Hi, When stars like Julia Roberts and Naomi Campbell attend a red-carpet event, they are usually seen wearing a stunning outfit created by a top designer especially for them. Let’s face it, they would probably look just as great dressed in something off the peg from Marks and Spencer. So why bother with a designer outfit? Well, stars know their fans expect them to look great. So, out of respect for them, they make the extra effort to look outstanding.…
Say ‘magician’ to many people and, at best, they imagine a man in a cape, with a top hat, bunny rabbit and a pack of cards. Probably not metal bending. At worst, it’s their uncle pulling coins from behind ears. Or, even worse, getting you to pick a card, then laying out the deck in seven rows and having you indicate which row you card is in, gathering the cards, laying them out, having you indicate which row your card…
Well, the lockdown rules have lifted enough for me to be back in action. Kick Off Things kicked off last weekend. I perfomed strolling close up at Alex’s 40th birthday party on the Saturday. This included some special bespoke magic for Alex, designed around his hobbies and interests. His wife, Sarah, booked me. Here’s what she said about me The Next day I was at Aaron’s Las Vegas themed party for his 40th, too. Covid restricitons meant he had…
I offer a personalised, bespoke magic option. What does this actually mean? Well, I design some magic based on what you tell me about the special party guest, such as your spouse or fiance/fiancee. An Example A personalised magic trick might look like this: I hand her a sealed envelope to keep. Next she selects a number from 1 to 100. I show her a list of 100 holiday destinations. Every number is different. Beside the number she chose…
Number 2 in my series about what magicians do. Mind Readers. More often we call ourselves a mentalist these days. Because we do a lot more than reveal something an audience member is thinking about. At a mind reader’s performance you will see any number of things happen that employ the power of the mind. Here’s two examples to start you off. Psychological influence. I always begin my show by a demonstration of the power of psychological influence. I have…
Say the word ‘Magician’ and what do you imagine? Magicians: many people envisage a man in a tuxedo, possibly with a cape and top hat. He’s probably performing magic with some doves, a rabbit, playing cards…or he is sawing a woman in half. These traditional images are a far cry from most modern magicians. Yes, the men often wear suits but they will most likely be the type worn in an office. Or, perhaps a bit of hipster 3…
From time to time fans ask show biz stars like me and Keanu to be photographed with us. Sometimes this involves putting your arms around a woman’s waist. I noticed that when Keanu does this he holds his hands in a way so that he is not grabbing hold of the woman. I thought this was great etiquette. Here’s Kneau Here’s me following Kneau’s example.
Spoiling The Ship A wedding is a major financial cost these days. These figures for average costs in 2019 are eye-watering. 1.Venue hire – £5,406 2.Food – £3,887 3.Engagement ring – £2,419 4.Drink – £1,587 5.Wedding dress/outfit – £1,313 And then with the honeymoon coming in at £4,645… I can see why it is tempting to cut a few corners on extras such as the magician. For a ha’poth of Tar Sure, obviously you’re not going to…
Carolyn is not the sort of person to let a worldwide pandemic interfere with her celebrating her birthday in style. However, as an NHS worker, she wasn’t going to do anything that would risk people’s health. She looked on BARK to find a magician who would entertain over the internet. That’s where I came in. (Er… you are aware of the Trade and Descriptions Act, Frank?) I phoned her the moment I saw her request. (Enough,…
Finding Magic Frank through Bark made my lockdown zoom birthday party into a great success. Magic Frank’s attention to detail and preperation with me by phone, Email, text and post during the lead up to the event was second to none. He geared his performance around his ‘zoom’ audience and despite essentially communicating to a screen managed to involve everyone. His magic left us amazed. We were a group aged 4 to 70. If you’re wondering about having a magician…
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