Steve Martin is a man of many talents. He is probably most famous as a comedian and movie star, but he is, among other things, a gifted magician. As a teenager, he worked at the Main Street Magic shop in Disneyland.
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Disappointed by Penn and Teller’s Fool Us
Penn and Teller I was delighted that Penn and Teller’s Fool Us was returning to ITV. As I have mentioned in past blogs, I am a huge fan (read Penn and Teller at the Hammersmith Apollo). This time round though, while the show had a lot to commend it, certain aspects concerned and disappointed me. My big issue
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Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2010 – final preparations
Edinburgh Fringe Festival I’ve been making the final preparations for my debut show at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival – Mages Thru the Ages. I’ve been practising with the two other magicians, Oliver Meech and Oliver Tabor, making a few final tweaks and we’re just about ready.
Penn and Teller at the Hammersmith Apollo
Penn and Teller Magic greats Penn and Teller made it back to the UK at last, following a 16-year absence, during which time they have been performing to packed audiences in Las Vegas. I have always been a big fan of their television shows, and so the chance to see them live felt long overdue.
BBC’s The Magicians fails to amaze
The BBC brought magic back to television on New Year’s Day with its new series The Magicians. Hosted by Lenny Henry, the show paired well-known magicians with celebrities and they then had to perform a mix of close-up magic and stage illusions, with the studio audience voting for their favourite performers.
More West End Magic
The magic show at the New Players Theatre was a roaring success, so much so that we are in the process of booking the theatre again for a 2011 show. As I mentioned in my previous entry, ‘West End magic show‘, this was a reunion for members of the Demon Club – the school for
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London West End Magic Show
I will be performing in a magic show in London’s West End with several of the UK’s top magicians, at the New Players Theatre on Saturday 6 February 2010. The other performers and I are all former members of the Demon Club, an academy for junior magicians, similar to Hogwarts – the school for wizardry
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Wedding magician, the book makers and the casino
Wedding magician in Hong Kong The global recession had made 2009 a pretty slow year. People and companies were having fewer events and those they did have were on a smaller scale compared with previous years. The business boom of this past Christmas has therefore come as a very pleasant surprise. I don’t know if
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