Timothy Hyde is an Australian-based magician, born in New Zealand.

Biography

Timothy was born in

Wellington, New Zealand Wellington is Capital of New Zealand, the capital city of New Zealand. It is located at the south-western tip of the North Island, between Cook Strait and the Remutaka Range. Wellington is the List of cities in New Zealand, third-largest city ...

in 1955. While training as a primary school teacher at Wellington Teachers College (1974–1976), he also appeared in numerous productions at Wellington's Unity Theatre,

Downstage Theatre Downstage Theatre was a professional theatre company in Wellington, New Zealand, that ran from 1964 to 2013. For many years it occupied the purpose-built Hannah Playhouse building. Former directors include Sunny Amey, Mervyn Thompson, and Colin ...

and helped establish the Wellington Children's Theatre Co-op.Reilly, Jim – Magicana, (1995 Aug/Sep) pp.12–13 '' " one of the busiest professional magic acts in Sydney " '' After two years teaching he began a full-time career as a performer, joining the experimental Chameleon Theatre Group, later known as Chameleon Circus. They toured extensively throughout New Zealand with support from the Department of Internal Affairs, appearing at universities, prisons and arts festivals. Timothy moved to

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in 1980, where he undertook

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for three years, before establishing himself as a regular at Sydney's Comedy Store and building a career in both family and corporate entertainment together with his wife Lynda. His family entertainment credits include being the first magician to sign a long-term contract as resident illusionists at the largest theme park in the Southern Hemisphere – Australia's Wonderland. He also performed seasons for Warner Brothers and at Sega World Sydney. In 1992 and 1993 he produced the entertainment program at the Sydney Royal Easter Show's prestigious Colgate Stage. Timothy was often a support act for international acts visiting Australia and toured extensively with

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and with locals

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, Rodney Rude, Col Elliot and Joe Perrone. He has appeared on the cover of many leading industry journals including Australian Magic Monthly,Australian Magic Monthly – March 2000 Genii JournalGeniis Magic Journal – Volume 5 Number 2 (February 1994) & Magicana magazines. In 1999 he set up the MagicCoach project, coaching other magicians worldwide and publishing both books and online newsletters. This newsletter was one of the first regular online magic marketing newsletters, with guest contributors including – Mac King,

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and Billy McComb and a subscriber base of over 2000. He has a number of publications for performers. Since 2000 he has worked mainly in the corporate area, both as an entertainer, speaker and Master of Ceremonies. In 2006, he was awarded the Walter Dickman Award by the National Speakers Association of Australia for services to the speaking industry and the community. He has been engaged by the National Speakers Association of Australia to be Master of Ceremonies at their own convention from 2003 – 2009. and at the NSA (USA) convention. His blending of magic and being an MC has taken him around the world, presenting in Australia, New Zealand, Hawaii, South Africa, Cambodia, USA and Hong Kong. In 2011 he set up an online training business and YouTube channel ExpertMC.com for people wanting to become better MC's or to create a business around the skill. He has also appeared as a headline entertainer on luxury cruise ships. Appearances included Cunard's

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's Cloud & Shadow, and multiple contracts on Princess, P&O Australia & P&O UK. He retired from cruise ship performance in 2018 to concentrate on managing his wife's art career.

References

External links

Timothy Hyde's Corporate website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Hyde, Timothy 1955 births Australian magicians Living people New Zealand emigrants to Australia New Zealand magicians Australian buskers