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Glittering Magic Event
The Magic Circle Awards Banquet 2007
Saturday, November 17th, 2007
Holiday Inn, Bloomsbury, London
Reported by Jack Delvin
An
undoubted jewel in the crown of The Magic Circle is the Annual Awards Banquet.
This year’s event proved to be a whole crownful of jewels.
It was a glittering night of wining, dining, dancing, close-up and cabaret
magic, plus the Awards Ceremony itself.
Some twenty of The Magic Circle’s finest visited the tables to delight the
guests with tip-top magic right under their noses.
The all-star cabaret boasted no less than the hilariously quirky Richard
McDougal, complete with goose, the tremendous illusions of Martyn James and Co,
and the fabulous Royal Command Performance magical quick-change act of David and
Dania.
Guests of honour were Paul Daniels with Debbie McGee, and Jeremy Beadle.
The Magic Circle Awards for 2007 were presented as follows:
Devant Award for services to international magic went to Paul Daniels
Maskelyne Award for services to UK magic to Mark Raffles
J N Maskelyne Prize for literature to Matt Field
Carlton Award for comedy to Mandy Muden
Cecil Lyle Award for best trick in the Magic Circular to Mike O'Brien
Silver Wands to David Ball and Bob Hamilton for services to The Magic Circle
The Magic Circle Annual Awards Ceremony took place at The Holiday Inn, London,
WC1 where the ambiance, the service, and the food were perfect.
© Jack Delvin, November 2007