Number
1145 - Saturday 4th June 2022
The
Wizards Weekend 'The Chris Cross Convention' - 11th-13th November, Newcastle
upon Tyne. From the organisers: Roll Up, Roll Up! Come along to the first
ever Chris Cross Convention - "The Wizards Weekend", taking place from 11th -
13th November 2022 in Newcastle upon Tyne! Expect Lectures, Gala Shows, Special
Surprise Guests, Dealers and Demonstrations, A Magic Auction, Masterclasses and
More! Confirmed Special Guests to date: Chris Cross, Billy Kidd, Marc Oberon,
John Archer, Franz Harary, Laura London, Mark Mason, Freak, Claire-Elizabeth,
Jonathan Goodwin, Noel Britten, Jamie Raven and James James.
A very exclusive and friendly convention, featuring some of the biggest names in
magic today, in an up close and intimate setting. Limited to only 175
Registrants. Secure your place now! The Full Registration Ticket includes
registration for the Friday, Saturday and Sunday and entry to both Friday and
Saturday Night Shows. Please note that all acts and guests are subject to change
at any time, however, at the time of tickets being released, all names that have
been released are 100% confirmed!
www.thewizardsweekend.com.
4.6.22
KFC,
The Karl Fulves Convention - Now in its 7th year! This year's event will
take place on Saturday 2nd July in London at the Rose Cafe 279 Finchley Road,
London NW3 6LT, from 12.30pm. Nearest tube station Finchley Road on the Jubilee
& Metropolitan line. This year promises a few surprises! The convention is set
up to honour one of the greatest unsung geniuses and giants of close-up magic,
Karl Fulves. As always attendance is free and informal; just turn up. And be
prepared to show at least one trick from any of Karl Fulves publication. Any
questions simply email organiser Allan Brown:
abrown.kfc@gmail.com.
4.6.22
Magic
Night at The Mill Sonning Theatre. From the organisers: Prepare to be amazed
by Jamie Raven, Matt Daniel Baker and Etienne Pradier in this extraordinary show
presented by Dan Hudson, Member of the World Famous Magic Circle. Tickets
include a delicious Two Course Meal in our restaurant before the show.
Jamie Raven is a Magician and Illusionist, who burst onto an unsuspecting world
during the 9th series of Britain’s Got Talent. His performances have now been
seen over 800 million times, making him one of the most-watched magicians in the
world today.
Matt Daniel Baker is one of the greatest performing mind readers in the world.
He has been thrilling audiences around the world for almost 20 years with his
exciting and bewildering combination of phenomenal mind reading and lightning
speed humour!
Etienne Pradier has won countless awards during his 25 years of performing magic
at the highest level. He is one of the only 200 people to be presented a Gold
Star membership and been promoted to The Inner Magic Circle. If you want to be
amazed, look no further! Bar from 6pm. Dinner from 6.15pm. Performance starts at
8.15pm. The Mill at Sonning Theatre, Sonning Eye, Reading RG4 6TY on Monday 13th
June, see
www.millatsonning.com.
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Magicbox
20% Off Sale Now On! All Magicbox Exclusives. Get a massive 20% off all
Magicbox exclusive products this weekend only. Act fast - ends Sunday!
www.magicbox.uk.com.
4.6.22
Presto!
International Magic Show debuts in Destin, Florida, for Summer 2022 starring
acts from The Magic Castle, America’s Got Talent, FISM, and Britain’s Got
Talent. Presto! at The Magic Parlor is a spectacle of magic featuring five
internationally-renowned acts that have graced the stages of Broadway, London’s
West End, America’s Got Talent and more. Guests will be transported to an
amazing world in this tapestry of illusion, showmanship, and outright hilarity
with this timeless new production. Inspired by early 20th century magic
performances and the beauty of vintage, traveling European dance halls, Presto!
delivers an experience unlike anything previously seen in North America.
Starring: David Williamson, Chris Cox, Yu Hojin, The Great Kaplan, Pablo
Canovas, Karl Herlinger and Michael Rayner. See
www.prestodestin.com.
4.6.22
Britain's Got Talent Final
- Sunday 5th June on ITV. Seven magic acts did really well this year
by making it through to the semi-finals. They were: The Witches, Jun
Woo, Ryland Petty, Andrew Basso, Keiichi Iwasaki, The Phantom and
Matricks Illusion. Perhaps one of them will be selected as a 'Wild Card'
for Sunday's final? Best of luck to them all. DT.
4.6.22
Illusion
Impossible - live on stage tonight at The Lancaster Grand Theatre. From the promoter: Illusion Impossible showcases 5 of
the most incredible Illusionists in the world including: Britain's Got Talent runner up Jamie Raven,
Britain's Got Talent 2020 Finalists James & Dylan Piper, award winning magician Oliver Tabor,
highly acclaimed magical duo The Glamourists and world speed illusionist Kayden Black.
Collectively these performers have been seen millions, with over 500 million YouTube views between them. This
production showcases their incredible talents together live on stage.
Illusion Impossible features exclusive tricks never seen before in a
non-stop show packed with breathtaking magic and illusions. Dates and tickets:
www.illusionimpossible.co.uk/tour-dates.
"Exclusive Interview: Britain's Got Talent TV magician Jamie Raven"
www.beyondradio.co.uk.
4.6.22
Huge
boost for leisure and tourism industry as IAAPA Expo Europe heads to London.
The European leisure industry’s premier Expo and networking event returns to the
UK for the first time since 2011, taking place at ExCeL London in September.
Thousands of UK and international leisure industry professionals are set to
gather in London later this year for the annual IAAPA Expo Europe. The event is
the flagship European trade show of The Global Association for the Attractions
Industry, shining the spotlight firmly on the recovering tourism industry in
this special Jubilee year for the UK, and putting London at the heart of
Europe’s leisure industry in 2022. ExCeL London, September 12th-15th.
To register as an attendee visit
www.iaapa.org/expos/iaapa-expo-europe.
To register as an exhibitor visit
www.iaapa.org/expos/iaapa-expo-europe/exhibit-iaapa-expo-europe-2022.
4.6.22
The
MagicWeek Video Archive. A new magic clip or show every week! This week card
magic from Howard Posener on Talking Telephone Numbers from 26th February 1996. See
The MagicWeek Video Archive. To see more from The
MagicWeek Video Archive
Click Here.
4.6.22
New:
Jumbo £2 Coin by Discount Magic. Discount Magic write: After being
unavailable for a long time Discount Magic has manufactured these highly sought
after jumbo coins. Created to our specifications with an extra added effect
included on the back of the coin. The production of one of these oversized coins
will provide an excellent closer to your coin routine. Size just over 7.5cm in
diameter. For more info and to order visit
www.discountmagic.co.uk.
4.6.22
Roman
Armstrong on Craig Petty's Magic TV: 'Talk Magic'. Every Tuesday 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. "Roman Armstrong: Close-up magic, Alakazam, creativity,
sitcoms, performing and more"
YouTube.
28.5.22
Magic
Magazine Indices. Over the lockdown Michael Colley has been working hard
expanding the range of his Indices to old magic magazines. Now offered to
magicians, the new indices are available as Microsoft Access files with Search
facility and Excel spreadsheets. Some are available as PDF documents, but this
is not possible for the larger indices.
New indices are to:
Club 71/The Magician – Geoff Maltby.
Goodliffe’s Magic Monthly – Goodliffe.
Magic Magazine – Max Andrews.
Mind & Magic – Ted Lesley.
The Wizard – George Armstrong.
The Demon Telegraph – Davenports.
Indices previously issued, but now with some additions, are for Abracadabra, Gen
and Magigram. These are available as custom-made search files, and can also be
supplied as Access databases. Abra and Magigram are not available as PDF files,
because of their size (Abra has 30,519 entries for articles plus 10,951 for
photographs). The indices to Gen, Magic Magazine and Demon Telegraph also have
listings of the effects advertised. For further details of exact content,
formats and prices please email Michael:
cmcolley@tiscali.co.uk.
4.6.22
Congratulations
to Richard Wiseman, seen here receiving the Golden Grolla Award (Grolla
d’Oro) for his work on psychology and magic, from Walter Rolfo at the Masters of
Magic conference last week. Established in 1953, this arts award is given for
excellence in film, television, journalism, music or magic.
4.6.22
An
Evening with John Morton at South Staffordshire Society of Magicians. Tony
Dawson writes: South Staffordshire Society of Magicians would like you join us
for an evening with John Morton. John will be covering a whole host of topics
from close-up and impromptu magic to Wedding Fairs, character building and
creativity. This is sure to be an outstanding lecture from one of the most
creative magicians in the industry today. Monday 6th June at 8pm. Free for
members, £5 for visiting Magicians at Longford House Beefeater, Watling Street,
Cannock WS11 1SJ. Enquiries to:
president3sm@outlook.com.
4.6.22
New
Release from Mark Leveridge Magic. Last month Mark presented his one-off
online event entitled the Inner Circle Zoom Card Session 2022. The presentation
was recorded, and is now available as a downloadable TricKlipXtra video,
featuring the complete 2 hour lecture. The content comprises of 8 of Mark's
card routines, which provide a variety of practical card effects suitable for
walkabout, a close-up or stand-up show, and even mentalism. The tricks are:
Imagination V2, The Unprint Button, Easy Prediction, The Department Store, The
Exchange, New Aces Through Newspaper, Excalibur and Pure Cards Across. In
addition to performing and fully explaining each of these complete routines,
Mark also goes through four useful yet rarely seen card moves, which you will be
able to introduce into your card magic repertoire. This fine lecture download
video costs £30.00 (£15.00 for E-Club Pro members) and more details can be found
at
www.markleveridge.co.uk.
4.6.22
The
Balloon Artistes Guild Balloon Days are back. From the organisers: Line
twisting hands-on balloon workshop, Sutton, Surrey, 28th June. Yes we have a
live and in-person balloon twisting workshop that will cover line twisting. The
designs being shown will feature two balloons and a scrap; so definitely balloon
modelling for the real world. There will also be a fun competition to join in
with, if you wish, and some little give-away prizes. Any questions, please
email:
graham@balloonartwholesale.co.uk or to book visit
www.balloonartwholesale.co.uk.
4.6.22
The
Secret Wish. A Royal Tarot Mystery. Mr E Enterprises write: The widespread
use of tarot cards for divination only took off in the late 1700s, when
Frenchman Jean-Baptise Alliette published the first definitive guide to tarot
card reading. Adhering to the revelation of sacred scripture the Church over the
centuries has judged fortune telling including tarot cards as sinful. Queen Ann
ordered that all tarot cards should be cut into halves for them to lose their
wicked powers. However not to be outdone Italian gypsies used the half-cards to
give readings and help people to overcome their problems.... Find out all about
The Secret Wish. A Royal Tarot Mystery at
www.mreenterprises.co.uk.
4.6.22
The Magic Show - Starring
Liam A Black as The Glittering Prince of Magic.
From the organisers:
Join Liam A Black as the Glittering Prince
of Magic, along with his 6 beautiful showgirls in his all new Las Vegas style
magic spectacular. This is one of the few magic shows at the fringe to feature
huge stunts and West End quality production values. We have limited ticket
availability so please book early. Venue: The Emerald Theatre, Nicholson Square,
Edinburgh EH8 9 BX. 9pm nightly August 5th thru 13th, 15th thru 20th, 22nd thru
27th. Book here:
www.edfringe.com.
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Perth
Magic Circle Winner! Adrian Harris writes: Congratulations to Gus McGregor
who recently won the Rodger Caseby Memorial Cup for best Magic Act which is
competed for annually by members of the Perth and St. Andrews Magic Circles and
also the Dundee Society of Magicians. Because of Covid, the competition had to
be cancelled last year so it was good for the three clubs to be able to meet up
once again. The Dundee club hosted this year's competition in their
headquarters, the Logie Club, which attracted 10 entrants who performed every
genre of magic which saw no repetition of effects which has happened in the
past. Perth Magic Circle will host the competition next year.
4.6.22
Magicseen
Lite Issue 19 June 2022. From the publishers: The latest edition of
Magicseen Lite, which features selected content from the full May Magicseen, is
now ready to download for free. We have the full cover story on top close-up
magician Laura London. Her story is interesting and honest; all in all a really
good read! In The Phonebox is a regular feature in which we get to speak to the
rich and famous from the entertainment world about themselves, but more
importantly, about their knowledge of magic! Kim Joo-Hun gets the call this
time. We love a bit of fun in Magicseen, so we have included What Could Possibly
Go Wrong? to hopefully give you a smile. Plus... from the Masterclass trick
section we offer Paul Gordon's routine Twister, Jared Volle gives some great
advice on how to get started as a stand up act, and as usual we also give you a
selection of the latest product reviews. So if you would like to experience a
sample of what Magicseen has to offer, go to
www.magicseen.com/product/magicseen-lite right now and download a
complimentary copy of Magicseen Lite issue 19 as well as any/all of the previous
18 editions!
4.6.22
Exact
Change by Gregory Wilson - Alakazam Magic. A soon-to-be-stunned spectator
gives you a number from 1-100. You remove all the change from your pocket and
the total matches exactly! In Greg's professional repertoire for years, it's a
perfectly direct and deceptive feat of mentalism that has impressed some of the
best minds in magic!
It's easy to do. You start clean, end clean, can turn your pocket inside out or
(if you're cheeky enough) have a spectator reach in for the outcome herself.
Plus, it comes with 36 remarkable routines to overwhelm your senses! Resets
instantly. No palming. No forcing. No tailoring. No place it can't be done. The
instructional DVD, fine leather money clip and custom-designed "secret weapon"
will make you look like a master mentalist in minutes! Find out more, visit
www.alakazam.co.uk.
4.6.22
Deception. Pilot. Episode 1. The art of illusion takes the stage as disgraced magician Cameron Black puts his skills of deception and illusion to work at the FBI. Repeat. Tuesday 14th June on Alibi. See TV Magic for details. 4.6.22
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.
4.6.22
"Derren Brown: Showman – Liverpool Empire"
Click Here • "Derren Brown at Liverpool Empire"
Click Here • "Magicians and illusionists of NSW: A day in the life
of an entertainer"
Click Here • "Magician accuses Swan Theatre of
prejudice against magicians"
Click Here • "Keith Barry nearly drove himself and Nicole
Scherzinger off a cliff during dangerous stunt"
Click Here • I hope you are having lots of
fun if you're performing over the Platinum Jubilee weekend! See you next
week, Duncan.
4.6.22