable you to sort out some aspects which might
otherwise have caught you by surprise. The May podcast lasts half an
hour and is free to listen to online or to download. You can get access
to it at
www.markleveridge.co.uk/podcast-archive, or from
www.markleveridge.podbean.com. Get yourself ready for performing
again!
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Adam
Hudson North Western Society of Magicians Zoom Lecture, Wednesday
26th May at 7.30pm: "The lecture will consist of entirely original
routines written by Adam, including ways to reveal any spectator's
birthday either in-person or over Zoom, a very clean ACAAN that again
can be performed virtually or in-person and various other pieces
including ESP revelations and PIN code divinations. Although this is a
free event, places may be limited on a first come first served basis."
To secure a place contact Adam directly:
magicadz@aol.com.
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Open
Mic Magic. Wednesday 26th May at 8pm. From the organisers: Open Mic
Magic, the free weekly show performed by magicians and mind readers.
Always interactive and fun. The performers may be trying out new
material or performing from their online repertoire. The show is live on
Zoom and streamed live on Facebook. Free tickets from
www.ticketsource.co.uk/open-mic-magic. Performers please join the
Facebook group at
www.facebook.com/groups/820320378525189. Also see
www.openmicmagic.com.
Organised by Kevin Peel,
contactus@openmicmagic.com 01273 465613.
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A Trespasser's Guide to the Classics. "In 19th-century Whitby, a magician prepares to compete with Harry Houdini at a major international magic convention. When a ship carrying a cargo of 50 coffins runs aground on the town's beach, he suspects Houdini of pulling a huge publicity stunt. He also notices strange bite marks on the neck of a woman he's just met. Comedy in which writers John Nicholson and Richard Katz join Javier Marzan to derail the plots of great works of fiction." Comedy. First aired in 2017. Today at 12 noon on BBC Radio 4 Extra. See TV Magic for details. 22.5.21
News
Deadline reminder. MagicWeek welcomes your UK magic news (major and
minor), but please remember the news deadline: Thursday if possible; final
deadline 12 noon Friday. Many thanks, DT.
22.5.21
"Is
Billy a Magician or a Rapping Scientist? Game of Talents UK"
YouTube •
"Could this Strong Person be a dazzling Magician?! Game of Talents UK"
YouTube •
"Five top magicians, including Jamie Raven and Kayden Black, bring Illusion:
Impossible to Nottingham Motorpoint Arena"
Click Here • "‘Mindfreak’ Magician Criss Angel Dives Into the Restaurant
Business in Overton"
Click Here • "Jeremy Dyson to write magician-spy thrillers"
Click Here • "New cocktail bar with 'actors and magicians' to open in
Somerset town"
Click Here • "Magician Charles Bach Performs Wonders on Carolina AM"
Click Here • "'A night bringing people together' - Gorleston live
entertainment returns"
Click Here • "Illusionist mastermind Luc Langevin"
Click Here • That's all for this week, let MagicWeek hear your
news, see you next week, Duncan.
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