Number 143 - 22nd March 2003
Geoffrey
Durham's Little Miracles is reviewed this week by Drew McAdam of
The Edinburgh Evening News, "There are the outstanding illusions and
magical effects that you would expect from a performer of Durham's skill
and experience. But there are also great gags, polished delivery, and a
great deal of self-effacing humour." To read the review
Click Here.
More dates have just been added to the tour,
Click Here. Geoffrey will be the
recipient of The David Berglas Award at this year's British Magical
Society Dinner in Sutton Coldfield this evening. Past presidents of the
BMS consider nominations made by members of the society and the award is
presented by David Berglas.
22.3.03
"Some
Tricks" - the new book from Anthony Owen was released yesterday. Producer of the BAFTA
award-winning Quick Trick Show, Monkey Magic and the
Derren Brown Mind Control series Anthony reveals the secrets to some
of his strongest performance material. "Anthony Owen is something of an
unsung genius, and this book is a real treat. His Oil and Water is
the cleanest you'll ever see, his ideas highly commercial and satisfyingly
off-the-wall, and his prose radiates a modesty which I could only dream
of. This is a very, very good little book." Derren Brown. For
ordering
information visit
anthonyowen.co.uk.
22.3.03
Noah
Kelly
will emerge from his Blaine inspired cheese coffin at the
Sovereign Shopping Centre, Weston-super-Mare, Somerset (Map)
today at 12 noon after 48 hours! For information on the ordeal visit the
CBBC website
Click Here. To see what The Sun thought
Click Here. Noah will be Christian O'Connell's special guest on
channel Five (live) on Tuesday evening, see
TV Magic.
22.3.03
Jay
Sankey presents his lecture to the members of the Coventry Magic Circle on
Thursday April 4th at 8pm. Non-member magicians are very welcome (£4.00
each). The venue is The Arbury Tavern, Webb Street,
Nuneaton. Contact John Parnell on 024 7638 7579 or Trevor Curtis on 024
7637 5832 for more information and to book.
22.3.03
Paul
Daniels appears alongside Noel Gallagher on Wednesday April 2nd on the
Sky TV quiz show Jumpers For Goalposts. With team captains Simon
Day and Paul Whitehouse. And today he's in Birmingham for his
Masterclass. 22.3.03
Matt
Windsor
appeared on Talk of the North on Granada on Friday night before
setting off to perform magic and trampolining (!) shows in Hong Kong for
the weekend... how's that!
magicmatt.co.uk.
22.3.03
David Penn
presents Let the Magic Begin! tonight (Saturday 22nd) at
The Derngate Theatre,
Northampton NN1 1DP (Map)
with special guest Mark Shortland.
22.3.03
Spellbinder
- The Life of Harry Houdini is now available from
amazon.co.uk "Born in 1874, Houdini rose to prominence as a magician
and an escape artist whose feats amazed audiences, whose relentless drive
for perfection propelled him to legendary status, and whose trade secrets
are a matter for debate even today." Recommended for 10 to 16 year olds.
22.3.03
Alakazam.co.uk
have the new Mind Bender DVD in stock. We've heard very good things
about the contents of this disc, for more information visit
alakazam.co.uk • Lance
Burton talks about life in Las Vegas,
Click Here • Don't miss Etienne Pradier's London lecture
tomorrow, see Last Week's news below • That's all for this week, see
you next week, Duncan.
22.3.03