Number 816 -13th February 2016
Derren Brown Miracle Live
- on tour nationwide for the next 7 months!
The multi-award winning acknowledged master of psychological illusion is back. Having confessed that performing
live on stage gives him the greatest pleasure, Derren is, once again, looking
forward to the challenge that comes with being acknowledged as one of the
world's most renowned live performers; a dark manipulator of magic and mind
control. This will be Derren's seventh show since 2003. Since then he has toured
every year and been watched by an estimated audience of over one and a half
million people. He has won two prestigious Olivier Awards, for Something
Wicked This Way Comes (2006) and Svengali (2012). His last show,
Infamous, was universally acclaimed by critics and audience alike. Written
by Derren Brown, Andy Nyman and Andrew O’Connor and directed by Andy Nyman and
Andrew O’Connor. This production is not suitable for children under 12 years of
age. February - July. See What's
On for dates. Book via
www.derrenbrown.co.uk. "Canterbury: Master of illusion Derren Brown brings
his show Miracle to Canterbury's Marlowe Theatre" [that's tonight!]
Click Here.
13.2.16
Dynamo
to return to Birmingham for three more shows. "The star adds more dates to
his hit Seeing Is Believing tour. Magician Dynamo is returning to Birmingham for
more dates on his hit tour. The star had six shows at the Barclaycard Arena in
December but demand has been so great that he has added 11 extra performances.
He will return to the arena for three shows on March 26th and 27th including a
Sunday matinee..." To read the full story in the Birmingham Mail
Click Here. Also see What's On
for all tour dates.
13.2.16
Masterclasses
added to South Tyneside International Magic Festival line-up.
The South Tyneside International Magic Festival Convention, which
returns for its 13th year from Friday March 11th, will feature three days of
lectures, workshops and shows designed exclusively for professional performers
and the most ardent magic fans. The trio of
masterclasses are now being added to the already bumper line-up, offering
attendees the chance to get practical guidance from three leading lights in the
modern business.
This includes sessions led by The Magic Circle’s Close-Up Magician of the Year
2015, Dr Will Houstoun; master magician Michael Vincent, who has also won that
very
same title three times, and the ‘mind reader guy’, Kennedy.
Michael’s masterclass will focus on sleight of hand card and coin magic, while
Will’s will outline the technique, performance and theory behind several of his
favourite creations, with time to discuss additional subjects of the
participants’ choosing.
Mentalist Kennedy will be sharing some of his secrets and offering guidance
on how active empathy, body language and even reading can help hone a
performer’s mind reading skills.
All three masterclasses will take place simultaneously at the end of the
standard STIMF programme on Sunday March 13th and will be open to convention
delegates and non-delegates alike.
Places at the masterclasses, which cost an additional £60 each, must be booked
separately by calling 0191 4247281.
www.southtynesidemagic.com.
13.2.16
Northern
Magic Circle Convention. From the organisers: The Northern Magic Circle are
proud to announce the return Wayne Goodman to the convention at the Harrogate
Theatre this year on the 9th and 10th of April. Wayne is a versatile magician,
known for his fearless approach. He is also a creator, author and performer. If
you have seen Wayne before you know you are in for a treat. This year's
convention will also feature the manipulative magic of Oliver Tabor, time
travelling illusionists Morgan & West and The Magic Circle's Young Magicians of
the Year Destiny. As well as star-studded lectures from Andi Gladwin, Paul
Stone, Morgan & West and Luke Jermay. There is a fantastic Children's Show and
Gala Show with some of magic's biggest stars! Convention prices are £55 for
members £65 non members. Tickets can be booked online at
www.northernmagiccircle.org.uk. More acts to be announced soon!
13.2.16
Magicseen
At Blackpool! Magicseen write: If you are attending the
Blackpool Convention
be sure to stop by the Magicseen stand in the main dealer hall. We will have the
new Mel Mellers book, The Travelling Trickster, ready for you to collect if you
have pre-ordered your copy, or to purchase at the event if you haven't. It's a
brilliant book full of great routines, sage advice and with so many hilarious
lines that you will be laughing out loud as you read it! So don't leave it too
late in case we run out of stock! Then we will also have a few copies of the
awesome limited edition Wayne Dobson Definitive Collection, supplies for which
are starting to get low now, plus you will be able to pick up your copy of John
Carey's Crafted With Carey or one of our other titles, as well as renew your
Magicseen sub, or take out a new one. We'll have plenty of back issues for you
to get your hands on too and shhhh, don't tell anyone else, but we may have one
or two special offers to tempt you too. So come along to the stand where stars
such as Jeff McBride hang out from time to time (well, he is on the cover of the
March edition), and be a little part of the world of Magicseen, the only
independent magic magazine published in the UK.
www.magicseen.co.uk.
13.2.16
'Hangmen', starring Andy Nyman, alongside David
Morrissey and Johnny Flynn has garnered 5 star reviews and has just won the 'Best New
Play' award from
The Critics' Circle. It runs in the West End until March
5th, and has been playing to packed houses. On Thursday March 3rd there will be an NTLive
cinema broadcast, where the play is screened live to cinemas around the country.
To see where your nearest screening is, and to book tickets, visit
ntlive.nationaltheatre.org.uk. Trailer:
Click Here.
13.2.16
The
Magicians' Podcast this week features top magic thinker and creator Noel
Qualter: "Noel Qualter has won the prize for originality for the last 3 years in a row at
The Magic Circle Close-Up Magician of the Year Competition. He is a working
professional, a magic consultant, and has also had a close call with some big time
television success. This is perhaps the most gut wrenching story on the podcast
to date, as Noel explains how he was cut from a major prime time TV magic show
not once, but twice." Listen
to this podcast and catch up with previous editions at
magicianspodcast.podbean.com. Also see
www.facebook.com/MagiciansPodcast. [Noel is currently taking bookings for
his lecture, which gets a very strong recommendation. See
Magic Lecturers for details.
DT]
13.2.16
Richard Griffin Lecture - Anglian Magic Society, Norwich. Steve Majes writes:
The Anglian Magic Society has the very creative and talented performer Richard
Griffin presenting his new lecture "Cruise Ship Magic" for the society on
Tuesday 16th February at 7.30pm. Richard has always been a creative force with
his magic and was highly acclaimed at a young age when he won “The Magic
Circle’s Young Magician of The Year” competition, this was his first win of many
competitions including “The International Brotherhood of Magicians Silver
Shield” and “The British Magical Championships”. Richard's slick and creative
performances with his doves, manipulation and illusions have taken him all over
the world and on to great success in the cruise ship market. Richard is a very
busy man so don’t miss out on this rare chance to peep behind the curtain and
discover more about working as a pro on the cruise ships. All magicians and
magic enthusiasts are welcome; members £3.00 visitors £10.00. Tuesday 16th
February at 7.30pm at The White
Horse Inn, The Street, Trowse, Norwich NR14 8ST (Map).
facebook.com/theanglianmagicsociety.
13.2.16
This
year's winner of the Wolverhampton Circle of Magicians' 'William Stevens Shield'
was Careena Fenton, who performed a stage act. The competition was open to
anyone with less than 6 years membership of the WCM and competitors could
perform close-up or stage. The trophy was presented by our president, Dave Pitt.
Sue Oakley.
13.2.16
The
Mark Leveridge February Podcast. Mark writes: Got half an hour to
spare? Well I'd like to invite you to sit in on my latest Podcast which,
amongst other things, this month covers topics such as: do you adapt
your performing style depending on who your audience happens to be? I
discuss how fortunate we are as magicians to be able to involve
spectators in our acts and what benefits it brings. I look at why you
may sometimes be reluctant to add new routines to your working
repertoire. I reveal what my favourite type of show is and why I simply
love it when I get such a booking. And I discuss how inhibiting it can
be when you are required to work tables in a really quiet environment!
These plus one or two other topics will hopefully provide you with an
interesting 30 minute listen, and it's totally free to access either
from
www.markleveridge.co.uk/podcast.php or from
markleveridge.podbean.com. I look forward to your company and while
you're there, why not take a browse through the other Podcasts from
previous months?".
13.2.16
Three
new routines from DTrik. DTrik is proud to present Paul’s Balls - The
Tossed Out Lottery Book Test: Created by one of the UK’s busiest working
magicians, Paul’s Balls is a great trick that can be used anytime in your act.
Not just for stage, you can also use this effect for close-up and walk-around
too. If you wanted to do a lottery prediction type effect, but were unable to
buy or justify spending heaps of money on a 'device', then you can’t go wrong
with Paul’s Balls. This effect as everything; drama, magic, mind reading and
audience participation. The presentation is entirely hands off! Comes complete
with pocket sized lottery book, routine, gags and performance rights. "I love
this trick, it has gone straight in my working act! It's so easy to do"
Etienne Pradier. "I was lucky to get this before it came out and I used it to
great effect over all my Christmas Gigs, the reactions were great!" Lee
Hathaway. "This is a real workers' effect that can be put into any act as an
opener, filler or closer!" Magic Singh. See
www.waynedobson.co.uk for details of
Paul's Balls, and two more new routines.
13.2.16
Now You See It Series One
is currently being repeated on BBC 2.
Featuring the best (and worst!) of magic. See
TV Magic for details.
13.2.16
An
Evening of Magic and Michael Bublé. TV’s Puzzle Paul presents An Evening of
Magic and a Tribute to Michael Bublé featuring top magicians Jamie Docherty,
Matthew Garrett and Mark Paul, also featuring the sounds of Michael Bublé by
Nick Martland. The show features magic, mind reading, comedy and grand illusions
suitable for all ages! You will not believe your eyes as you see the impossible
happen right in front of you! The team have been touring for the past two years
and are looking forward to bringing the show to the Lighthouse Theatre in
Kettering on Friday 26th February. Tickets available from just £11 via
www.magiceventslive.co.uk.
13.2.16
First
wave of artists announced for the Revolution Festival Magic Convention, Italy.
The convention runs from 26th-29th May and the English language website is now live: "Experience
unforgettable emotions with the greatest Masters of Magic, for only 99 Euros!
Come and enjoy the greatest live magic, at the smallest price! We look forward
to having you in Saint-Vincent to share the Revolution with you."
www.mastersofmagic.eu/revolutionfestival.
13.2.16
The
Gathering presents 'An Evening with Dee Riley' on Tuesday, March 1st, at
7.30pm. From the organisers: Dee is a very well known West End cabaret performer
and cabaret show producer. He has been featured on Sky One's 'Don't Stop Me Now'
and is sought after by many cabaret venues across the UK. What makes Dee so
popular is his originality and creativity towards the art of magic and his
performing art. 'The Gathering' is presenting a unique event where Dee will be
featuring his current show. Being Dee, Alt by Default is a personal
lecture given by Dee Riley consisting of a performance and talk on Dee's journey
into becoming a full time professional magician. The talk features an
interactive Q&A session at the end. 'The Gathering' is a very friendly and free,
monthly meeting of invited magicians. If you would like to come along please
contact Kyle at thegathering@mail.com.
Out meetings are held on the first Tuesday of every month at the St George
Hotel, 7-10 Albert Square, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk NR30 3JH (Map).
For more information about The Gathering please contact Kyle via
thegathering@mail.com - if you
require information on the hotel please go to
www.st-georgehotel.co.uk.
13.2.16
Chris
Wood lectures for the Northamptonshire Magicians' Club on Tuesday February
16th at 8pm. Venue: The Yeoman of England, 31 High Street, Wootton, Northampton
NN4 6LP (Map).
Non-members £10. Further details from President David Miller
david.miller37@ntlworld.com.
www.northamptonshiremagicians.uk.
13.2.16
Mel
Harvey looks forward to seeing friends, old and new, on his Dealer Stand at
the Blackpool
Convention next week, where he'll be able to tell you all about his latest
adventure, auditioning for Britain's Got Talent.
13.2.16
‘Das
Spiel: Are You Part of the Game?’ - London. "The Game has found you. As you read this
you are becoming part of it. You are part of The Game. Das Spiel is a
psychological immersive theatre show, a mindreading experience blurring the
lines between performance and reality. Imagine being unsure if someone else has
planned your greatest moments. You discover more only by playing. This Game is
different. As you play, it becomes larger than you. It reaches into your past
and creates the present. It makes you comfortably uncomfortable. The players are
different every night and therefore The Game is different every night. Play The
Game and let The Game play you." Written and performed by Philipp Oberlohr,
theatre-maker, performer and illusionist. "Intelligent, artistic, very funny" ★★★★★ Everything Theatre.
"This feels personal." ★★★★★ Theatre Fullstop.
"It’s funny, very funny." ★★★★ The Londonist. 7.15pm 13th-14th February. Plus Matinee 4.30pm
14th February. Tickets £12.
The Cage, Vault Festival, London
www.vaultfestival.com.
13.2.16
David Blaine: Real or
Magic is being repeated on Tuesday 23rd February on E4. For more than a decade, David Blaine has
been captivating the world with his high-profile endurance stunts.
Starting his career as a magician who appeared to do the impossible with
a deck of cards, he was soon following in the footsteps of Houdini,
seeking out that which seemed physically impossible, and actually doing
it. This special programme follows Blaine's signature brand of street
magic and mystifies some of the most recognisable celebrities in the
world, including Jamie Foxx, Bryan Cranston, Aaron Paul, Ricky Gervais,
Katy Perry, Lenny Kravitz and Will Smith, to name a few. Blaine goes
into the homes of Kanye West and Olivia Wilde, and visits Stephen
Hawking at his office at Cambridge University. He also travels the
world, astonishing people from all walks of life with never-seen-before,
inconceivable magic. See
TV Magic for details.
13.2.16
"MagicLab
- 24 Drone Flight"
Click Here •
"The Intimate Magic Tour review"
Click Here •
"You’ll like this ... not a lot!"
Click Here • "Review: Impossible at Liverpool Empire Theatre"
Click Here •
"Magician Benjamin pulls title out of the hat"
Click Here •
"Juggling Redcar magician's act left up in the air after custom-made
unicycle is stolen"
Click Here •
"iPad magician celebrates Year of the Monkey by annoying chimps"
Click Here •
"Top illusionist Sean Alexander from Britain's Got Talent coming to The
Brindley"
Click Here •
"Illusionist Dan White Performs 'Hidden Spike Trick' on Tonight"
Click Here •
Steve Short's "The Supreme Magic Company" lecture is reviewed by Paul
Ray this week,
Click Here •
The Gathering Magic Competition is reviewed by Steve Majes,
Click Here •
And finally, two for Valentine's Day: "There Was Something Magical About
Her"
Click Here and "Proposing to your girlfriend in front of 5000
people!"
Click Here • Unfortunately I won't be making it to the Blackpool
Convention this year. Hope you all have a great time - I think it's
virtually sold out. That's it for another week, see you next week,
Duncan.
13.2.16