Number 604 - 21st January 2012
Blackpool
Magicians' Club Convention have now released the full list of artistes
appearing on 17th, 18th and 19th February at the Winter Gardens, Church Street,
Blackpool.
Close-up lecturers and performers: Michael Weber (workshop) (USA),
Charlie Frye (USA), Axel Hecklau (Germany), Garrett Thomas (USA), Ponta The
Smith (Japan), Dirk Losander (USA), David Roth (USA), Ian Barradell (UK), Andy
Nyman (UK), Meir Yedid (USA), Yoo Hyun Kim (Korea), Chad Long (USA), Stephen
Tucker (UK), Matthias Rauch (Germany), Danny Cole (USA), and Stu-Di-Doo (UK).
Gala Show 17th February: Compere Steve Walls, starring: Yuji Yasuda, Yoo
Hyun Min, Do Ki Moon, Lee Hun , Park Eung Kyoung, Kim Tae Won, Ha Won Geon, and
Yu Ho Jin - all from South Korea.
Gala Show 18th February: Compere Jimmy Tamley, starring: Danny Cole, Dirk
Losander, Charlie Frye & Co., Andost, Chris Hart, Richard Forget, Jason Latimer
- all from the USA.
Gala Show 19th February: Compere John Martin, starring: Jean Garin, Aaron Crow, Compagnie Poc, Sebastian Nicolas, Amethyst, Ken Dodd, Les Chapeaux Blancs, Marc Metral, Christian Farla, and Lumina - all from Europe.
To book visit www.blackpoolmagic.com. "Blackpool's comedy carpet is unveiled" (including a number of magicians) Click Here. 21.1.12
Kidology UK, the midweek convention for professional children's entertainers, will take place (for the 9th year running) on Tuesday 11th September 2012 at the Civic Centre Wolverhampton. Finishing touches are being put to the programme which will be announced in full in the next few weeks. The convention has been moved back a week to avoid coinciding with 'return to school day' in many parts of the country. This popular convention will be staging a special event, the night before, under the watchful eye of top children's entertainer, from Devon, Ozzy D. The registration price from last year will be held, with special discounts for early bookers. Full details will be published in MagicWeek shortly and will also be available on The Albion Magic Stand at The Blackpool Convention next month. All enquiries to organiser Alec Powell on 07831 115448. 21.1.12
September's
IBM British Ring Convention (26th – 30th September, Great
Yarmouth) has a host of British acts lined up for its 76th event. Artistes
confirmed to date include Nicholas Einhorn, Mandy Muden, Roy Davenport, Steve
Hewlett, Chris Woodward, Rajan, John Styles, Richard Cadell, Jason Steele &
Joanne, Richard Griffin, Andy Greaves, Matthew Garrett, Mel Harvey, and Young &
Strange.
Dealers confirmed include JB Magic, Davenports, Practical Magic, Zane's Magic Shop,
George Kovari, Barries Magic, Adrian Sullivan and Aquarius Magic. Approximately 200 delegates have
already taken advantage
of the early bird registration offer which runs until April 1st. Members’ full
registration fee is £105 until that date. The organisers would ask registrants
to book their accommodation directly
through Greater Yarmouth Tourism on 01493 846485 as it helps the size
of the grant that the British Ring will receive from the Authority.
Further announcements of artistes, lecturers and dealers will be made in
MagicWeek and on the convention's own website:
www.magicconvention.co.uk.
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Iain
Stirling to present brand new CBBC show Help! My Supply Teacher is Magic.
‘Help My Supply Teacher is Magic’ is a brand new CBBC magic show (13 x 30min)
presented by Iain Stirling (CBBC presenter and stand-up comedian) and starring a
team of four magicians, newcomers Fergus Flanagan, Katherine Mills and James
Went plus John Archer, the first magician to fool Penn & Teller. This fast
paced, funny, jaw-dropping series sees magicians go undercover into real school
classrooms and try to convince the children they are real supply teachers. We'll
see the kids shocked and amazed reactions as magical things start to happen in
the classrooms right before their eyes. The pages of school books will magically
turn, cookery lesson ingredients will come to life and the teacher might even
levitate up into the air! The series was commissioned by Damian Kavanagh and
Bridget Banton is Executive Producer for CBBC. The Executive Producer for
Objective Productions is Anthony Owen who created the format. To find out more,
or catch-up via iPlayer
Click Here. For listings see
TV Magic.
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The
Associated Wizards of the South are holding a one-day convention on Sunday
April 22nd at Crossfield Hall, Romsey, Hampshire SO51 8GL (Map).
Lee Smith, Scott Penrose and Wayne Fox all lecture, and the evening show will
star Scott Penrose, Phill Smith, Mel Mellers (photo), Matt Baker and Jason
Steel. The day also includes magic dealers, workshops and close-up sessions.
Advance registration will open in a few weeks time at £20, or £22.50 on the
door. Doors open at 9.30am.
www.awsmagic.co.uk.
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The Magicians,
tonight on BBC 1. Show 3. "The Magicians returns with more celebrities
and more jaw-dropping illusions. World Champion of Magic, Latimer, is joined by
Pussycat Doll and Got to Dance judge Kimberly Wyatt; comedy magician Pete Firman
is paired with Great British Bake Off presenter Mel Giedroyc, and Barry and
Stuart team up with former world heavyweight boxing champion David Haye. Viewers
at home get the chance to vote for their favourite act, with each act performing
four mind-blowing magic tricks, two of which are live, so anything could happen.
The battle is firmly on, as the act with the fewest votes must face a terrifying
live forfeit - but who will it be?" See
TV Magic.
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UK
mentalist Doug Segal signed by top comedy promoter. Following a 22 date sell
out UK tour in 2011 and a critically acclaimed debut Edinburgh Fringe run which
picked up ten 4 & 5 star reviews, as well as being ranked 8th best show at the
Fringe by the Guardian’s Edtwinge online rankings, Doug Segal has been signed by
legendary promoter Mick Perrin. Mick was the first comedy promoter to run
stadium events with names including Eddie Izzard, Ross Noble, Julian Clary and
Paul Merton. The deal covers all live public shows from August 2012 onward and
will start with a full month-long run at Edinburgh Fringe 2012. In the run up to
August a limited number of public shows have been scheduled: Feb 1st – UEA,
Norwich; Feb 23rd - Wyllyotts Theatre, Potters Bar; Mar 17th - The John Peel
Centre for Creative Arts, Stowmarket; May 20th – The Lowry, Manchester; May 25th
– 27th The Marlborough Theatre, Brighton.
www.iknowwhatyouarethinking.co.uk
www.mickperrin.com.
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Creative
magician and mentalist, Mark Elsdon will be under the spotlight on 9th
February. Ken "Kennedy" Dyne will be conducting the first in a series of
telephone Confessions With Real Mind Readers. Kennedy writes: "Elsdon has
promised to share a pet effect of his that has never been put in print before, a
discussion of practical techniques to make a performer more memorable to the
audience, a recommended-reading list of under-the-radar books filled with great
material, five mentalism techniques you must master, thoughts on the
contemporary mentalism scene here in the UK, Derren's legacy and how to turn it
to your advantage and much, much more." Listen in live and/or get the recording
now. Find out how at
www.confessionsofrealmindreaders.com.
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Glasgow
Dealer Night. Mark Leveridge is pleased to announce that he is hosting one of
his special Dealer Night evenings at the Glasgow Pond Hotel, Great Western Road,
Glasgow on Monday 12th March. Mark has already held similar Dealer Nights
in Bristol, Birmingham, Northampton, Newbury and Nottingham, but this is the
first time he has taken the event north of the border. A Dealer Night is a
relaxed and informal evening in which attendees get the chance to take an
unhurried look at the Mark Leveridge Magic and Magicseen ranges of products and
to benefit from a 10% discount on purchases on the night, as well as take
advantage of other special offers and freebies. During the
evening Mark will present a 30 minute dealer dem of some of his more recent releases, plus he will
present a mini lecture featuring three new routines not previously released or
published. Although there is a small entry charge, anyone who pre-registers
receives a voucher equivalent to the entry amount to spend on the evening,
refunding the entrance fee paid. For more information and to register for one
of the limited number of available places visit
www.markleveridge.co.uk
today!
21.1.12
LovePerforming.com:
"The free Performing Arts Community! Do you love performing? Are you a Singer?
Musician? Actor? Model? Magician? Juggler? Makeup Artist? Prop Builder? Set
Designer? Something else? Perhaps you just love the Musicals? Or can't get
enough of Live Music Gigs? LovePerforming is a free website that allows you to
network with likeminded people." Find out more, visit
www.loveperforming.com.
21.1.12
The
Magic Uncorked ebook is a celebration of magic in Cork and Kerry and a
celebration of the first 'Magic
Uncorked' international convention. It features two dozen effects, and
contributors include internationally renowned names such as Luke Jermay and
Diamond Jim Tyler, and it features something for everyone - from card men to
children's entertainers, and everything in-between. You will find a way of
telling someone's star sign without the usual fishing; full instructions on
eating a balloon; simple electronics for magicians; how to use a card trick to
leave your phone number with a client, and lots more. All the funds generated
through the sale of this ebook will go towards the costs of bringing you the
best possible convention for 2012. Visit
www.magicuncorked.com/book.php
for more details and to order.
21.1.12
Paul
Gordon's Commercial Card Magic Lecture. Paul Gordon presents his new lecture
which is crammed full of "worker" card effects and professional advice. It's a
fun light-hearted lecture. See the
Magic Lecturers page for reviews and more info. Wednesday 6th June 2012 at
8pm. Venue: Bexley Club for the Disabled, Barton Close, Bexleyheath, Kent
www.bexleymagic.org.uk. Visiting magicians welcome.
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International
News: Saint-Vincent Magic Convention XI. April 19th to 22nd, Italy. Marzia
Giacoia writes: "This year we will have incredible artists such as Jeff McBride,
René Lavand, The Great Tomsoni, Xavier Mortimer, Eric Jones, Danny Cole, Andrew
Mayne, Mark Mason, Dani Da Ortiz and, just announced, Juan Tamariz. Our program is packed full:
8 lectures, 5 Gala Shows, 2 International Contests, 5 Workshops, the escape day,
street-magic shows, parties and after-nights. This convention is one of the most
fun to attend in the world!" For information email
news@mastersofmagic.it or call
+393480011257 or visit
www.mastersofmagic.it.
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Peter
Antoniou 'Psychic' Detective - Dave's Leicester Comedy Festival,
Sunday 19th February at 5.45pm. "Peter comes to the Dave's Leicester Comedy
Festival with his brand new show. Peter will finally reveal what he has been up
to for the last 6 months... The show is a unique blend of thrilling mind reading
demonstrations, wrapped up with Peter's trademark humour. This show is bound to
leave you asking, is your mind safe?" ***** - WhatsOnStage. **** - Three Weeks.
"Phenon-mentally Good" - Kerrang! "That's Brilliant" - BBC. More info:
www.comedy-festival.co.uk Tickets:
www.wegottickets.com (Special Offer: Buy a ticket for this show, and you can
watch as many of the other shows on this day at Kayal as you like for free!
Venue: Kayal Restaurant, 153 Granby Street, Leicester LE1 6FE (Map).
21.1.12
Matthew
Garrett, a former Magic Circle Close-up Magician of the Year winner, is
lecturing on "Magic at the Dining Table" for the South Downs Magicians. The
lecture will include Matthew's Ninja Rings+, Monty the Spiv story-telling
routine using a deck of cards, a version of the Magic Square plus lots of other
material suitable for performing at dinners and other events with guests seated
at tables. The lecture is aimed at all levels of performer and takes place on
Wednesday 1st February at 8pm at Handcross Parish Hall, High Street, Handcross,
West Sussex RH17 6BJ (Map).
£5 charge for visitors. Further information at
www.professionalmagic.com and
www.southdownsmagicians.co.uk.
21.1.12
Derby
Magic Circle have launched a new website:
www.derbymagiccircle.com. Paul
Sharp, President of Derby Magic Circle, writes: Like many societies, we are a
working Circle and rely on the media of the internet to interact with the local
people and businesses. We hope you view the site and find it easy to navigate.
Andy Clockwise will be lecturing on Wednesday, 25th January at Breadsall Village
Hall, Derby. His lecture contains mainly close-up effects; cards, coins, rope,
with a couple of stand-up routines thrown in for good measure. All simple to
perform but with great reactions. Visiting magicians are very welcome, there is
a small fee of £5 payable on the night. Please contact our secretary Allan
Humphries on 01889 590 975 prior to attending.
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Henry
Lewis MIMC with Gold Star Hon. Vice President of The Magic Circle has been
booked to present his stage show on the stage of the Cabot Theatre, Beverly,
Boston, USA for a lay audience on Sunday 19th March 2012. Theatre details are
available on the Le Grand David website:
www.legranddavid.com.
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Amazing
Magic Van For Sale! Russ Stokes emails: "I advertise on
ChildrensPartyShows.co.uk, and have done for a number of years, with great
success may I add - thank you! Last year as project, I bought a rather unusual
looking van, a Nissan S-Cargo (also known as a snail van!). It was one of only
12,000 ever produced so it is very rare. I had it re-sprayed and vinyl wrapped
in such a way that it could be easily adapted if another entertainer chose to
buy it, all they would have to do is to change the telephone number as the
website address would be sold with the van. Due to the high level of business
commitments last year, I never actually had chance to use it to advertise the
business. I thought it may be a good idea to offer it to the children's
entertainer's market first, and as every entertainer I know reads MagicWeek,
this seemed an ideal place to start!" For more information and a couple of much
larger photos email Russ Stokes directly, email:
russ@russstokes.co.uk.
21.1.12
Impossible
Prediction. "In late December 2011, The Newark Advertiser issued a challenge
to Nottinghamshire based mind reader Looch. They wanted to put his skills to the
test by having him predict the final score of a Rugby match between Newark RUFC
& Melton Mowbray. The match was to be played on the afternoon of Saturday 7th
January 2012, upon agreeing to the challenge a series of stipulations were given
to ensure everything was fair and to eliminate the possibility of trickery..."
Find out what happened! Read the full story at
www.looch.co.uk/2012/01/the-prediction.
21.1.12
Playtime
Balloons, change of ownership announcement. Marjorie Stokes of Playtime
Balloons writes: Passing The Baton. As of Monday Jan 23rd. Playtime Balloons
will be under new ownership, it passes into the capable hands of Stuart McDowell
of Southport [Mr Stix], a professional entertainer, as has always been the case
in Playtime's long and successful history. We sincerely thank all customers and
friends for their support over the last 10 yrs. for family and health reasons I
am retiring although Mike will continue to entertain and run teaching days.
Particular thanks go to Gerry & Ann Luff and of course Mel & Lyn Moore for
starting us on what has been an enjoyable if sometimes exhausting journey.
Stuart can be contacted on 01704 534 363, he will continue to offer the same
personal service whilst adding the technology that we have steadfastly ignored!!
Watch the website
www.playtimeballoons.com for details. We will all be on the Playtime stand
at Blackpool so please come and see us. It's goodbye from me, Marjorie , goodbye
from him, Mike and over to you Stuart.
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"Where's
my ad?" Our free For Sale and
Wanted section has always been a
real success, but please do take a minute to read the
Terms & Conditions before
submitting your ad. About 10% of ads that are submitted currently don't make it!
Also note that anyone selling or offering to sell or trade illegal material via
the free ads (either in an ad or in reply to an enquiry) will be barred from
using this service. This has been our policy since launching MagicWeek in 2000.
Please also read the very clear
Warnings regarding
internet fraud. DT.
21.1.12
Sleight
of Hands,
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Private Island For $37,000 A Day!"
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time it's Dynamo Magician"
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magicians once flourished, Al James might be Chicago's last full-time
performer"
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Globe for 'Hugo'" [magic by Paul Kieve]
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Click Here. The current edition of Radio Times, 21-27
January, features a full two-page spread on Dynamo, and as reported last
week Dynamo: Magician Impossible
has been shortlisted for a prestigious National Television Award in the
Best Entertainment category ['Entertainment Programme'], which will be announced live on ITV on
Wednesday 25th January...
Vote Here! • That's it for another week, your UK magic news is
always welcome, see you next week, Duncan.
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