Close-up workers can make the leap to children’s magic with the KIDS KOMMANDO ACT
Jeff McBride released his Commando Act on video a number of years ago. It was a brilliant idea. It was an entire act that he could carry as hand-luggage on a flight. The biggest prop was his linking rings. If his luggage got lost Jeff could still perform.
Around that time I was beginning to pare back on my children’s act. This was purely pragmatic. If I am going out to do a show, I like to do …

From talking to other Irish magicians, I realise that many of them do not have very much experience or history dealing with online magic communities. In my opinion neglecting the internet in this manner can be a big mistake. The internet can be a fantastic place to find out about new products, to meet more magicians (Irish and International) and to get wonderful tips on performance from a wide range of magicians. Below I have detailed 5 magic communities that I think may be useful for Irish magicians.
Talk magic
Talk magic …

I am noticing a decent bit of search engine traffic that is coming here is from people looking for more information on magic shops in the country, so I thought I would address this directly.
There is only one magic shop that I know of in the Republic of Ireland, there may be another in Northern Ireland, but I really don’t know. The only magic shop in the country is ‘The Magic Shop’, which is owned by Paddy Clancy in Limerick. It is a small little costume/magic shop within walking distance …

This is the final of a series of three essays that Owen Lean has graciously allowed us to publish on the site. I hope you enjoy them as much as I have, please comment and tell me what you think. I would now like to formally thank Owen for allowing us to use his three essays, and hopefully we will be seeing more from him here in the future!
Hello! I have loads of money. Seriously I’m absolutely rolling in it, i have cash coming up to my eyeballs. I mean …

This is the first of a series of three essays that Owen Lean has graciously allowed us to publish on the site. I hope you enjoy them as much as I have, please comment and tell me what you think
What is it you first think of when you think of magic?
Got an answer? OK now imagine that you’d read the question before you became a magician. What would you have thought of? Would it have had anything to do with cards, silks, coins, doves or whatever it is we tend …