Number
125 - 16th November 2002
David
Blaine's back in Britain this week for a number of television and
radio appearances. On Tuesday he will be in the studio with Chris Moyles
on Radio 1 between 3pm and 6pm, and on Friday he is Jonathan Ross's
special guest along with Jonathan Creek star Alan Davis. Expect to see
some real magic! David Blaine's new book is doing very well
and is available form
Amazon.co.uk (currently there's 20% off) within 24 hours. Also see TV Magic
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Peter
Wardell,
International Magic's Close-up Magician of the Year for 2001, heads the
line up at this year's Magic
Circle Christmas Show which runs from December 27th - 30th. Also on
the bill Roy Davenport, Brian Sefton, Guy Barrett, Rajan, and MC Terry
Seabrooke. There will be two performances per day at 2.30pm and 7pm.
Tickets are £17 for adults and £10 for children (6 to 12 years old - the
show is not suitable for children under six years of age). The box office
credit card phone line is open from 10am - 5pm, Monday to Friday,
Telephone: 020 7388 6480. The Magic Circle is located in Euston, London:
Street Map.
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Joe Labero brings some magic and illusion to London for two nights only when he performs in Rhapsody in Rock at the Royal Albert Hall. Labero is Sweden's most famous magician and has just completed an extensive tour. "The Rhapsody in Rock show has become a worldwide success story, in which Robert Wells combines his classical piano skills with rock music in a musical extravaganza. In addition to illusions and magic, the 2002 Christmas Spectacular will also feature the Santa Symphony Orchestra, the Rhapsodettes dance group and special guest artists." Show details: The Royal Albert, London, Box office telephone: 020 7589 8212. Dates: 7.30 pm on Monday 25th November and at 7.30pm on Tuesday 26th November. Tickets: £20.00, £32.00, £39.00, £40.00, and £45.00 Royal Albert Hall
Our
House, the new musical with a "Sliding Doors" style story line that
features the music of Madness has now opened at the Cambridge Theatre,
London and has received rave reviews. Many have focused on the magic and
quick change effects designed by Paul Kieve. The Daily Telegraph
declared them "A wonder to behold" and The Guardian, The Sunday Times
and Time Out all chose the show as their "Critic's Choice" for the
week. A segment will be included in this year's Royal Variety Performance
on December 2nd. For a review
Click Here. MagicWeek readers: Call the box
office by November the 30th (020 7494 5567) and mention the "Time Out offer" to receive two
tickets for the price of one on top price seats Monday to Thursday. Also
visit: ourhousethemusical.com
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Dominic
Wood's Magic Box is in the shops right now and features 150 magic tricks. It can
also be ordered online from
Amazon.co.uk
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Escape from the Asylum
takes place tomorrow and promises a full day of Mental Magic with David Berglas, Ali Bongo, Jack Delvin, John
Gordon, Paul Hallas, Chris Hare, The Great Kovari, Spyros Melaris, Ian
Rowland, and,
from the USA, star lecturer, Banachek. Tickets for the day are
£30.00 for the main room or £25.00 to be seated in the cinema and watch
the proceedings on a screen. More details on their website:
www.magicinmind.com
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"Fantastic!" declared Richard Whiteley
having just seen Geoffrey Durham's latest little miracle on Channel Four's
Countdown on Friday afternoon. Geoffrey just completed another
successful week on the ever-popular show and saved the best for last with
an impossible trick that had the whole audience guessing.
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MagicTricks.co.uk
have assembled The Ultimate Magic Set featuring a collection of
close-up magic that can be mastered by a beginner yet is of a professional
nature. All the tricks are examinable as well. Visit: MagicTricks.co.uk
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Harry
Potter and the Chamber of Secrets has just opened across the UK and
looks set to do as well as the first movie which took £618m at the box
office worldwide. BBC Online reported that the Odeon cinema chain had
sold around 350,000 advance tickets in the UK. Harry looks a little
sinister in this picture though - I hope he's not taking the same path
that a young Anakin took a long long time ago...
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Sotherbys.com
are having a major Blackstone sale - thanks to Darren King for this
auction link
Click Here • There's another article from Kevin Gallagher this
week in his series that we've yet to find a name for, this time
looking at Dress Sense • I've just finished work on a new
website for Nicholas
Einhorn, other recent clients include
Andy Nyman and
Daniel Nelson - if you'd like to have a custom designed website please
email me for details, we also register domain names and offer fast,
reliable, website hosting • Your news is always welcomed. That's it, see you next week, Duncan.
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