The Illusionists 2.0

Magicians.co.uk | Gossip, Magic News, Magic Videos | Monday, September 30, 2013  |  Comments Off on The Illusionists 2.0

You know how much we loved The Illusionists here at Magicians.co.uk, so you can imagine our excitement when we heard about the next generation of brilliant stage performers joining up for the sequel, Illusionists 2.0. Again we have another line-up brimming with magical potential with our very own Luis De Matos at the Master Magician, […]

John Carney One Man Show will debut in London.

Magicians.co.uk | Magic News, Magic Videos | Monday, September 16, 2013  |  Comments Off on John Carney One Man Show will debut in London.

The brilliant John Carney will be presenting his one man show for the first time in the UK at the Bridewell Theatre as part of the International Magic Convention in London in November. A charismatic performer and outstanding technician, John is a true link to the past as a student of Dai Vernon, Charlie Miller […]

Rob Zabrecky on the Cards

Magicians.co.uk | Magic News, Magic Videos | Monday, September 2, 2013  |  Comments Off on Rob Zabrecky on the Cards

One of the most anticipated events on the magic calendar each year is the International Magic Convention at the Mermaid Theatre in London. This year we are particularly excited that that Rob Zabrecky, twice Academy of Magical Arts Stage Magician of the Year will be performing and delivering his lecture “An Exploration at the Intersection […]

Edinburgh Magic

Magicians.co.uk | Magic News, Magic Videos | Tuesday, August 27, 2013  |  Comments Off on Edinburgh Magic

We’re just back from the Edinburgh Fringe festival and once again, there were hundreds of acts competing to put ‘bums on seats’. Several magic shows added to the mix this year but our favourite show (by a Royal mile) was the brilliant Slightly Fat Features, a seven man cabaret troupe who are very funny, very […]

Real Magic Moment

Magicians.co.uk | Magic News, Magic Videos, Other News | Monday, August 19, 2013  |  Comments Off on Real Magic Moment

Every day, every magician on our team creates magic for clients. But on Saturday night, there was a real magic moment and luckily, someone caught it on their smartphone! Check out this video: Huge congratulations to Gavin & Louise from all of us here. x If you would like a magician to create a tailor […]

Your Bleeped Up Brain

Magicians.co.uk | Magic News, Magic Videos | Monday, August 12, 2013  |  Comments Off on Your Bleeped Up Brain

Richard Wiseman, magician and Professor of Public Understanding of Psychology features in the hit show “Your Bleeped Up Brain” currently airing on H2 in the US. When we hear something on the radio, read a book or see something on TV, we rely on our brains to tell us whether something is true or false. […]

SIRO-A back in the UK

Magicians.co.uk | Magic News, Magic Videos | Monday, August 5, 2013  |  Comments Off on SIRO-A back in the UK

With the Edinburgh Fringe Festival this month, we’re thrilled that SIRO-A, winners of the 2011 Spirit of the Fringe Award are returning to the UK with a new “barrier-breaking, technodelic show.” Often described as Japan’s answer to Blue Man Group, SIRO-A fuse theatre, mime, an electro dance beat and spectacular lighting & video projection to […]

The Journey of the Performance

Magicians.co.uk | Magic Videos, Other News | Tuesday, July 2, 2013  |  Comments Off on The Journey of the Performance

Mike Caveney, professional magician and co-author of Magic, 1400s-1950s for Taschen Books has been talking to the BBC about how performing magicians have been adapting to their changing environments over the centuries, whether performing on the streets, in a fairground stall or in the golden age of the music halls. Even in this technological age, […]

Dynamo… Plenty of room up top

Magicians.co.uk | Magic News, Magic Videos | Thursday, June 27, 2013  |  Comments Off on Dynamo… Plenty of room up top

Dynamo’s latest performance stunt was all over the news last week. The TV trickster took a ride around town, suspended from the side of a London bus. Here are the edited highlights. Despite rumours that he’d just forgotten his Oyster card, the illusion was staged to promote Dynamo’s new partnership with Pepsi Max. If you […]

New Magic Movie “Now you See Me”

Magicians.co.uk | Magic News, Magic Videos | Tuesday, June 11, 2013  |  Comments Off on New Magic Movie “Now you See Me”

The resurgence of modern magic in Hollywood continues with the release of ‘Now You See Me’, the new big budget blockbuster from ‘The Transporter’ director Louis Leterrier. The film, is released in the UK on 3rd July and follows four illusionists who team up to create ‘The Four Horsemen’, producing a series of dazzling shows […]