Sitting proudly in one of the main display pods in The Magic Circle museum is “The Discovery of Witchcraft”, written in 1584, not by a magician, but by a Magistrate Reginald Scot, and it is this book which contains the first chapter ever written in English on the subject of ‘Magic’. Published in the reign of Elizabeth I, Scott’s intention was to show that those who, at the time were being burnt at the stake for practising what we now know as the art of magic, were not heathens, wizards
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One of the advantages of being a professional magician, is that I get the chance to work with some of my true friends in Magic, and as the regular Host of The Magic Circle Close Up Show, something I’ve been doing for about 2 years now,  I get to do this on a regular basis. Below is yours truly with regular performers Robert Pound, Lewis Starnes, Chris Wood ( who came up with the idea of the show) This Friday night show (see www.themagiccircle.co.uk/events) is always sold out, and due
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The Bullet Catch that went Wrong – Chung Ling Soo (2nd April 1861 – 24th March 1918) This article is chronologically out of sequence in my series on magical history however, as you may have noted from the dates above, it is 100 years ago today, that this, perhaps infamous Magician died, so to mark the date, I have published this today. Born in Winchester County New York, William Ellsworth Robinson  became an established magician in the USA, however, at about the turn of the century an agent was looking
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As I sit looking out of the window at home at the rain, I am reminded of a beautifully sunny day, at the Reid Rooms, 2 years ago, when I entertained Hayley, Ryan and their family and friends during their wedding reception. Photographer, Chris Perry, captured one of my favourite reactions, which I use on my website: In wishing Hayley and Ryan best wishes on their Anniversary via social media, Hayley informed me that she carried her signed  card, as seen in the above photo, everywhere she goes inside her
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A couple for weeks ago I entertained at the 40th Birthday party of James. A friend of his wife, Lesley, had recommended me after they had seen me entertaining at another event. Today, having finally finished tidying up after the 130 or so guests, Lesley sent me the following email: Thanks you for entertaining at James 40th birthday Everyone that I spoke to said you were was amazing, and my friend Louise said that her husband Lee, is still dumfounded. I would thoroughly recommend you to anyone who was looking
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