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2 Market Street, EH1 1DE Point Hotel Edinburgh, 34 Bread St, EH3 9AF Design byideas.co.uk 2 Lauriston Castle 7 Trinity Apse 2a Cramond Rd South, Chalmers Close, Royal Mile, EH1 1SS Davidson's Mains, EH4 5QD 8 The Vault 3 The Royal Lyceum Theatre 11 Merchant Street, EH1 2QD Grindlay Street, EH3 9AX (entrance off Candlemaker Row) 4 The Royal Scots Club 9 Voodoo Rooms 29-31 Abercromby Place, EH3 6QE 19a West Register St, EH2 2AA 5 The Scottish Storytelling Centre 43-45 High Street, EH1 1SR Online bookings: www.magicfest.co.uk Booking hotline: 0131 473 2000 Magicfest2013 16pp 205mm 17/4/13 11:35 Page 3 Design byideas.co.uk HOW TO BUY TICKETS WELCOME CONTENTS Online: www.magicfest.co.uk Hello and a warm welcome to Opening Night Gala 4 Telephone: 0131 473 2000 MagicFest 2013. Special Events 5 This year we are excited to invite performers Special Guest & Free Events 6 In person: Hub Tickets from all over Europe and as far afield as Illusions & Mentalism 7 Australia to deliver breath-taking illusions and Festival Calendar 8 -9 (The Hub, Castlehill EH1 2NE) awe inspiring magic for you, as part of the Catch the magic! most awesome magic event in the world. Magic Workshops 10 For our fourth year we are delighted to open Family Shows 11 Hub Tickets Opening Hours Notes the Festival with the Gala Show at the Close-up Magic 12 - 13 Monday to Saturday 10am to 5pm Please note the Festival has a no refund or wonderful Lyceum Theatre, where you can Late'n'Live & Competitions 14 Sunday 30th June 10am to 5pm exchange policy, other than in the event of a get tickets for just £10. Our main programme cancellation. of events presents some of the best Booking Fees Latecomers may only be admitted at the contemporary magicians, who have honed There is a 50p per ticket booking fee (up to a discretion of staff and only during a suitable break their skills from theatres on the Las Vegas Strip in the performance. maximum of £3 for telephone and in person sales). to International Festivals around the world. ALL SEATING IS UNRESERVED (except for the Gala This year we introduce a new, adventurous show at the Royal Lyceum Theatre). If you require format for Magic Dinner - Wonderland and we Tickets on the Day access for a wheelchair user, please inform the are proud to collaborate with Lauriston Castle, A BIG thank you Please note tickets for Magic Dinner (p.5) and Box Office at time of booking. Edinburgh International Magic Festival Magic Workshops (p.10) are NOT available on the creating a new show merging the history of the castle with storytelling and sleight-of-hand gratefully acknowledges support from: day. Tickets for all the other Festival events can be SPECIAL OFFER purchased at the venue 20 minutes prior to the skills of the finest Scottish performers. Principal Sponsors Buy tickets for 4 different events - 10% OFF start of the event, subject to availability. We have also launched an annual Patron ® Buy tickets for 6 different events - 15% OFF Programme allowing you to get closer to IDEAS BRANDING DESIGN MARKETING Concessions are available for: Buy tickets for 8 different events - 20% OFF the Festival and directly support our work. Full-time students Visit magicfest.co.uk/support-us for more Senior citizens (60 and over) This offer is available for all Festival shows and events on full price information. and concession price tickets but not child or family tickets. Disabled citizens and companions Tickets must all be purchased at the same time. Special offer is So come enjoy a surreal magical world Under 16's (unless a child ticket is available) NOT available on the door, ONLY from Hub Tickets box office between fact and fiction and have fun this Programme Partner: Media Partner: (online/on the phone/in person). year at the fourth Edinburgh International Group Discounts Magic Festival. Group Discounts are available for groups of over Festival Team ten people. Please phone 0131 473 2000 for more Graham Colvan Technical Director Kevin McMahon information. Nicola Hopper Festival Administrator Event Supporters: Kevin McMahon Artistic Director Artistic Director • THE ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE • THE SCOTTISH STORYTELLING CENTRE Svetlana McMahon Managing Director • ROYAL SCOTS CLUB Vicky Pitchers (VJP Media) PR Manager @magicfest Stephanie Ritchie Administrative Assistant /edmagicfest 2 magicfest.co.uk box office: 0131 473 2000 Stephen Shirres Volunteer Co-ordinator sponsored by ideas.co.uk 3 Magicfest2013 16pp 205mm 17/4/13 11:35 Page 5

Opening Night Gala SPECIAL EVENTS Magic and Variety Gala Show Fri 28 June 2.30pm & 7.00pm Magic Dinner The Royal Lyceum Theatre Sat 29 June 7.00pm 2.30pm (Preview) • All tickets £10 Compèred by The Royal Scots Club 7pm • £24/£20/£16 adults, £20/£16/£12 conc, £12 child THE COLOUR HAM (UK) £55 per person • Discounts available for groups 10+ Duration: 2hr 30mins with interval Ages 5+ 'Ingenious' Duration: approx 3hr 30mins A selection of the finest magicians from around the world performing Scotsman Ages: 16+ only Dress code: Black tie stunning, cutting-edge magic at the beautiful Lyceum Theatre. 'The Colour Ham will Enjoy a delicious three course meal and enter a world of music, TA NA MANGA (Portugal) integrate theatre with magic, creating a take your breath away, hide it and then adventure and illusion at an immersive magical show that takes strong emotional, movie-like experience. This act has won awards at place at the lavish Royal Scots Club in Edinburgh. 11 different international magic events, including the World make it appear in Championship of Magic in July 2012. someone else's Wonderland characters bring pocket' everyday objects to life, find your CHARLIE MAG (Spain) presents his award-winning act with live doves! BroadwayBaby.com muchness and promise at least A master manipulator he makes doves appear as if six impossible things before from thin air with amazing technical perfection, dessert! An adventurous evening The winner of the style and showmanship - a truly unbelievable out, with great food and stunning act! Great Lafayette Award 2013 will also be entertainment from Ainsley Hamill, JÉRÔME HELFENSTEIN announced during the Billy Reid, Jango Starr, Kevin (France) Watch shadows evening Gala. McMahon and Neil Kelso. come to life in a unique show filled with subdued, Please note, the tickets for this event must be booked in advance. refined and poetic beauty which lets emotions take over and instantly leads the The Secret Room spectator to new Thurs 4 July 5.30pm & 7.30pm destinations. Lauriston Castle PIFF THE MAGIC DRAGON (UK) Imagine Jack £20 /£18 conc Dee, in a dragon suit, with a cute sidekick (Mr Piffles, the World's First Magic Performing Duration: 75mins Ages 10+ Chihuahua™) performing jaw-dropping magic Enter Lauriston Castle and travel back in time to a world of tricks and you're on the right lines. clandestine laboratories, hidden passages and secret MORGAN & WEST (UK) Witness the plucky rooms... prestidigitators present dazzling deceptions, The finest Scottish magicians, Lewis Barlow, Colin McLeod unparalleled precognitive powers and a totally and Billy Reid, animate the castle's intriguing past with genuine ability to travel through time. stories, performances and illusions related to the history of TONY ROBERTS (Australia) is an international street Lauriston and her owners. A high court judge come performer working as an escapologist in festivals around surreptitious alchemist, a gambler who nearly lost everything, the world. He will perform his straight jacket escape, what other mysteries does this wonderful castle conceal? combining humour and daring in this classic act. Find your answer inside "The Secret Room". 4 magicfest.co.uk box office: 0131 473 2000 sponsored by ideas.co.uk 5 Magicfest2013 16pp 205mm 17/4/13 11:35 Page 7

SPECIAL GUEST ILLUSIONS & MENTALISM Paul Wilson Ali Cook "Sleight of Hand" "Principles and Deceptions" Wed 3 July 7.00pm, 8.30pm & 10.00pm Sat 29 June - Fri 5 July (except Mon 1 July) 7.00pm SKYbar, Point Hotel Edinburgh £20/£18 conc The Scottish Storytelling Centre Duration: 60mins Ages 12+ £12/£10 conc/£8 child Duration: 50min Ages 12+ Due to popular demand, the star of the BBC's 'Real Hustle' is back at MagicFest with his intimate table show. Paul Wilson is one of the world's most respected Star of ‘Penn & Teller: Fool Us’ (ITV1), 'Dirty Tricks' (), 'Monkey Magic' performers of close-up, sleight-of-hand magic and has spent a lifetime (Five), Psychic Secrets Revealed with (Five) and the darkly creating and collecting magic effects. twisted Jerry@Trick sketch show with (Five). Ali Cook delivers awe-inspiring magic and breathtaking illusion. Expect to be genuinely The "Sleight of Hand" show puts you at the table as Paul presents a amazed. guided tour of his favourite miracles from around the world - the result “A hugely impressive show that’s never short on spectacle.. of 30 years searching for the impossible. This is one of the most genuinely astounding” Mail on Sunday immersive, engaging and personal ways to experience magic in the “The Show is Perfection” Broadway Baby company of a true master of the art. From cons and scams to wonders and illusion, this show is an experience you will never forget. “You blew us away” Penn & Teller “Immensely Funny” Daily Telegraph Please note, this event has limited unreserved seating and, as such, some “Supremely talented” Time Out bookers may have to stand. FREE EVENTS Luke Jermay MagicFest at SKYbar "6th Sense" Sat 29 June - Fri 5 July (except Mon 1 July) 8.30pm The Scottish Storytelling Centre £12/£10 conc Duration: 75mins Ages 14+ Having spent the past three years headlining on the world famous Las Vegas Thurs 4 July 6.00pm till midnight Strip, Luke Jermay is one of the most polished, experienced and intriguing SKYbar, Point Hotel Edinburgh mind readers out there. He has been a creative coach to the likes of Derren Over 18's only Brown and has been called the ‘inspiration’ to the Hollywood block buster ‘The Mentalist.‘ Stunning panoramic views of Edinburgh and amazing mix 'n' mingle close-up magic from MagicFest magicians. Note this is free, unticketed event and as He knows your past, present and future; sometimes better than you do. such there is limited venue capacity. Please arrive early if you wish to Jermay challenges you to examine what you believe. guarantee entry. "Be glad Jermay uses his mind power for good. Extraordinary..." Street Shows The Las Vegas Review Journal Summer street shows will be taking place throughout the Festival on the Royal Mile and surrounding areas subject to the unpredictable (even for magicians) "Jermay has to be seen to be believed. Grab a ticket to this show" Edinburgh weather! Check the MagicFest website/facebook/twitter during the The Edinburgh Evening News Festival for more info. 6 magicfest.co.uk box office: 0131 473 2000 sponsored by ideas.co.uk 7 Magicfest2013 16pp 205mm 17/4/13 11:36 Page 9

Magicfest 2013 Calendar

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Magic and Variety The Royal Lyceum Theatre Gala Show 2.30pm & 7.00pm The Royal Scots Club Magic Dinner 7.00pm Trinity Apse One-off One-off 5-Day 5-Day 5-Day 5-Day 5-Day Magic School Magic School Magic School Magic School Magic School Magic School Magic School 10am & 1.30pm 10am & 1.30pm 10am & 1.30pm 10am & 1.30pm 10am & 1.30pm 10am & 1.30pm 10am & 1.30pm City Art Centre Street Magic Street Magic Street Magic Master Class Master Class Master Class 11.00am 11.00am 11.00am The Scottish Storytelling Centre Morgan & West War of the Wizards Under 18's Tricky Ricky Tricky Ricky Tricky Ricky Tricky Ricky Tricky Ricky A Grand Adventure 11.00am Magical Madness Magical Madness Magical Madness Magical Madness Magical Madness 5.00pm Open War of the Wizards 2.00pm 5.00pm 5.00pm 5.00pm 5.00pm 5.00pm Ali Cook Morgan & West Lewis Barlow Ali Cook Ali Cook Ali Cook Ali Cook Principles and A Grand Adventure 5.00pm The Way of the Magician Principles and Principles and Principles and Principles and Deceptions 7.00pm Ali Cook 7.00pm Deceptions 7.00pm Deceptions 7.00pm Deceptions 7.00pm Deceptions 7.00pm Principles and Deceptions 7.00pm Luke Jermay Lewis Barlow Luke Jermay Luke Jermay Luke Jermay Luke Jermay Luke Jermay 6th Sense The Way of the Magician 6th Sense 6th Sense 6th Sense 6th Sense 6th Sense 8.30pm 8.30pm 8.30pm 8.30pm 8.30pm 8.30pm 8.30pm

SKYbar Paul Wilson MagicFest at SKYbar Sleight of Hand 6.00pm 7pm, 8.30pm & 10pm Lauriston Castle The Secret Room 5.30pm & 7.30pm Voodoo Rooms Four Nations Magic- Off 10.00pm Ian Kendall Ian Kendall Fritz with a Z Fritz with a Z Ian Kendall Ian Kendall Ian Kendall The Vault An Afternoon of An Afternoon of Let's Go Dutch Let's Go Dutch An Afternoon of An Afternoon of An Afternoon of Magic 4.00pm Magic 4.00pm 6.30pm 6.30pm Magic 4.00pm Magic 4.00pm Magic 4.00pm Tony Roberts Fritz with a Z Fritz with a Z Fritz with a Z Fritz with a Z Fritz with a Z Tony Roberts Let's Go Dutch 6.30pm Let's Go Dutch 6.30pm Let's Go Dutch 6.30pm Card Magic Card Magic Let's Go Dutch 6.30pm Let's Go Dutch 6.30pm 7.45pm 7.45pm Tony Roberts Tony Roberts Tony Roberts Tony Roberts Card Magic 7.45pm Card Magic 7.45pm Tony Roberts Card Magic 7.45pm Card Magic 7.45pm Paul Nardini Paul Nardini Paul Nardini Card Magic The Parlour Magician The Parlour Magician Paul Nardini 7.45pm Late Night Myths Late Night Myths 9.00pm 9.00pm The Parlour Magician The Parlour Magician 9.00pm 9.00pm 9.00pm 9.00pm

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MAGIC WORKSHOPS Tricky Ricky Magic School "Magical Madness" Trinity Apse One-off Magic School Workshop £15 Mon 1 July - Fri 5 July 5.00pm Sat 29 June - Sun 30 June The Scottish Storytelling Centre 10.00am OR 1.30pm £10/£8 conc/£5 child 5-Day Magic School £85 £25 family ticket available (2 adults and 2 children) Mon 1 July - Fri 5 July Duration: 50mins All ages 10.00am OR 1.30pm Duration: approx 2hr 30min Ages 7-10 The four times winner of Scottish 'Children's Entertainer of the Year' Tricky Ricky takes you on a magical journey, The hugely popular Magic School is back this Summer with a celebrating the best of a lifetime in showbiz with brand new programme from top magician Gary James! 'Magical Madness'. Children will have the opportunity to learn, create and perform From the 1000s of magical effects he's performed over their own magic at a spell binding 2.5-hour session or attend a 5- the last 17 years, Tricky Ricky chooses his favourite day course for young magicians with a fun show for parents on the magic illusions. Prepare to be amused and amazed in a last day. Each of the 5 daily sessions is themed so that children learn fast paced, nutty, comedic and chaotic magic show! in depth a new area of magic every day, from startling levitations to crazy card tricks. Magic that packs a punch and will always leave you smiling! The Harry Potter phenomenon is thought to be largely responsible for the success of our wizardry workshops which have been listed in the Please note, all children should be registered for FAMILY SHOWS Sunday Times as a 'top family day out in the UK'. Magic School and Street Magic Master Class in Over 400 children have already taken part. Want to learn how to advance and therefore, tickets for these events Morgan & West make your friends float? Make everyday objects appear and are not available on the door. More info at disappear and meet some of the coolest magicians in Scotland? www.magicfest.co.uk Then this workshop is for you! "A Grand Adventure" Last year was a complete sell out so book tickets early to avoid disappointment. Magic newbies welcome! Sat 29 June - Sun 30 June 5.00pm The Scottish Storytelling Centre £12/£10 conc/£8 child Duration: 60mins Ages 7+ Street Magic Master Class Gadzooks! Morgan & West have lost the secrets to all of their Mon 1 July - Wed 3 July 11.00am If you have good card handling skills tricks and by hell or high water intend to get them back! Join "A polished we recommend coming along to the the dashing duo on the expedition of a lifetime as they cross City Art Centre £35 Advanced class on Wednesday. continents, meddle with miscreants and sneak into secret performance" Duration: approx 5hr 30min Ages 11-14 More info at magicfest.co.uk societies. Can they catch the crooks, recover their quarry Edinburgh and confound the crowds with their clever conjuring? Evening News Spend a day with professional magicians in an intimate group and discover original, high-impact magic effects that will blow your friends minds. If you are aged 11-14 years Time travelling magicians Morgan & West have performed old and enjoy watching magicians on TV and want to learn how to deliver some their shows at Fringes and Festivals across the globe and are "A Consummate stunning sleight-of-hand magic, then this is for you. During the 5-hour Master Class join thrilled to be premiering their new show at MagicFest. professional" top close-up magic masters Fritz Alkemade (Netherlands) and Luke Eaton (UK), and "...a great family spectacle." The List Magazine learn some amazing card magic effects, mind-blowing techniques and the real secrets Edinburgh Spotlight behind the sleight-of-hand that will help you become a better magician. So bring a packed lunch, a pack of cards, and bags of enthusiasm and we'll provide the "...the gentleman masters of sleight of hand" magic! Hairline 10 magicfest.co.uk box office: 0131 473 2000 sponsored by ideas.co.uk 11 Magicfest2013 16pp 205mm 17/4/13 11:36 Page 13

CLOSE-UP MAGIC Ian Kendall Paul Nardini "An Afternoon of Magic" "The Parlour Magician" Fritz with a Z Sat 29 June - Fri 5 July 4.00pm Mon 1 July - Thurs 4 July 9.00pm "Let's Go Dutch" (except Mon 1 July & Tues 2 July) The Vault The Vault £10/£8 conc/£5 child Sat 29 June - Fri 5 July 6.30pm £8/£6 conc/£5 child Duration: 50mins Ages 12+ The Vault Duration: 50mins Ages 7+ Paul is a former World Champion £10/£8 conc/£5 child of Comedy Magic, a Gold star Amazing feats, astonishing Duration: 60mins Ages 7+ member of the Inner Magic miracles and really quite Circle and has performed on Fritz with a Z from the Netherlands is a multi award winning magician impressive stunts? Why, yes, all this stages in Las Vegas, Hollywood who has performed stunning magic all over the world. He interlaces and more as Ian Kendall brings his and all over Europe. Paul has magic and improvisation in this interactive show that will fool you - right fun filled show to MagicFest this the pleasure of performing under your nose! year. Ian has performed all over again in The Vaults venue in the world for the last twenty years, The energy, the comedy, and the unique moments he improvises with Edinburgh and will be from the world famous Magic his audience, makes his magic unforgettable. Ever wondered how performing some new effects Castle in Hollywood to Sydney in exciting life is as a magician? Come see and discover for yourself! that will be seen for the first time Australia, passing through almost at MagicFest. The show is a mixture "Let's go Dutch" was specially created for MagicFest and will only be everywhere in between including an of magic and mind reading with performed this week. amazing twenty one consecutive years lots of audience participation and is at the Edinburgh Fringe. reminiscent of the magic acts seen in "Slick, stylish sleight of hand" BroadwayBaby.com the Edwardian parlours of the early 1900's. Tony Roberts "genuinely awe- inspiring" "Card Magic" The Advertiser Lewis Barlow Sat 29 June - Fri 5 July 7.45pm "...raises the bar of "The Way of the Magician" what should be The Vault expected from a card Mon 1 July 7.00pm & 8.30pm £10/£8 conc/£5 child magician. A truly The Scottish Storytelling Centre Duration: 50mins amazing show. £12/£10 conc/£5 child Ages 10+ Talk Fringe Duration: 55mins Ages 8+ Aussie born, New Zealand raised and London-based magician Shrouded in secrecy and steeped in mystery, the Way of the Magician is a presents an intimate card magic and comedy performance solitary yet fascinating path. In this breathtaking and original show, straight from his sell-out shows at the Adelaide Fringe. Laconic, internationally acclaimed magician Lewis Barlow will take you on a journey ribald and cheeky Roberts works his audience for laughs and awe towards the essence of the accomplished conjurer, demonstrating a range of with his unassuming style and sophisticated card illusions. advanced magical abilities along the way. Driven by laughter and breath taking moments, Roberts is a Find out why Lewis Barlow's multi-award winning magic has earned him an magician who has grifted his way through life, with no ta-dahs and international reputation in this rare insight into the magician's world. hoo-ha, just a bloke with his stories, his magic and a heart to share. " Phenomenal, jaw-dropping magic from a consummate performer" The List 12 magicfest.co.uk box office: 0131 473 2000 sponsored by ideas.co.uk 13 Magicfest2013 16pp 205mm 17/4/13 11:36 Page 15

Four Nations Magic-Off A late night MagicFest institution! Fri 5 July 10.00pm Voodoo Rooms £16/£14 conc Duration: till late! Over 18's only Come see the UK's top comedy magicians fight, battling for your vote! Complete sell out in 2010, 2011, 2012.

It's the 'late and live' of the Magic World - not to be missed!

LATE 'N' LIVE Under War of the Wizards PROGRAMME DESIGN BY 18's ® Colin McLeod, Sun 30 June 11.00am IDEAS Marcus Gordon Duration: 60mins BRANDING DESIGN MARKETING & Elliot Bibby Open War of the Wizards Sun 30 June 2.00pm "Late Night Myths" Duration: 90mins Sat 29 June - Sun 30 June 9.00pm The Scottish Storytelling Centre £5/£3 conc Ages 10+ The Vault "Slick, skilful and £10/£8 conc/£5 child utterly compelling." MagicFest competitions let you Duration: 60mins Ages 12+ Edinburgh Spotlight see and support the top, up- Colin McLeod, the mind reader seen on ITV's "Penn and and-coming talents in the Teller: Fool Us" and who received four yeses on 2012 world of magic. The two 'Britain's Got Talent', invites the top Scottish, underground competitions, Under 18's and illusionists to demonstrate new, cutting edge magic. Open, will be judged by a panel of Colin McLeod, mentalist, Marcus Gordon, sleight-of-hand professional magicians and non- guru, and Elliot Bibby, a master of manipulation, reshape magicians. Sponsored by the classics of magic into an intriguing, innovative form. THINKING ABOUT ENTERING? ideas.co.uk 14 magicfest.co.uk box office: 0131 473 2000 Visit magicfest.co.uk/perform 15