Number
1106 - Saturday 4th September 2021
Magicseen
Issue 100 - September 2021. From the publishers: We are delighted to announce
the release of our much anticipated celebratory edition, Magicseen 100. This
larger than normal edition is packed with great content that is a combination of
reflection on the highlights of previous issues and exciting new feature
articles. The Magicseen team reveal personal selections of their favourite
Masterclass tricks and advice articles, as well as give little background
stories on some of the top cover personalities. There are big interviews with
international award winning comedy illusionists Scott and Muriel, as well as in-depth chats with Kay Dyson and John Bulleid. The Masterclass is a special
extended edition featuring three effects from Jon Allen as well as an
informative article from him on creativity. Paul McCrory explains how to develop
a captivating performance personality, Gregg Webb offers some personal
reflections on the origins of magic, and there's a really helpful article on how
to free up enough time in your busy life to fully enjoy your magic.
Plus... product reviews, comedy one-liners, letters, In The Phonebox, Pros and
Cons and more, all going to make this special issue a must-read for magicians everywhere.
You can get your collectable issue either via a 1 or 2 year printed copy or
download subscription, or as a single issue from
www.magicseen.com. Demand has already
been high so get your copy before it sells out. [Many congratulations on your
100th edition Magicseen! DT/MagicWeek].
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Marvels
of Mystery - Tour Dates. Four of The Magic Circle’s star magicians join
forces in Marvels of Mystery, a new magic show for the whole family,
featuring marvellous magic, wonderful illusion, laughs, gasps and stunning
sleight of hand sorcery. Join your host crazy comedy conjuror Danny Lee Grew as
he introduces sleight of hand master Dean Leavy (The Magic Circle’s Young
Magician of the Year), the award winning magical ballerina Megan Swann (current
Vice President of The Magic Circle), and finally The Curator Scott
Penrose (Past President of The Magic Circle), who will be presenting Robert
Houdin’s Marvellous Orange Tree from 1840, plus Maskelyne's chilling mind
reading automaton Psycho, which makes its first appearance on a British
stage in over 100 years! A must-see for any magic fan.
For a truly magical experience, book your tickets today for Marvels of Mystery
before they disappear:
Sunday 17th October 2021 7.30pm New Theatre Royal,
Lincoln.
Saturday 23rd October 2021 2pm & 6pm Commemoration Hall, Huntingdon.
Saturday 13th November 2021 2pm & 6pm Thornden Hall, Chandler’s Ford.
Saturday 9th April 2022 7.30pm The Radlett Centre, Radlett.
For more information visit
www.marvelsofmystery.com and for tickets see
www.marvelsofmystery.com/uk-tour.
Facebook:
www.facebook.com/marvelsofmystery.
Instagram:
www.instagram.com/marvelsofmysteryshow.
Twitter:
www.twitter.com/marvelofmystery.
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South
Tyneside International Magic Festival Family Magic Extravaganza and Gala Show
15th - 16th October 2021. From the organisers: There will be star-studded
shows on offer for all to enjoy. However due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic,
the usual convention that takes place as part of the festival will not go ahead
this year. The gala show features Nutty Noah (Winner of UK Family Entertainer
2018), Dave Loosley (a magician, mind reader and funny man), Max Fulham
(comedian and ventriloquist), Joel Dickinson (a master of misdirection) and
White Magic stunning illusionists and contortion). For full details see
www.southtyneside.gov.uk/magic-festival.
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John
Archer - Against The Odds, he's back! This time not just with his one-man
touring show 'Against The Odds' (never has a show's title been more prophetic,
coined pre-covid), but also with his good friend Tim Vine appearing in Tim's
'Plastic Elvis' show. As well as all this, John can be seen at a few one-off
comedy club/cabaret gigs up and down the country. For full details and dates
visit
www.john-archer.com/gigs-news.
4.9.21
Craig
Petty's Magic TV: 'Talk Magic'. Every Tuesday, Wednesday and Saturday at
9pm, Craig Petty sits down and chats with a well known magician; a creator, a
performer, or someone who has had a positive impact on the Magic Community. From
Tuesday, Magical Bones, talking: Break Dancing, BGT, Impossible, the Ed
Fringe and more [lots of positive career advice in this edition. DT].
YouTube.
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The
MagicWeek Video Archive. A new magic clip or show every week! This
week Japan's Princess Tenko in a guest spot on John Fisher's The Best
of Magic from 13th September 1989. See
The MagicWeek Video Archive. To catch up with more from The
MagicWeek Video Archive
Click Here.
4.9.21
Kindred
Spirits, September 25th, London. "Blithe Spirit meets Woman in Black via the
weirdest mind-reading act ever presented before an unsuspecting audience!" is
how new show 'Kindred Spirits' is described. Kindred Spirits is a theatrical
two-person telepathy act which takes the golden era of Victorian Spiritualism as
its inspiration. Following successful debuts in Baltimore, USA, in 2019 and
2020, the pandemic put the UK launch of the show on ice. Now it is set to return
in the intimate surroundings of Calder's theatre in south east London on
September 25th. Expect minds to be read, fortunes to be told, and spirits to be
conjured - all in the name of entertainment, of course! Tickets and full details
(including promo video) can be found on the Eventbrite page:
www.eventbrite.co.uk.
4.9.21
The
Magic Car Boot Sale, Sunday 19th September 2021 from 10.30am at the Austin
Sports and Social Club, Tresall Lane, Longbridge, Birmingham B31 2SF. Organiser
Alec Powell writes: Just 10 minutes from junction 4 of the M5. There is also a
railway station adjacent to the club. Admission is £5. There are spaces left for
a few more stalls which we will have well spaced out, over two halls. We have
over 30 stalls booked in already. If you would like a table please contact Alec
Powell on 07831 115 448 or
alec@alecpowell.co.uk or via our Facebook group Magic Car Boot Sale
www.facebook.com/groups/1596986390561663. Running now for over 30 years this
is always a great social event as well as a chance to browse thousands of
bargains and negotiate a price.
4.9.21
Steve
Majes reviews Wayne Goodman's recent lecture for The Gathering.
"Wayne has been a full-time working pro for as long as I can remember, his
energy and passion for entertaining is addictive and inspiring, it’s no wonder
he pops up on so many working magician's radars. Learning from his experience is
time well spent!" To read the full review
Click Here. Wayne was also a guest on Talk Magic last week,
Click Here.
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James
Phelan: The Greatest Magician. Described by The Mirror as
extraordinary, and following a sell-out run in 2019, this critically acclaimed,
intimate glance at the most engaging of art-forms will transport you to a
fascinating world of light-hearted hilarity, wonder and illusion. Focusing on
mind-bending feats of illusion, from making people forget their own names to
transporting iPhones from the auditorium into blocks of ice! "Presented by host
of BBC’s Trickster: Live and viral star, ‘the most anticipated magical
performer in a generation’. Taught exclusively by Paul Daniels, friends with
Penn & Teller and now a magician to A-listers, James Phelan is The Greatest
Magician." Wednesday 15th September, Camberley Theatre, Berkshire:
www.camberleytheatre.co.uk.
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John
Styles is back on the road again with his magic and Chelsea Pensioner acts,
performing in a variety of venues including Clacton, Sheerness, Southend and the
City Varieties Music Hall, Leeds, in a reproduction of the BBC's TV series "The
Good Old Days" originally broadcast from the theatre for an astonishing 30
years! Top of the bill will be comedy legend Bernie Clifton, together with his
giant puppet Oswald the Ostrich.
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Direct Talk with Hara. Hara is an illusionist who has performed live and on television in over 30 countries, winning numerous awards - we speak with him about how he strives to conjure up 'magic that only I can do'. On Tuesday 7th September on NHK World. See TV Magic for details. 4.9.21
"Magician
Dylan Murray conjures up international success" To read the full story by
Rachel McLaughin in the Donegal Daily visit
www.donegaldaily.com.
Dylan Murray - The Last Rose of Summer "An original poem incorporated into a very special card trick from the multi award winning Irish Card Poet" YouTube. 4.9.21
Mark
Leveridge Magic Select. Each month two new products are added to the Select
range from the E-Club Pro files. Here are the new effects for September: 1.
Printable. This is a card routine that comes straight from Mark's current
working walkabout repertoire. A spectator selects any card from a deck of blank
faced cards and it is left in view. Four double blank cards are shown and one by
one they print themselves with an identical card face. When the original
selection is turned over it is seen to now also be printed with the matching
card. 2. The Purser. This is a well structured coin and two purse routine
designed to be performed on a close up pad. Coins jump from one purse to the
other and from pocket to purse in a baffling manner. Straightforward handling
combined with careful routining make this a pleasure to perform. There are
always a total of 10 effects in the Select range to choose from, and each
download video costs just £7.00. For more information and to watch dems of all
the effects go to
www.markleveridge.co.uk/e-club-pro-select.
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The
Jameson Wallet Limited Edition Brown by Iain Bailey - Alakazam Magic:
Finally a Card to Wallet for the modern performer. For decades magicians have
been frying audiences with The Card to Wallet effect but in all that time the
style of wallet used has pretty much stayed the same. In most cases they are
big, bulky and just plain outdated. In fact the only people to even still use
this style of wallet is usually a magician. That's about to change! Around 3
years ago Iain Bailey the creator of Measure For Measure sent us a prototype of
a new style card to wallet. A wallet he had created by adapting his own Mont
Blanc® wallet. The design was modern and the workings were simple and we loved
it! We sent the new design to our manufacturer but it ended up getting misplaced
for 2 years! It finally resurfaced and after a few prototype tweaks I'm happy to
say it's now ready.
www.alakazam.co.uk.
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"Magic on
the Mersey - Aloft Liverpool"
Click Here •
"'Magic To Do' from Pippin" [if you enjoyed Mystique in its heyday, then
you'll enjoy this, DT]
YouTube •
"Man Was Willing To Risk Getting A Knife Through His Foot For £500,000"
Click Here • "How America's Got Talent's Dustin Tavella Felt After The Howie
Mandel Mishap, And What The Judges Didn't Get About His Magic Act"
Click Here • "41% of ‘AGT’ fans think magician Klek Entos was ‘robbed’ of a
spot in next week’s semifinals"
Click Here • "Magician Dan Rhodes blows Martin’s mind with magic!"
Click Here
• "Social media helps us value ourselves in a way we otherwise would not have
been able to: Vivek Desai, Illusionist"
Click Here • Your UK magic news is always welcome - see you next week,
Duncan.
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