New Lecture Notes – “The Difficult Second Album”
Hi folks Please note: If you are visiting this post from a link to www.thecardman.co.uk, please click this direct page link to allow the PayPal page to work. Sorry for any inconvenience. In my last post, I mentioned that I was working on a new set of lecture notes for my upcoming lecture at Paisley […]
A Few Lectures In 2012
Hi folks I thought I’d let you know about a few lectures that I will be presenting in the coming few months. The first will be at Paisley Magic Circle on Thursday 19th January 2012 at their regular meeting place – St Ninian’s Church Hall, 81-83 Blackstoun Road, Paisley, PA3 1NR (map). The lecture is […]
Back Twist by Mathieu Bich
Hi folks I first met Mathieu Bich some 10 years ago at the IBM British Ring Convention in Scarborough. Since then, I have had the pleasure of meeting him on a number of occasions and have watched in wonder countless times as he has performed effects that his brilliantly creative mind has created. He is […]
Let the contest begin!
Saturday 19th November at 10am sees the 28th International Magic Close Up Competition for The Kevin Reay Trophy. The international field competing is:- Ludovic Julliot – FranceJames Piper – WalesBenoit Dulche – FrancePIPO – SpainClaes Danell – SwedenAndost – USAJavi Sánchez – SpainPaul Sommersguter – AustriaHayashi – GermanyTrabuk – ItalyAlexander Popov – RussiaHector Mancha – SpainHide – JapanWoody Aragón – SpainRené Jensen – DenmarkLord Lucan aka Magic Paul – UK I […]
Magic Fever
Today sees the start of a week of magic in London with the launch of the LONDON FESTIVAL OF MAGIC at the intimate Bridewell Theatre, followed by a weekend of action packed magic commemorating the 40th Anniversary of the International Magic Convention at the fabulous Mermaid Theatre (the theatres are within 5 minutes walk of […]
Truly International
In just over 3 weeks, on Saturday 19th November, 17 competitors from 12 countries (including Japan, Canada, USA, France, Spain, Sweden, Russia, Denmark and Italy) will compete for the Kevin Reay Trophy along with a £1000 cash prize in the International Close Up Competition at The Mermaid Theatre in London. This event forms just part […]
John Carey at the Scottish Conjurers’ Association
Hi folks It’s only a short time ago since John Carey decided to pop his head up from the magical underground and start sharing his material with the wider magical world, instead of just a number of close confidants. In the last couple of years, John has been lecturing around the UK and, on Wednesday 9th […]
Whoa and wow!
Hi folks More news and information has arrived from the gang at International Magic about this year’s convention, which is only 4 short weeks away. Unfortunately Paul Stockman has had to withdraw from the Mentalism Day of the Festival of Magic being held in central London on November 16th, but we are thrilled to announce […]
Tickets are going… going… (very nearly) gone!
Hi folks There is just over a month to go before the International Magic Convention (18-20 November) and the London Festival of Magic (14-20 November) and now is the time to register as some of the events are close to being full (the Sunday Night performance of the Gala Show) while some have only just a […]
Michael Neto lecturing at Paisley Magic Circle
Hi folks You might not have heard the name Michael Neto before but in Scotland, he is regarded as one of the best Close Up magicians to emerge in recent years. In the last year or 2, he has really come into his own winning awards at several prestigious magic competitions around the UK:- SAMS John […]