Number 637 - 8th September 2012
The IBM British Ring Convention in Great
Yarmouth is just around the corner (26th-30th September). One of the
special events this year will be a series of three
workshops by Michael Vincent. Michael will
cover expert card handling and share his knowledge
and experience. Take your magic to the next level! Michael will have material available
in both the printed form and on DVD at each session.
You can register for the convention via
www.magicconvention.co.uk
and accommodation can be booked through Greater Yarmouth Tourism on 01493
846485.
"Paul Daniels, Debbie McGee and Sooty are among those
heading to Great Yarmouth for magic convention"
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The
Magic Circle Awards Gala 2012 will take place on Saturday 13th October at
The Magic Circle Headquarters. Enjoy a champagne reception and stunning close-up
magic followed by a star-studded awards presentation and gala show in The Magic
Circle Theatre featuring the legendary Paul Daniels and some big surprises. This
is an ideal time to bring your non-magic friends to experience the wonder of The
Magic Circle Headquarters and the hidden treasures it offers. Doors open at
6.30pm and tickets are only £30. Numbers are strictly limited so book early to
avoid disappointment, this promises to be a sensational evening. The dress code
for the evening is formal.
www.themagiccircle.co.uk.
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Derren
Brown Svengali. 9pm on Tuesday 18th September on Channel 4. Derren Brown presents his 2012 Olivier award-winning
theatre show, filmed live in front of a sell-out audience at the Theatre Royal,
Nottingham. Showcasing Derren's skills as master persuader and entertainer, he
attempts to extract secret confessions from the audience, plays psychological
mind games, and shares the dramatic history of Svengali. See
TV Magic for details.
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International
Magic Convention and Festival. Tickets are selling fast for both the International Magic Convention
and Festival, in fact it's already too late for both Juan Tamariz's one man show
and Joanie Spina's one-to-one sessions which have now sold out completely with
waiting lists having been created for both. Not that that means you can't get to see
both of them during the rest of the Festival and Convention, with Joanie
lecturing at the Directions Day of the Festival (Monday 12th November) and
during the Convention on Sunday morning (18th November). Juan will be giving an
extended lecture during the Convention on the Sunday afternoon. Just added to the
Gala Show line-up is Lukas (photo). This fantastic manipulator, a recent FISM award
winner, is reviewed in the current edition of
Magic: "What we'd witnessed
was manipulation in its purest form. The silence in the vast auditorium was
deafening as we witnessed technical skill slowed down so precisely, so
beautifully that we were convinced we were seeing something very special indeed.
During the ecstatic standing ovation, the magician to my right whispered 'That
looked like real magic'. He was right." Your chance to see him will be in the
Gala Show repeated on the Saturday and Sunday evenings at the Mermaid Theatre.
Registration details:
www.internationalmagic.com.
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Uri
Geller makes a scene... From the publishers: The
very latest issue of Magicseen (issue 46 Sept 12) has burst out of Magicseen
Towers and is rampaging all over the country creating pleasure and interest
wherever it goes! The one and only Uri Geller fronts the issue with an exclusive
interview in which our readers not only get to discover what he is up to these
days, but also get the chance to visit Uri in his home if they win our special
competition. We also talk to illusionist extraordinaire Sean Alexander, and to
long time friend of Magicseen Shaun McCree. We also offer you a behind the scenes
foray into the world of the travelling circus, explain the best way to deal with
approaching a table in close-up work, pop into the phonebox to speak with Marvin
Berglas, and somewhat strangely, discover Wayne Dobson's favourite swear word in
Gone In 60 Seconds! All this plus our popular line up of tricks in the
Masterclass section, stacks of honest Product Reviews, a Club Land feature on
the Leamington and Warwick Magical Society, plus letters, news and more. Your
copy awaits via 1 or 2 year printed copy sub, via a pay-as-you-go sub, or by
download sub or single purchase from
www.magicseen.co.uk.
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International
News: Britain's Guy Hollingworth will present a 90 minute show, and lecture, at
the Genii 75th Anniversary Birthday Bash next month. Also appearing, Juan
Tamariz, Uri Geller, Michael Weber, Dr. Sawa, Charlie Frye, David Ben, Eric
Mead, Eugene Burger, Jon Armstrong, John Carney, Jon Racherbaumer, Jonathan
Pendragon, Kisuk Lee, Max Maven, Paul Wilson, Roberto Giobbi, Tom Stone,
Jonathan Levit, Yumi, Rob Zabrecky, Alba, Alex Ramon, Scott Land, Peter
Samelson, Jamy Ian Swiss, Tomo Maeda, Bob White, Christian Engblom, Sonny
Fontana and Woody Aragon. That's quite a line-up! Genii's 75th Anniversary
Birthday Bash, October 4th, 5th, 6th, Orlando, Florida. For more information, and to
register, visit
www.geniiconvention.com.
For direct flights from London Heathrow to Orlando from £450
Click Here.
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Bark
plays Opera. Direct from a hit season in Edinburgh, as part of Sydney Fringe
2012, Piff the Magic Dragon makes his Sydney Opera House debut, accompanied by
Mr Piffles, the World’s First Million Dollar Chihuahua™. Combining stunning
award-winning magic with delightfully deadpan humour and a penchant for
princesses, Piff has gone viral on YouTube after appearing on television with
Penn & Teller. He’s opened for Mumford & Sons, appeared in New York at Radio
City Music Hall, performed with La Soiree and sold out at the Edinburgh Fringe.
John van der Put takes his Jurassic Bark show to the Sydney Opera House
next week with a nine-date engagement at the
Playhouse, Sydney Opera House presented by
Sydney Fringe starting on Saturday, September 15th. Piff in the Press:
Click Here and
Click Here. For Mumford & Sons/Piff fans you can now listen to the band
whilst staring at a photo of Piff the Magic Dragon on the cover of their
upcoming CD!
Click Here.
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Woody
Aragon workshop. Iain McCarron writes: Following on from the fantastically successful Dani DaOrtiz workshop
earlier this year, Aberdeen Magic Society is pleased to announce that they will
be hosting a Woody Aragon workshop as well. The workshop will be the only one of
its kind in the UK this year and will be held at the Craighaar Hotel on Saturday
3rd November. Tickets are priced at £30 for this half day workshop, and anyone
who has seen Woody before will tell you that this is a bargain!
To book tickets or to find out any more information, please just email me at
imccarron@hotmail.com.
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Irish
Magician To Attempt Burning At Stake Escape: "Limerick Magician Steve Spade will
attempt one of the most spectacular and dangerous escapes ever performed in
Ireland on 15th September when he bids to escape from being burned at the
stake. The illusion, which has never before been performed in modern times in
Europe, will be the headline act in an event entitled 'Night of Fires' at the
medieval King John’s Castle in Limerick, part of the inaugural Limerick
Elemental Arts and Culture Festival."
www.elementallimerick.com.
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Paul
Gordon's Card Capers Day of Magic, Newcastle, next Sunday. "Card Capers comes to
Newcastle! Card Capers is a full day of powerful magic, lecturing, tuition,
performance, advice/tips, stories and lots of fun from professional card
magician, Paul Gordon. It's a fast-paced jam-packed day. See the webpage for
reviews, video clips etc." For beginners to full-time pros. Only £40 for the day; advance booking only. Sunday
16th September 2012 at 9.30am to 6pm. Venue: The Centurion Bar, Newcastle
Central Station, Neville Street, Newcastle NE1 5DG (Map)
www.paulgordon.net/cardcapers.html.
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Magic
Marketing Masterclass: "Just
one month to go until the Magic Marketing Masterclass which takes place on
Tuesday 9th October at the Hilton Newbury Centre Hotel, and the limited places
available are starting to fill up. If you would like to give yourself the best
chance of getting more paid bookings in the future, this one-off day, which is
dedicated to providing professional advice and information on how to effectively
market yourself and your shows, is just what you need. Three big sessions are
scheduled, with social media expert Julia Bramble providing all the info you
need to harness Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter to your cause, with Bob Yelland
explaining how best to create an effective marketing strategy, and with Mark
Leveridge revealing how he has managed to achieve a consistent 1 in 3 success
rate of converting enquiries into bookings. Invest your time by attending this
packed day, and you will be all set up to implement what you learn to make a
difference and to help you get ahead of the competition. You know that most
performers won't see the huge benefits of a day like this and that they won't be
sufficiently motivated to make the effort to attend, but you can, and there's
still time to book your place now by going to
www.markleveridge.co.uk/masterclass.php."
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Magic
Circle Tribute to Larry Barnes - September 17th, London. The Magic Circle
invite you to their HQ at 12 Stephenson Way, London NW1 2HD to join in a
celebration of the life and times of Larry Barnes, the sorely missed Pearly
King, Music Hall entertainer, Escapologist, Paper Mechanist and Magician. So,
return with us to the ‘Ackney Marshes and a right East End Entertainment of
Music Hall, Magic and Pie and Mash. A show with a galaxy of stars in the
theatre, followed by a banquet of Pie and Mash and Spotted Dick in the Devant
Room wiv a bit of a sing song rahnd the Ol’ Joanna. Show tickets £15 with Pie
and Mash available after the show for a further £5. Non-members welcome. Monday
September 17th, starts at 7.30pm. Tickets must be pre-booked by 5pm on September
14th via cma@themagiccircle.co.uk.
No tickets will be available to purchase on the door.
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Conjuring
at the Court – Thursday 27th September. Witness the impossible with a great
magical line-up: Richard Pinner is a top international magician; this year he
created the magical effects for The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe in
Kensington Gardens. Pat Fallon’s charm, humour and dexterity have made him
Ireland’s best-known magical entertainer. Katherine Rhodes performs stunning
feats of mystery. Genial co-producer Russell Levinson will be hosting the show.
If you came to our packed August show you’ll have seen Richard give a spectator
sealed envelopes to bring back in September. Only Richard knows what’s inside.
Could the contents be the solution to an enigma? Could they be an impossible
prediction about the future? Could they be his old bus tickets? Come and join us
as we reveal the mystery of the sealed envelopes at the show. Drayton Court, 2
The Avenue, West Ealing, London W13 8PH (Map).
Doors open 7.30pm and the show starts at 8pm. It’s just minutes from Central
London by overground rail from Paddington to West Ealing, or take the Central or
District line to Ealing Broadway, and change to overground or a take a short bus
ride. Parking is free after 6.30pm. Come early to enjoy dinner at the pub, in
the lovely dining room or the large garden. Tickets £10 from
www.conjuringatthecourt.com.
Last month we were full so please don’t leave it too late to book. Russell
Levinson.
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Marc
Paul Lectures at The Merlin Magical Society on Thursday, 13th September.
This lecture teaches incredible magical effects as performed by Marc at some
point in his career. Most of the techniques taught are used by Marc on a regular
basis, and you can be guaranteed to learn many effects which contain direct
plots and simple methodology. The Lecture is at the Little Heath Parish Hall,
Thornton Road, Potters Bar, Hertfordshire EN6 1JJ (Map).
Non-members welcome, entrance £8.00
www.merlinmagicalsociety.co.uk. John Clayton, Secretary.
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Paul
Brook Mind Reader - Birmingham Theatre Show, this Sunday. As part of
ArtsFest, the largest free arts festival in the UK, Paul Brook will be
performing a thirty minute stage show where psychology and entertainment
intersect at The Crescent Theatre this Sunday, 9th September. Admission is
free on the door and the show starts at 2pm. The Crescent Theatre, 20 Sheepcote
Street, Brindleyplace, Birmingham, B16 8AE (Map).
More info:
www.paulbrook.co.uk.
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Merlins of Wakefield's latest ‘Preview’
catalogue for September/October is out now. If you would like a free copy, just email
merlins@btconnect.com and they will send
you a PDF. If you would prefer a printed
copy, email them your postal address. They will also be at
Kidology
2012 on
Tuesday 11th September, so if you want to collect anything from their range on
the day, contact them beforehand by
email or phone 01924 339933
www.merlinswakefield.com.
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Iain
Moran's “Greatest Hits”. The
British Magical Society is pleased to open its Autumn season with
Iain Moran's “Greatest Hits” lecture, featuring proven favourites.
As well as discussing the methods, Iain will also go in to why certain effects work and
explain the all
important details of 'cleaning-up' and resetting for the next table. A lecture
for the real working performer. Tuesday 11th September at 7.30pm at Selly Oak Ex Serviceman’s Club, Selly Oak, Birmingham
B29 7DL (Map) see
www.britishmagicalsociety.co.uk for details. Non-members welcome, £5 charge. Paul Cadley.
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Razamatazz
Magic and Ozzy Dee present Twisted - to be released at
Kidology 2012. Ozzy Dee writes: "This is a very easy to do Balloon Routine
which doesn't involve a force. Comes with 8 beautifully laminated cards, is
being released with Razamatazz, and will be sold during the Lecture. Also if
anybody would like to join us for a Chinese meal on the Tuesday please email
ozzydee@themagiccircle.co.uk
places are going fast."
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Fickle
by Chris Webb: "A spectator freely chooses any card from the pack and signs
their name across its face. The card is lost in the deck. The magician attempts
to find the spectators signed card and brings out a card, but it is the wrong
card. In the blink of an eye, right in front of the spectator, the wrong card
instantly changes into the spectator’s signed card. The signed card can be given
to the spectator to keep! Instant reset; Very easy to do; No sleight of hand;
Custom made gimmick; DVD with full explanations. 'A visual beauty I will
definitely use all the time!' - Kevin Schaller." Pre-order today and receive
free shipping worldwide:
www.magictao.co.uk.
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Chris
Dugdale's 2 Faced Deception became the largest selling new show in Assembly1
and the 3rd best selling show overall for the space at the recent Edinburgh
Fringe Festival. Producer Michael Harris commented "To come to Edinburgh for the
first time and to do these kind of figures, well we are delighted." It looks
like some interesting things are on the horizon already as a result of the 27
date run. The show was filmed for the Fringe Performance Archive during the
Festival and the director Professor Wesley Monroe Shrum described the show as
"one of the very best magic shows he had ever seen in Edinburgh. It had close-up
magic, mind reading, big screen projection... it had it all."
www.thinkofacard.com.
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International
News. Gregory Wilson Seminar, October 7th & 8th, Israel. Roy Zaltsman
writes: "Would you dare to miss a two-day workshop with Gregory Wilson?
After all, he is a two-time FISM award-winner and probably most known for his
best-selling instructional DVDs.
For the first time ever Gregory does a full two day seminar, which is a
combination of his latest and greatest. This covers his collection of old and
new tricks, including impromptu and formal routines (sleight of hand, gambling
demos and mentalism).
Be the first to fool your audiences and fellow-magi with effects that Greg has
never-before-published and are straight from his professional performances.
Plus, the workshop is a two-part structure of scheduled tricks and personal
requests (if people are familiar with his work). In other words, he’s holding
nothing back!
All in all, it's very hands-on and everyone will walk away with full and
complete routines in their memory banks and hopefully their own working
repertoire.
The workshop will take place on October 7-8, 2012 at Hasharon Hotel, Netanya,
Israel.
Details and registration:
Click Here.
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The
Magic Triangle Lecture Night with John O'Riordan - Sunday 16 September.
"John will present his tried and tested ideas to old and new effects in close up
magic. The lecture will highlight that by careful study before any presentation;
we can simplify the methods and handling in order that the audience are
magically entertained and experience a sense of wonder. The importance of timing
,body language and audience management will be considered. John's primary
objective is to be sure that those attending will find some practical hints and
tips to enhance their magic! Surely an evening not to be missed." Keith Norman.
The lectures will start at 7.30pm at The Village Hall, Thorrington, Colchester,
Essex CO7 8HQ (Map).
Visiting Magicians £5.00 payable on the night.
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Sussex
Magic Circle lectures. Martin Peirce presents "A magical and fun evening
with lots of original and easy to perform miracles with full tuition" on
September 13th and mind magician Franklin presents "Beyond the Veil" on October
11th. Guest Magicians welcome, £5 door charge. Venue: The Hassocks Hotel (on the
car park of the Hassocks Railway Station), Hassocks, West Sussex BN6 8HN (Map)
www.sussexmagiccircle.co.uk.
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Care
& Share Balloon Party Days & Ed Chee Lecture. Graham Lee writes: The last of
the Care & Share Balloon Fun Days have been booked, next week after Kidology on
Wednesday 12th September, in Birmingham. The Manchester day will be on Wednesday
10th October and then we have the last two day super event for 2012 with Ed Chee
coming over from America. This event is in Sutton, Surrey, on Thursday 1st and
Friday 2nd November. More details can be found in the events section on the
forum
www.balloonchat.co.uk and booking details for any of the days at
www.qualatexballoons.co.uk.
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