Happy New Year! Last year was a challenging one for many but the magic still prevailed. Throughout this time I was serving my Magic Circle apprenticeship, so this blog was put on hiatus. I was fortunate to be part of a superb Facebook group that was set up to assist…

Twenty twenty was not the vision many had hoped for. The year started off with an alakazam but then it all went up in a puff of smoke. Yet magicians, mentalists and performers alike proved themselves to be resourceful to adapt to the situation. It has truly been a testing…

Whilst recently sharing a brief insight into my creative process on character, I was also contemplating sharing my scripting process for the stage act. Having gained some years of experience within script development, specifically for TV and film, I thought I might have something to share. I thoroughly enjoy the…

Magic Brand Greetings reader, I hope you are well. This is part of an unpublished blog post I drafted nearly a year ago, so thought it was timely to update. It’s also a year to the day Mr Quinn made his stage debut here, and I look forward to treading the boards…

During these challenging times, it has been uplifting to see so much creativity being shared within the magical realm. Now more than ever we could all do with some magic in our lives. This last month I’ve had some magical highlights. One of them was a brilliant lecture on stage…

Another brilliant year for magic at Blackpool Winter Gardens. Whilst only visiting on Saturday, I managed to attend a couple of lectures and visit the dealers hall. …

The Session This was my first time attending The Session and I had a fantastic day meeting magic friends old and new. Whilst attending just the Saturday of the three day event, I managed to catch most of the talks in between some jams and chats with fellow magi.

2020 looks set to be a magical roller-coaster with some great line ups on forthcoming magic conventions The Session, Blackpool and Magic Live! and my first UK Card Con! …