Number
1128 - Saturday 5th February 2022
Blackpool Magic Convention 2022. Amazing Gala Shows featuring world-class performers,
star lectures, an extensive Dealers Hall and much more. Blackpool Magic Convention
promises a world-class lineup of international award-winning magicians,
illusionists and acts, brought together for a convention like no other. We hope to see you in Blackpool from Thursday 17th
February to Sunday 20th February 2022.
www.blackpoolmagic.com.
5.2.22
Wessex
Magical Association Convention 2022. From the organisers: We're
excited to announce that tickets are now available for the Wessex
Magical Association's 2022 Magic Convention on Sunday 3rd April. Join us
as we celebrate our 90th Anniversary with another great One Day
Convention, culminating in a Gala Show in the evening. We'll be
announcing the great names already secured to lecture and perform in our
Gala Show in due course, as well as letting you know which top dealers
will be in attendance. Adult Tickets are just £27 (Day) + £12 (Gala) and
Junior Tickets are just £7 (Day) + £8 (Gala) and can be purchased from
our website:
www.wmagic.uk. Sunday, 3rd April 2022. Venue: Bournemouth School for
Girls, Bournemouth, Dorset BH8 9UJ.
5.2.22
The
Midnights deck. An exclusive deck of luxury playing cards celebrating 10
years of making magic and changing lives. Jez Rose writes: Over the
past 18 months I’ve been developing a special new deck of playing cards:
Midnights. I am proud to work with Breathe Arts Health Research as one
of the Breathe Magic magicians, which inspired me to create this
fundraising project for them. At the stroke of midnight, a new day
begins, but for children attending the Breathe Magic camp, that strike
of midnight represents a genuinely life-changing moment. Printed on
luxury cardistry stock by Cartamundi and designed with magicians in
mind, the Midnights campaign is available to back now:
www.indiegogo.com with 100% of profits donated to help Breathe Magic
reach more young people on a long waiting list. Perks include a limited
edition deck signed by the likes of Imelda Staunton, Dynamo, Jim Carter,
Laura London and Andy Nyman; an exclusive VIP party, and a special deck
deal for magicians. The campaign is live now and runs for just 30 days.
5.2.22
Andy
Nyman is off to Broadway to star in Martin McDonnagh's play 'Hangmen'.
He is reprising the role of Syd, which he played at the Wyndham's
Theatre in the West End. The show opens on April 8th at the Golden
Theatre, see:
www.hangmenbroadway.com.
5.2.22
"'Growing
up I'd never heard of a Black magician': How Peckham legend went from
busking around London to touring the world. Peckham born magician
Magical Bones is best known in the UK for his run to the finals of
Britain's Got Talent in 2020, but he's also starred on the West End and
toured the world with his magic. Now aged 39, Magical Bones, real name
Richard Essien, has come a long way from his early days spent busking on
London's Southbank." To read the full story by Dan Wiggins in My
London
Click Here.
5.2.22
Britain's
Digital Illusionist, Keelan Leyser, amazed on the Huckabee Show last
week, together with his wife Angela, performing his digital and
technology-based magic and mind-reading routines. Filmed in Atlanta, The
Huckabee Show is a late-night chat and variety show hosted by the former
governor of Atlanta, Mike Huckabee. See
YouTube.
5.2.22
"Could
it be magic? NI woman hoping to cast a spell on Swedish talent show.
It will be just magic if Northern Ireland woman Nikola Arkane wins a
national talent show — in Sweden. Nikola, who is probably better known
locally as children’s entertainer Fizz Wizz Pop, is hoping to go all the
way on Talang, a show similar to Britain’s Got Talent..." To read the
full story by Claire McNeilly in the Belfast Telegraph
Click Here.
5.2.22
Fake
Psychic - now on BBC Sounds. Written and reported by Vicky Baker. Drama by
Nick Perry. If you wanted to speak with the dead in 1960s America, there
was one man who was ready to help. For more than a decade, Lamar Keene
was at the top of his game, becoming known as the Prince of
Spiritualists. Then, quite suddenly, he turned his back on it all. Lamar
Keene went public and revealed his whole operation had been one big con.
He not only implicated himself but claimed that he had been part of an
underground network, which had conspired to defraud the unsuspecting
public. He called it the "psychic mafia", and said that his confession
made him a marked man. In a series that mixes documentary with drama,
Vicky Baker (Fake Heiress) takes a deep dive into Lamar Keene’s
stranger-than-fiction life story.
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds.
5.2.22
Wayne
Fox Lecture - The Surrey Society of Magicians, Thursday 10th February.
Adam Mosley writes: Wayne Fox is back with his brand new lecture,
Knockout FX, at The Surrey Society of Magicians. It’s a two-hour
lecture, consisting of mind reading and visual magic. Most importantly,
each item is easy to do, and runs around the theme of "always be
prepared to perform magic whenever asked". Featuring effects and ideas
using props and components that magicians may already have, or can
easily obtain. Card magic, mind reading and how to be unique at the
party, are just some of the subjects covered. Although this isn’t a
dealer dem, there will be an opportunity to buy the new line of Magic
Fox products at special lecture deal prices. Members are free and
visiting magicians are welcome for a £10 entrance fee. The lecture will
take place in East Horsley, Surrey at 8pm on Thursday 10th
February. For full details please contact Adam Mosley:
addmoses@hotmail.com.
5.2.22
Paul
Gordon and Graham P Jolley. If you enjoyed Paul Gordon and Graham P
Jolley's magic session a few of weeks ago, then here's some more, filmed
last Tuesday. The full session lasted six hours, but here's a
twenty-minute snippet:
YouTube.
5.2.22
Michel
Huot on 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. "Michel Huot - Super creative Canadian talks socks, performing,
business and more"
YouTube.
5.2.22
Chris
Congreave Lecture - 3SM. South Staffordshire Society of Magicians
would like you to join us for an evening with our friend and founding
member of 3SM, Chris Congreave. Chris is well known for his commercial
close-up magic and will be demonstrating effects and principles from his
repertoire and books, and will also be showing off some of his new
releases. Monday 7th February at 8pm. Free for members, £5 for visiting
magicians. Beefeater, Watling Street, Cannock WS11 1SJ. Tony Dawson.
5.2.22
The
MagicWeek Video Archive. A new magic clip or show every week! This week,
Nathan Burton's act goes down the toilet on 'The World's Greatest Magic III'
from 1996. See
The MagicWeek Video Archive. To catch up with more from The
MagicWeek Video Archive
Click Here.
5.2.22
Magic Car Boot Sale - tomorrow in Birmingham! The Magic Car Boot Sale returns this Sunday, 6th February, featuring over 27 stalls with thousands of bargains. The indoor venue is, as ever, The Austin Sports and Social Club, Tessall Lane, Birmingham B31 2SF. Ten minutes from Junction 4 on the M5. Ample free parking. Admission is £5 and it opens at 10.30am. Hot food and drinks available. A list of traders can be found on The Magic Car Boot Sale Facebook group. Contact Alec Powell on 07831 115 448 or email alec@alecpowell.co.uk for more information. 5.2.22
Magicseen
Lite Issue 17. From the publishers: We are pleased to announce that
the latest free taster edition of Magicseen is ready for you to
download. In this issue we have cherry picked the following content from
the main January 2022 edition. The Sentimentalists - discover
what makes this unusual double act so special. Impact - we reflect on
the difficulties caused by the pandemic for children's entertainers.
Masterclass - learn a feature kid show effect from Pat Fallon.
Selecting Magic To Perform - the late, great Eugene Burger gives
advice on how to put together the material for an act. Shop Talk
- Illuminati Magic give background information on their modern magic
business. Product Reviews - a selection of comments on some of
the recent marketed magic. You can download your complimentary copy
right now from
www.magicseen.com.
5.2.22
MLM
Select - New Additions. Mark Leveridge Magic write: Here are the
details of the two new routines extracted from the E-Club Pro files for
February and available for a limited time. 1. Cash Withdrawal.
One of five small coins (10p/ US quarter size) is chosen and marked both
sides with stickers bearing a spectator’s initials. The coin is openly
dropped into an empty pay envelope where it can be heard rattling around
inside, and the envelope is left in full view on the table. The
remaining four coins are stacked and placed into the spectator’s fist. A
snap of the fingers and the envelope is torn up – the marked coin has
vanished. The spectator then opens his fist to reveal the signed coin in
the centre of the pile of coins he is holding. This product reveals a
great envelope steal principle that you will also use in other effects.
2. Divination Cards. A spectator cuts anywhere in a shuffled deck
in order to select a card. At this stage the card’s identity remains a
secret from everyone. Four blank faced cards are then shown and one is
placed face down to one side. One at a time the other three blanks print
themselves. The value of the first card will hopefully be the value of
the selection, and the colour and suit of the other two cards will
complete the card’s identity. When the chosen card is revealed it does
indeed match the composite card value arrived at, plus the original card
placed to one side has now printed itself also to match the selection.
Both downloads are available for just £7.00 each from
www.markleveridge.co.uk/e-club-pro-select.
5.2.22
Puzzled
by Roddy McGhie - Alakazam Magic. Turn an impossible puzzle into an
impossible object that your audience will never forget. Assemble puzzle
pieces that impossibly fuse together and then can be examined. From the
quixotic mind of one of Scotland’s best, this is Puzzled by Roddy
McGhie:
www.alakazam.co.uk.
5.2.22
The
Silent Rings by Axel Hecklau: A Video-Masterclass offering a new approach to
the classic linking rings. Have you performed the rings for decades? This will
give your routine a real boost. Would you like to learn the rings from scratch?
This will guide you to develop a comprehensive understanding of the linking
rings. You will not only learn the how, but the why?...
FISM winner Axel Hecklau has compressed 40 years
of experiences into 3 and a half hours of crystal clear magic teaching. On top
of very important theoretical thoughts on structure, dramaturgy, and routining
classical moves and figures, you will learn how to link two rings with
absolutely no sound in fluid motion in many different ways.
Watch the trailer.
You will get a very practical 7 ring routine with all theoretical background
information (deep analysis), all the mechanical moves plus all the silent links
and unlinks that Axel developed over the past 5 years. Rediscover this very
practical piece of magic - performable for 10 people or 1,000 people. If you
like the linking rings you need to study this masterclass. If not, you still
need to study it! Instant download and online video:
www.axelhecklau.com.
5.2.22
David
Hemingway. 21st May 1935 - 1st February 2022. David Hemingway passed
away on Tuesday, 1st February, at the age of 86. Born in Yorkshire on
21st May 1935, David soon came under the influence of Ken Brooke, and
went on to excel in several areas of magic. He created and constructed
many large-scale illusions under the banner of Designer Magic, and
advised on popular television programmes such as Lost Empires and the
Jeremy Beadle series. David was a prolific writer and lectured
extensively, producing the highly acclaimed DVDs An Audience Against
David Hemingway and The Magic Fly on the Wall, along with his
old friend and sparring partner Donald Bevan. John Fisher said of him:
"David represents a rare breed amongst magicians. His style is as
readable as his ideas are practical. It is as if someone like Jack
Hughes or Gil Leaney had been crossed with the likes of Al Koran or
Billy McComb." Above all, David was an engaging performer and a
courteous gentleman. He was predeceased by Marjorie, his wife of over
fifty years, and there is no remaining family. Brian Lead.
5.2.22
"Magician and Mind Reader Paul Draper
teaching rare course at Soka University"
Click Here • "Review: Magic Goes Wrong pulls a fun show out of the
hat at His Majesty’s"
Click Here • "Magician's secrets exposed!"
Click Here • "Murderville Is So Silly, and Doesn’t That Sound Nice
Right Now?"
Click Here • "Cloquet magician, 10, goes virtual with card tricks"
Click Here • "Psychic Uri Geller warns NASA to prepare for alien
invasion after 'spooky' discovery"
Click Here • "Debbie McGee, 63, astounds Susanna Reid and Ed Balls
as she drops into the splits during appearance on Good Morning Britain"
Click Here • "Magic's in the Air: Immersive Denver Hosts Joshua Jay
at Enigma Bazaar"
Click Here •
"Tax woes force a million to abandon the self-employed dream"
Click Here • "Award-winning magician lined up for show at Alnwick
Playhouse"
Click Here • That's it for another week. Your UK magic news is
always welcomed. See you next week, Duncan.
5.2.22