Number 391 - 22nd December 2007
David Blaine: Street Magic 5pm
today on
ITV4. Ten years on here's another chance to see the show that changed the face of
magic, followed immediately by 'Frozen in Time' at 6pm and 'Magic Man' at
7pm.
www.davidblaine.com.
22.12.07
The
Twelve Scams of Christmas... The Real Hustle team are out and about
this evening in a Christmas Special at 8.10pm on BBC 3. Alex, Paul and
Jess demonstrate how easy it can be to fleece shoppers out of their
Christmas spending money, and expose some Christmas charity scams, airport
scams.
22.12.07
Cunard’s
new £300 million pound cruise ship
Queen Victoria was launched last week and Philip Hitchcock was asked
to perform on her maiden voyage with his hilarious show. He will then be
back onboard the Queen Victoria for the first leg of the world cruise
crossing the Atlantic on a tandem cruise with the QE2. Philip plans to
attempt to make the QE2 completely disappear in the middle of the
Atlantic!
22.12.07
Latest
magicseen available for instant download now! Editor Mark Leveridge
emails: "Issue 18 (Jan. 08) of magicseen is now available and if you order
the download version you can still enjoy it as a pre-Christmas read! Top
happening man from the UK Matthew J Dowden graces our cover this time and
we have interviews with him, as well as with Argentinian mentalist Juan
Ordeix and funny man Mel Mellers. We are also very proud to be able to
interview and present some of the outstanding work of French photographer
Zakary Belamy whose innovative pictures of top performers from around the
world have been seen at FISM and other top magical gatherings. In a busy
issue we also feature a piece on the team of magicians working the
hospitality suites of Premiership football clubs, Robert Fox gives us
advice on how to get more from our magic and Jay Sankey provides two
excellent new effects for the Masterclass section. Add to all this reviews
of latest products and conventions, news, letters, plus the usual mix of
interesting and fun bits and bobs and we hope you'll find the latest
magicseen a perfect accompaniment to your festive food and drink. To
subscribe or purchase an instant download go to
www.magicseen.co.uk".
22.12.07
Jon
Allen entertained at the National Training Awards winners’ dinner in
London last week for the third year running. Guest presenter was Sue
Barker - this was the second time that Jon had entertained her at the
awards.
www.close-upmagician.com.
22.12.07
Comedy
Magician Matt Colman is teaming up with fellow magician Peter Carroll
for "Ireland PM" - an 8 month tour of Ireland starting in January,
visiting over 25 counties. The plan is to set out with just 200 euros each
and then to use magic, mind reading, comedy and publicity stunts to eat,
drink, sleep and survive. Radio stations, TV stations and newspapers will
be following the journey, and the two will also produce a weekly blog with
podcasts. to keep up with their exploits visit
www.myspace.com/irelandpm.
22.12.07
The
Order of the Magi Christmas Competition. This year's competition is
offering two signed copies of Michael Bailey’s excellent new book The
Magic Circle: Performing Magic Through The Ages as prizes. For a
chance to win a copy just answer this question: "How many pips are there
on a full pack of playing cards allowing for and including two index pips
per card?" Email your answer to
competition@orderofthemagi.org.uk no later than 15th January 2008. The
first two correct answers selected at random will win.
22.12.07
Robert
Fox was invited for the second consecutive year to perform at the
Official X Factor wrap party last week in London. In attendance were the
judges, the contestants and crew. Photo: Robert Fox performing for X
Factor host Dermot O'Leary.
www.r-fox.co.uk.
22.12.07
"Uri
Geller Buys Spoons in $3.8 Million Savoy Sale by Bonhams"
Click Here (and Happy Birthday to Uri, 61 last Wednesday) • The
Magic Circle: Performing Magic Through the Ages by Michael Bailey is
reviewed by Kevin Jackson in The Times
Click Here • "When secrets seep out" - a short piece
from MagicWeek,
Click Here • Martin Breese demonstrates an updated versions of
Blockbuster by Terry Rogers on Your Tube
Click
Here • See what's new at The Card Collection
Click Here • "Slick Nick" Bruce Dessau reviews Nick Einhorn's act for
the Evening Standard,
Click Here • Psychological magician Jack Curtis read minds over the
airwaves on BBC Radio WM last week,
Click Here • "Did Criss Angel Come Between Pam and Her Man"
Click Here • "71st Annual Convention of the British Ring of the
International Brotherhood of Magicians"
Click Here • "Master of Illusion Review"
Click Here. 22.12.07
Merry
Christmas and Happy New Year to all our readers, all over the
world, from the entire MagicWeek team, Duncan, Keiko, Amelia and Louis,
and many thanks for all your contributions throughout the year. It's been
a good one! 22.12.07