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Steve Price at the Mahatma
11th February 2010
Reviewed by Rick Tynan
Thanks to all the members and their guests who attended our first lecture of the
year. We filled the room and made sure that Steve felt very welcome.
Steve (AIMC) is a hard working professional magician who specialises in stand-up
and cabaret and regularly travels a two-hour one-man show to a variety of venues
and audiences. Steve is based in the South but is energetic and willing to go
anywhere in the country.
Steve’s talk was entitled Not How but Why and he was extremely generous in
sharing his own take on a number of classic effects including the hydrostatic
glass and multiplying bottles. Steve also showed innovative versions of several
effects such as the invisible deck (with the chosen card appearing in a balloon)
and Russian roulette with eggs.
More importantly, Steve revealed the reasoning behind the construction, patter
and staging of the individual tricks and their role in the act as a whole. The
tricks are highly visual with plenty of lighter moments to entertain the
audience. Steve also had a range of top quality props for sale at extremely
reasonable rates. Thanks to Steve for a highly enjoyable as well as useful
evening.
© Rick Tynan, March 2010