Magician Banbury

Professional Banbury Magicians

Magician Banbury Oxfordshire (OX15 and OX16): Booking a magician for your event or party in the Banbury area, will guarantee that you make it a night to remember for everybody who is there.

Magicians have become the most popular entertainment choice for corporate events, weddings, birthdays and dinner parties over the last decade or so. They're still the first choice for children's parties, but thanks to television shows like, Britain's Got Talent, magicians are often on the short list for audiences of a more mature nature.

Magician Banbury Oxfordshire (OX15 and OX16)

There is something extra special about seeing a professional magician up close and in the flesh, especially when you simply cannot figure out how they did it.

A decent magician will have everybody enthralled as they perform improvised magic while mingling with your guests, or put on a more conventional cabaret style stage show. However, what type of magician do you want?

CHOOSING THE BEST PROFESSIONAL MAGICIAN IN BANBURY

Before you do anything else, take a good look at the list of guests who are attending your party. Think of the sort of event you are holding and the age brackets of people who'll be present. Having a sense of the expectations of your guests will help you to ask the right questions of your prospective magician.

Since every function is different, you'll need to appreciate precisely what you want from your magician, so you do not get it wrong and hire the wrong magic style. You could be mistaken in booking a magician without doing this elementary research. Wedding parties usually involve a wide mix of age groups, and a magician who is more used to events like hen parties or stag parties might not be the ideal choice. On the other hand, a children's magician at a wedding party might be embarrassing for both the happy couple, and the magician.

MAGICAL STYLES

Close-up magic tricks are always a popular choice for parties and informal occasions, but you can also pick from sleight of hand magicians, pick-pockets and street style magicians. Corporate and formal events will need a timed show presented to the entire audience, and in such cases look for corporate, cabaret or stage magicians.

Mind readers and mentalists are also great fun and will confound everybody, not only the chosen targets. Mind reading is a well loved classic, but a modern twist has audience members reading the magician's mind and turns it into something new entirely.

PERSONALITY & EXPERIENCE

Experience is key when it comes to magic. A magician in Banbury with a lot of experience will be able to change their act to suit different situations, in a professional and seamless manner. If things goes awry during a trick, as sometimes occurs, a seasoned magician will turn it to his advantage and make it a part of the show, whereby someone just setting out in the profession may be flustered by the mistake. This is part and parcel of the skills an experienced and professional magician brings to the table as they perform.

Working the crowd and making certain everyone is included is another skill borne from experience. What you certainly don't want at your event or party in Banbury is a magic act that causes embarrassment or insult, with remarks that don't suit the guest list. The capacity to interact with all guests of any background or age is a pre-requisite for any professional magician in Banbury. A magician should be able to engage with your guests and put them at ease as he performs.

Although the workings of some tricks can be guessed at, a professional magician should not ever reveal the secrets behind their magic. They can't rely on a script, unless it's a cabaret act, and even then it needs to be readily adapted should the necessity arise. A magician shouldn't just rock up to your event in Banbury, knock out a few basic tricks and walk away, they need to perform, interact and ensure they give your guests a real "OMG" moment.

FINDING A QUALITY MAGICIAN IN BANBURY

There are plenty of adverts and websites for magicians and entertainers in the Banbury area. Whether they are individual performers, or part of an entertainment company, you want the best you can get within your price range. Testimonials from neighbours or friends is always an excellent way to track down a professional magician in Banbury. Keep in mind the type of function they held, and whether it is much like yours in the expectations and ages of the partygoers.

Make an initial enquiry with 2 or 3 local agencies or magicians in Banbury and ask them for quotes. You will be looking for the following answers from each:

Style - Are they stage magicians or do they perform close up magic as they mingle amongst tables and guests.

Experience - Have they entertained at many functions/parties, and how long have they been working as a professional magician.

Performance - If a stage magician, do they perform a one off show, or will they also mingle afterwards and perform more magical tricks for your guests.

Suitability - Try not to make the oversight of booking a kid's magic act for an all adult function.

Choosing the most suitable magician from the answers that they give may mean that you don't automatically opt for the lowest priced magician in Banbury; but you will have made the best choice. You will be reassured at this point that your chosen magician will be prepared to liven up your event and create a memorable and unique party for everyone concerned.

AFFILIATIONS AND QUALIFICATIONS

With no conventional qualifications or potential for career advancement, magicians are trained in total secrecy, or in many cases teach themselves. There are of course plenty of locally based magic clubs that share tricks and offer support, but the biggest and most prestigious membership for any magician is The Magic Circle.

Only the best magicians and entertainers on the planet are able to become part of the most desirable membership in the sector. The Magic Circle is extremely demanding when it comes to its membership, and any magician hoping to gain access must be put forward by two currently active members, take an interview and prove their magic abilities.

The interview and demonstration must be successfully passed before the final vote by the Magic Circle Council committee is made. These stages have to all be surpassed before any magician can call themselves a member of the famed The Magic Circle.

CHILDREN'S MAGICIANS BANBURY

A footnote on magicians for kid's parties; a professional kids magician will not be upset or offended if you ask about references and background checks. Anybody who advertises as working with kids should be checked as a matter of course, and kid's magicians are no different.

A good kid's magician in Banbury will be able to configure the content of their act to keep any gathering of youngsters amused, no matter what their age group. Some might have particular age ranges their material is more appropriate for, and they ought to ask you what the ages of the children at your party are. With the fast pace of keeping children entertained, the magician must also be an excellent performer who can readily adapt the situation changes.

Magicians are available for performances in Banbury and also in nearby places like: Overthorpe, Chacombe, Grimsbury, Kings Sutton, Neithrop, Twyford, Drayton, Bodicote, Warkworth, North Newington, Easington, Hanwell, Great Bourton, Broughton, Bloxham, Balscote, together with these postcodes OX15 5BF, OX16 0AU, OX16 0HB, OX16 0PA, OX16 0JW, OX16 0BD, OX16 0DS, OX16 0NP, OX16 0PU, and OX16 0AA. Locally based Banbury magicians will most likely have the postcode OX16 and the dialling code 01295. Checking this can guarantee that you're accessing a locally based magician. Banbury residents will be able to benefit from these and countless other related services. Click on the "quote" form or banner to get details about magicians in your location.

Types of Magic Trick

Transportation Tricks - Magic tricks where something is made to move from one place to another.
Levitation Magic - Gravity defying tricks where an object is made to float in mid-air.
Production Tricks - Tricks where something is produced from nothing.
Transposition Tricks - Tricks where two or more objects swap places with each other.
Suspension Tricks - Magic acts where an object is made to float with the assistance of another object.
Penetration Tricks - Magic tricks where a solid object passes through another.
Transformation Tricks - Magic tricks where an object is transformed into something else.
Escape Acts - Magic tricks where a magician or their assistant escapes from a restraining device.
Vanishing Acts - Tricks where something is made to disappear altogether.
Restoration Acts - Tricks where something is destroyed and then restored to how it was.

Related Tasks

There are a number of different magic acts that can be performed by your local Banbury magician including transportation magic in Banbury, pickpocket magic acts, transformation magic acts Banbury, comedy magic tricks, bizarre magic tricks, classic magic acts in Banbury, shock magic, table magic tricks, mechanical magic acts, transposition magic, vanishing acts, suspension magic in Banbury, wedding magic, escapology Banbury, corporate magic acts Banbury, penetration magic acts Banbury, contemporary magic, mentalism Banbury, and much more. Simply submit an enquiry and find out what is on offer for your party or event.

Magicians Near Banbury

Also find: Grimsbury magicians, Kings Sutton magicians, Twyford magicians, North Newington magicians, Chacombe magicians, Bodicote magicians, Hanwell magicians, Bloxham magicians, Great Bourton magicians, Broughton magicians, Overthorpe magicians, Warkworth magicians, Drayton magicians, Neithrop magicians, Balscote magicians, Easington magicians and more. Most of these villages and towns are covered by a local magician. Banbury people can get prices for magic shows by clicking here.