{"id":511,"date":"2009-08-24T09:00:23","date_gmt":"2009-08-24T08:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.magicians.co.uk\/news\/?p=511"},"modified":"2009-09-10T13:51:19","modified_gmt":"2009-09-10T12:51:19","slug":"pickpocket%e2%80%99s-hands-worth-1-million","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/magicians.co.uk\/news\/pickpocket%e2%80%99s-hands-worth-1-million\/","title":{"rendered":"Pickpocket\u2019s hands worth \u00a31 Million!!!"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Professional pickpocket magician James Freedman also known as \u2018<\/span>The Man of Steal\u2019<\/span><\/a>\u00a0has his nimble hands insured for a whopping \u00a31 million pounds by Royal Sun Alliance! James has used his \u2018tools of the trade\u2019 to perform astounding pick pocketing and amazing close up magic at events all over the world. He has even passed on his skills to other aspiring thieves (for performance reasons only, of course) including <\/span>Ben Kinglsey<\/span><\/a> and co. on the set of the 2005 Roman Polanski version of Oliver Twist. He has also written a book on the art of pick pocketing called \u2018Go On \u2026Steal Yourself\u2019 which bonefide magicians can buy <\/span>here<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

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James\u2019 act is light-hearted and fun and doesn\u2019t just include your usual wallet and handkerchief steal, James can remove volunteer\u2019s ties, watches and even belts! But don\u2019t worry, everything is returned to the owner safe and sound! <\/span><\/p>\n

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“I will never forget the Inspector’s face when James returned his warrant card… if he had not been laughing so much, James would probably have been arrested” Metropolitan Police \u2013 New Scotland Yard.<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

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To find out how to hire James for your event or to read more about him click <\/span>here<\/span><\/a>.<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n