Magician & mentalist

The Year of the Dragon  has a great sound to it, full of optimisim and mystery!

I was hired by the lovely Jo Jo from LJ Chinese restaurant in Fareham to be there    New Year Magician and perform table magic for her guests celebrating the New Year.

It was a full house so the there was a great atmosphere and loads of good food and  Magical entertainment.

Jo Jo emailed the other day saying, ‘ Thank you very much for your performance last night. It really enhanced the whole evening. I am very sure you will be coming back very soon. Everyone (including myself) enjoyed the evening; especially your magic’.

Thank you Jo Jo – Gung Hay Fat Choy (Happy New Year)!

If you would like to discuss how to Make your party a success, please Contact me now.

Anyone for barbequed hands?

Magic gets me to visit some interesting places and meet fascinating people. I love the above photo wiich was caught just at the right moment by photograher Keith at Studio Rouge.

From the private residence in Ascot, where I performed for a family group New Years Eve. Ruth, the lovely host for the evening emailed later saying, ‘Your ‘entertainment’ really was magical in every sense of the word and we are still talking about you and your ‘tricks’, to the Majestic Mercure Castle Hotel in Windsor where I did  for an evening recently.

Magic can even wisk you off to the wilds of Maids Moreton in Buckingham where I had the opportunity to meet some fine young people at a 21st birthday bash. I fortunately got in there before the drinking games began! Ross the booker, said to me, ‘Everyone enjoyed the magic and from talking to people afterwards, it sounds like you may pick up some more work’. That’s how it works most of the time to be honest, word of mouth.

If you have a Private function and would like to bring a little magic into the event then Contact me now. As we have the Olympics coming up this year, there is lot’s to celebrate so give me a call on 07984 937 415 for some Olympic magic!

Dr Souche'

I am bringing my Mentalism Show, Reality Vaccine to the SouthStreet Arts Centre Theatre on the evening of Friday the 27th of January 2012. Mentalism is a fusion of magic, suggestion, psychology and body language reading. The evening will start with close up magic by amazing colleagues of mine at 7pm followed by the show at 8pm.

Tickets can be bought by phoning the box office on: 0118 960 6060 or emailing boxoffice@readingarts.com. Cost is a £ 8.50 which may incurr a booking fee.

Some quotes from various other performances:

‘Ian performs feats so impressive they make him appear psychic’.

3 Weeks Edinburgh Fringe Review

‘Souch is a clever man playing withour mememory and preconceptions’.

Snipelondon Camden Fringe Review

‘The man is phenomenal!!’ JoAnne Good on The Late Show – BBC London Radio

I also perform my show or parts thereof at Private parties or Corporate events, so if you would be interested in enhancing your event with some Mind Reading, then Contact me now on 07984 9379415.

It is a somewhat testing period for entertainers in general this time of year, but particularly for Corporate magicians. We are not background entertainment, but performing  small miracles right under your very nose. Sometimes that may seem like a challenge for the inebriated office-worker and give them fuel to try and work out the effect  verbally, or feel in your pockets (usually the ladies that one!).  Just enjoy it for what it is – Entertainment!

Normal cards..just on steroids!

This Christmas has allowed me to perform in lots of interesting places from the Stand Up show I did at Bourne End Commuinty Centre (above pic) to Reading where again I performed Close Up magic at the Hilton Hotel for RSSL, to slighly further afield at the beautiful Brooklands hotel in Weybridge, who very kindly fed me the most delicious burger I have ever eaten. Mmmm..magic makes me hungry! There I performed for MLL Telcom who were very responsive to the magic.

Balls Brothers Bar in North Bank London

I performed at the above bar in London for some newly qualified barristers…I made certain not to attempt to steal their watches! I even ended up in Olney Bedfordshire performing a stand up show for the NHS. They were great fun and I had a message from the booker Hazeera a couple of days later, ‘Thank you so much for entertaining me and my colleagues today. You really made them smile and you even got our resident Grinch to cheer up! Having something like this to end the year was definitely worth doing and we all appreciated the fun and how simple you made it look. I will certainly recommend you and happy to send a testimonial.’

If you are looking to book some fabulous Magical entertainment for christmas or New Year, Contact me to discuss your requirements.

As the Christmas is just around the corner, many companies have a christmas bash which includes Magical Entertainment.

Yell Group booked me for an awards ceremony recently at the stunning Wokefield Park.

Come on baby light my fire..

Just last night I did a gig for William and Son founded by Williamm Asprey. He happened to be there and even threatened to get his ‘doorman’ to do me a bit of damage should I not return his finger ring! He was kidding of course…I think! There were several of the the media there and some well known celebrities too. I performed quite a bit of magic for Theo Paphitis from the Dragon’s Den. He has a great sense of humour and happens to rather like magic. ‘Really fantastic..how the heck did you do that!’, he exclaimed. Hey, that’s two Dragons I’ve ‘slain’ with conjouring over the years!. Peter Jones was the first several years back.

Book your Close Up magician now folks for Christmas folks! Send me a Message or give me a call to discuss your Entertainment needs.

It’s a real pleaseure when you don’t have to travel to far to do a magic gig. I have performed in some wonderful venues which are close to me:

This the closest to me - Harleyford Golf Club Estate where I recently performed close up magic and a stand up piece.

I have also performed a number of occasions at the nearby Danesfield House Hotel. Just recently I performed for a 7oth birthday party. The room was elegantly decorated by Robin at the amazing Discos Plus and the photograph below taken by the talented Tom Cranmer.

Versailles room at Danesfield Hotel

Just over the bridge is the amazing Compleat Angler Hotel . I have done several gigs there, a number of weddings but a more recent corporate one was for RSM Tenon.

View of Marlow from the Compleat Angler Hotel

Sharon Spiller who kindly booked me, sent me an email the next week saying, ‘We were all thoroughly intrigued by the magic, thank you for entertaining us all.’

I do travel far and wide with my Close Up magic, so it doesn’t have to be  in Marlow. Should you like to spice up your Corporate Christmas party, then Contact me so we can discuss getting some magic injected into your party.

Happy Hallowen!

Magic can be performed for many different themes. This week was Halloween and so I was asked to perform at a stunning venue in Chelsea where the entire house was redecorated for Halloween, including ghostly figures appearing in the mist out in the garden, howling ghoulish music, and even the food made to look like various human body parts!

Skeletal DJ!

If you would like magic entertainment at your Private party or Corporate gig, particularly as chrsitmas is just around the corner, then Contact me now to discuss what I can do for you.

In the last blog I mentioned entertaining at Golf Clubs and there are a variety of reasons for a magician to be hired at one. This week I talk about an Anniversary and a Wedding.

clare and Joe at Bearwood Lakes

Clare and Joe hired me to be there Wedding Magician for the wedding reception period where everyone has a drink prior to the meal. It is the perfect time for entertainment as people may not know eachother and there is a lot of still time, when photographs are taking place and guests are being greeted. It was held at the rather stunning Bearwood  Lakes Golf Club in Sindlesham, Wokingham? When I arrived the weather was miserable and wet and I saw golfers scuttling for cover. When the guests arrived and finally the couple, suddenly the weather changed, and it turned absolutely georgeous! Perfect for the photographs which were taken by  Shawn and Laura Purslow at Purson Photography.

They sent me an email later saying, ‘We had such an amazing day – thank you so much for being there to entertain everybody, all our friends and family enjoyed it so much and kept coming to ask us how the tricks were done, as if we knew?!! It was a really lovely addition to the day and were really glad we chose you’.

Paul and Janice Homer held their 40th wedding anniversary at the Temple Golf Club in Hurley, Berkshire. The views from the dining area were exceptional and the comapny a load of fun! I received this message later that week, ‘Ian, we were delighted that you were professional, reliable and very entertaining. Thank you!’

I you are looking for magical entertainment for your Private party,then Contact me now for a quote.

It may be surpring to many that magicians get  regularly to do gigs at Golf Clubs all around the country. That’s because they are in beautiful surroundings. I have performed at several over the summer so I am going to do two entries to cover some of them. Today’s is a birthday and a private function.

Firstly David Edwards booked me to perform for his wife Sereen’s 50th Birthday at Temple Golf Club.

Temple Golf Club

They had a lovely band with a singer named Sally and that together with some close up magic and a sunny day made it a perfect day. David emailed later: ‘We had a great day and everyone we spoke to really enjoyed watching you before and during dinner. Many thanks for helping to make it a most memorable evening.’

I do like it when bookings are close to home. Rolling out of bed and taking 10 steps to perform is a delight and I could do this for Harleyford Golf Club which held there annual Golf Function there and I performed Table magic and then closed with a Stand Up piece.

Harleyford Golf Club

They were a super fun crowd. One day I will definitely take up golf, even just to join such great social occasions!

I had a message from the club later on in the week, ‘ Thank you for your performance the other night. We had a of very positive feedback, everybody had a great time and some said why did we bother with a disco, they would have preferred for you to carry on so we must consider this for furture parties’.

If you wish for me to perform some close up magic or stand magic for your event, then please Contact me.