Number
1194 - Saturday 13th May 2023
The
Magic Circle History Day 2023. The Magic Circle History Day is taking place
at The Magic Circle's HQ, The Centre for the Magic Arts, 12 Stephenson Way,
Euston, London NW1 2HD on Saturday, 3rd June 2023. This event is dedicated to
the study of the rich history of conjuring, its tricks, its performers, and the
associated historical memorabilia. The event is open to both members and
non-members of The Magic Circle.
The day will feature notable international speakers, discussing diverse aspects
of the history of magic, together with a buffet lunch in The Wesley Hotel (next
door), tea and coffee breaks, an opportunity to mingle with fellow
historians and collectors, and some surprises. Doors open at 9.30am and the day
lasts until approximately 6pm. Members £55 from
www.themagiccircle.co.uk. Non-members £60 from
www.themagiccircle.co.uk.
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Merlins
of Wakefield Magic Festival Day - tomorrow! From the organisers: If you have a ticket, you
are in for a real treat, if you don't, here is your last chance to get
one!
With loads going on throughout the day and evening it's always a fun day.
Click Here to see
the full programme of events.
All this, plus a licensed bar and food available throughout the day and
free parking - for just £40! And get this, if you buy a day ticket,
we will give you a 'Goody Bag' which contains items and magic that's
worth more than the ticket price!
If you don't have a ticket, you can get one
Click Here up
until 2pm today (Saturday), after that, you will need to get one
on the day, subject to availability!
www.merlinswakefield.com.
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Sharps
and Flats by John Nevil Maskelyne is out today, available
exclusively from CollectingMagicBooks.com. First published in 1894,
Sharps and Flats was one of the earliest and most thorough books
explaining the trickery of crooked gamblers. At the time of its release,
John Nevil Maskelyne was at the height of his fame, drawing large crowds
to his magic performances at The Egyptian Hall in Piccadilly, London.
With illustrations and clear descriptions, this book explains methods
from marked cards to hold-outs, weighted dice to secret reflectors. No
stone was left unturned in Maskelyne’s campaign against gambling cheats
and, as such, the book became a great success and is still seen as an
important reference.
This beautiful paperback book has 335 pages, French flaps, six plates,
many illustrations and is strictly limited to 500 copies. To order your
copy today for £20, or to see more photos and details, visit
www.collectingmagicbooks.com.
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Ed
Fringe Magic
Hudson & Hudson: Married at First Sleight
What happens when two magicians get married? Is life full of magic surprises or
do they still have petty arguments over who's taking the bins out? Can you ever
relax when your partner is constantly playing tricks on you in the middle of a
boxset? Alan and Kat Hudson from Britain's Got Talent, winner of Penn
& Teller: Fool Us and star of West End's Wonderville, join forces for
the first time as a double act in a magic comedy show that could lead to fame
and fortune. Or divorce.
Gilded Balloon Patter Hoose - Dram (Venue 24)
3.40pm. August 2nd-13th, 15th-27th. 1 hour. Suitability: 14+
Tickets: www.tickets.edfringe.com. 13.5.23
Ed
Fringe Magic
Magical Bones: Soulful Magic – Volume Two
As part of his nationwide tour, the Britain’s Got Talent and ITV’s The Ultimate
Magician finalist hits Edinburgh with a limited Fringe run in a show full of the
most awe-inspiring and high-energy magic you’ll see this year. Direct from
appearances on America’s Penn & Teller Fool Us, BBC One’s BAFTA Awards, ITV1’s
This Morning and Sky’s Around The World In 80 Tricks. ‘A dazzling show... full
of imagination and flair’ **** (Guardian). ‘What’s happening on stage really is
magic’ (Telegraph). ‘A spellbinding show that leaves the audience gasping in
disbelief’ **** (TheWeeReview.com).
Underbelly, Bristo Square - Cowbarn (Venue 302)
6.10pm. August 16th-26th. 1 hour. Suitability: 12+
Tickets: www.tickets.edfringe.com. 13.5.23
Ed
Fringe Magic
JezO's Car-Crash Magic Show
Car-Crash Magic is a debut Edinburgh Fringe show presented by JezO, winner of
the Family Entertainer of the Year Competition 2022 and member of the
prestigious Magic Circle. JezO is a high-energy comedian who puts the E firmly
in Entertainment. A funny man and a man of fun who performs stupid magic amongst
great feats of wonder. This unusual blend of comedy, audience participation and
magic will include moments of danger, crazy hilarity, original illusions and
JezO's unique view of today's ever-changing universe. "Fantastic" The Stage.
Gilded Balloon Patter Hoose - Big Yin (Venue 24)
2pm. August 2nd-27th. 1 hour. Suitability: 5+
Tickets: www.tickets.edfringe.com. 13.5.23
The
Magic Room presents the Vinny Sagoo lecture, "The only Lecture that
Counts!" Andrew Wookey writes:
Vinny Sagoo from Neo Magic will be joining us on 30th May. Vinny has
created hundreds of effects and has a passion for strong mentalism using
maths. His brand new lecture 'The only Lecture that Counts', promises to
have something for everyone. Remember, 4 out of 3 people struggle with
maths, you won't want to miss this lecture!
Visiting fee of £10.
We look forward to seeing you all there.
Tuesday 30th May at The Clansman, Motala Close, Corby NN18 9DT.
Contact me for details 07563 940792.
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Hackney Half Marathon,
raising money
for Breathe Magic. Edward Hilsum writes:
I'm delighted to be taking on the Hackney Half Marathon on Sunday 21st
May to raise money for the extraordinary work of Breathe Arts Health
Research.
Breathe is a small charity that delivers innovative, award winning
programmes that improve the physical and mental health of NHS staff,
patients and communities.
I’ve had the pleasure and privilege of being part of the Breathe Magic
programmes since 2015. The magic camps help young people with hemiplegia
as they learn, practice and perform magic created by Occupational
Therapists and Magic Circle magicians. Seeing these young magicians’
physical improvement and boosted confidence over the course of the
programme is a joy and their beaming smiles after their final theatre
performance is a powerful reminder of the true power that magic can
have.
See
www.justgiving.com.
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Chris
James on Craig Petty's Magic TV: 'Talk Magic'. Every
week 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. This
week: "Chris James: Pop Wild, social media magic, abstract effects and
more!"
YouTube.
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The
MagicWeek Video Archive. A new magic clip or show every week! This
week,
finger fitness with Greg Irwin. See
The MagicWeek Video Archive. To see more from The MagicWeek Video
Archive
Click Here.
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Blackpool
Magicians Club Clubroom Magic Auction. From the club: After
many requests we have reintroduced the BMC Clubroom Magic Auctions, so
why not sort out those unwanted magic props and books and bring them
along to the BMC Clubroom Auction? Clubroom Magic Auction, Tuesday 8th August
at Blackpool Magicians Club,
56-60 Caunce Street, Blackpool FY1 3LE. Commences 6pm prompt with viewing from 5pm.
For further details or a lot number please contact Michael Shepherd:
gmfs.msm@gmail.com.
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Studio52
Presents Cards and Coffee. Saturday, June 3rd. Studio52 write: Crack
your knuckles (even though your Mum might've told you not to—it's cool)
and pour yourself a cup of coffee, Tony Chang, Ricky Smith, and Ben
Earl—bona fide sleight-of-hand artists are about to take you behind the
scenes with all new moves, sleights, and thinking in a three-hour
interactive live session. Best part? We'll send you the exclusively
printed notes after the event.
These are moves nobody has seen before, created and worked on in secret
in some lonesome cabin or cave by the sea (or at home). We’re talking
things like Ricky Smith's ridiculous Facelift Palm, a new Cherry Control
handling and doing moves in reverse, and Tony Chang's evolution of the
Side Steal and Spectator Cull, not to mention Ben Earl's Under Cover
Pass and New Theory Colour Change, plus so much more. You'll walk away
inspired and ready to level up. For more info
Click Here.
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The
Invisible Man, Unicorn Theatre, London. Sunday 28th May to Sunday
18th June. Now you see me… Two artists, a stage technician and a
musician are waiting to start their show. Everything is in place, but
why hasn’t the audience arrived? Things start getting more and more
unclear from then on. Who is playing the piano? Whose coffee mug is
that, floating through the air? And who is that ghost sneaking off with
that extension cord? Are the performers really here, or not? And can you
actually see them, or will you just have to believe they are here?
Imagine how much fun you can have when no one can see you. Now The
Invisible Man invites you to take a seat and watch... well... no one
really.
Created in the Netherlands by highly acclaimed, mischievous
theatre-makers Theater Artemis (The Show in Which Hopefully Nothing
Happens) this surreal and hilarious show is all about everything that
you don’t see. And it secretly revels in the joy of remaining unseen.
"What a treat. A continuous, terrific game of hide and seek."
Scenes. "The roar of applause is well-deserved" De volkskrant.
For ages 5 to 11. Use code INVISIWOS for 20% off
www.unicorntheatre.com.
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Mega
Auction, Dublin, Ireland on Tuesday 13th June. Quentin Reynolds
writes: The Society of Irish Magicians is hosting the auction of the
collection of books and props of a retired member. Everything is in good
to excellent condition. The venue is The Academy Plaza Hotel, Dublin
City Centre. Viewing from 7pm, starts at 7.30pm. In person bidding only
and cash payment only. Details and list of items at
www.thesocietyofirishmagicians.com.
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John Styles
MBE is delighted to have been invited to appear at
Wilton's, the oldest Music Hall in the world. Situated in the East End
of London, this Grade 11 listed iconic building first staged Music Hall
in 1859.
On the 16th of May The Players, together with The British Music Hall
Society, are staging an event that will celebrate Music Hall and Variety
in the style of the BBC's long running television series 'The Good Old
Days'.
It will also commemorate the birthday of The Music Hall Society's late
President, Roy Hudd OBE and is now sold out.
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Iain Bailey Lecture - Bexley Magic Society Society. From the
organisers:
Iain Bailey is a Berkshire based magician, pickpocket and magic creator,
with over 16 million views on TikTok. He was awarded London & South East
Region’s "Wedding Entertainer of the Year" at the Wedding Industry
Awards and is a proud member of The Magic Circle.
He has had a number of effects released with Penguin Magic and Alakazam,
including "Roasted" and "Measure for Measure".
In his lecture Iain will be teaching his fun, quick, easy to understand
effects that are suitable for most ages.
Tricks using things you’ll find in a coffee shop, as well as his "Tricks
of the Trade" series, using tools you have in your home tool kit!
Whatever magic level you are at you will find something of value in this
lecture.
It will be a great evening! "Iain Bailey creates some of the most organic looking magic I’ve seen.
His effects are awesome, his presentation is fun and his methods are
killer. If you get a chance to watch his lecture, just do it. You will
not be disappointed!"
It will be a great evening! Wednesday, 17th May.
Doors open at 7.30pm for an 8pm start at Bexley Magic Society, Bexley Club, Barton Close, Bexleyheath DA6 8JP.
Visiting magicians welcome for a
£5 fee which can be used against full membership.
orpingtonmagicsociety@mail.com.
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Free
E-Books When You Join E-Club Pro. Irrespective of our magical
experience, most of us at some point will feel the need for specific
help and advice. It might be to do with the creation of a new act, or
how to market yourself effectively, or maybe just a need to learn some
new moves and sleights. But where to turn to? Well, Mark Leveridge has
been a full time professional for 42 years and in that time has amassed
a
huge amount of knowledge and expertise, and for the last 12 years he has
been passing it all on to the members of his online club, E-Club Pro. By
joining you will give yourself access to a huge amount of valuable
information about all aspects of magic performance, creation and
marketing, as well as be able to dip into the hundreds of practical
routines and ideas Mark has put together during his decades of
performing and lecturing. To benefit immediately from a total of over
1000 pages of online content you simply need to go to
www.markleveridge.co.uk/#e-prices where you will find full details
of everything the E-Club has to offer. Plus, if you join before the 30th
May 2023, for each of your first three months of membership you will
receive two advice e-books from Mark's Professional Worker Series, so
that by the third month you will have collected the complete 6 volume
set (worth £60 when purchased separately). So, complete the simple sign
up process today and make the most of Mark's professional advice and
knowledge.
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Radek
Hoffman Lecture - Zodiac Magical Society. Donato Capitella writes:
Join us for Radek Hoffman's lecture, presenting a mix of magic,
mentalism, suggestion, manipulation and psychology on Wednesday, May
17th from 8pm-10pm at our club room located just a five-minute walk from
the Northfields Tube station on the Piccadilly Line. There is a charge
for visitors. You need to email
membership@zodiacmagicalsociety.co.uk to let us know that you are
coming. You can follow us on Instagram at @zodiacmagicalsociety for
updates.
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Martin
Duffy Lecture - Northamptonshire Magicians Club. Martin Duffy
lectures at the Northamptonshire Magicians Club on Tuesday 16th May at
Brafield Working Mens Club, 35 Bedford Road, Brafield NN7. 7.30pm for an
8pm start. Visiting Magicians welcome for our usual £10 non-members fee.
info@northamptonshiremagicians.uk.
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Knight Rider with Lance Burton. Deadly Knightshade. Series 4, episode 15. Drama series about a young man who fights for law and justice in an incredible supercar: the Knight Industries Two Thousand, or KITT. Michael suspects a magician of two murders, but he appears to have the perfect alibi. Starring: David Hasselhoff. On Monday 22nd May on HorrorXtra. From 1986. See TV Magic for details. 13.5.23
Wynne's Welsh 70s. Wynne Evans turns his attention to the BBC Wales archive of 1972. His highlights include Welsh actress Nerys Hughes co-starring in hit comedy The Liver Birds and a serious Tommy Cooper on how his magical act going wrong gave him an idea for success. Friday 19th May on BBC One Wales. See TV Magic for details. 13.5.23
News
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deadline 12 noon Friday, no exceptions. Many thanks, DT.
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"Cara
Delevingne shrieks while driving spike through David Blaine’s arm live
on stage"
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trick – but my final performance had unexpected problems"
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bullies and brave health battle"
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tricks"
Click Here • That's it for this week, your UK magic news is welcomed
as ever - see you next week, Duncan.
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