Champions of Magic is a touring
illusion
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Illusions may ...
show featuring a cast of five
magicians
Magician or The Magician may refer to:
Performers
* A practitioner of magic (supernatural)
* A practitioner of magic (illusion)
* Magician (fantasy), a character in a fictional fantasy context
Entertainment
Books
* ''The Magician'', an 18th-ce ...
, each specializing in a different type of magic from mind reading & close-up to stage filling grand illusions.
History
Champions of Magic opened in the UK in October 2013 at Reading Hexagon Theatre and has since completed 6 UK tours and a run in London. The show completed a US tour in 2017 which was extended due to demand, concluding in March 2018. This included an extended run at the Palace Theatre in Cleveland, Ohio. To date the show has been seen by over 300,000 people and received positive reviews.
Cast
The show regularly features illusionists
Young & Strange, acclaimed mind reader
Alex McAleer, escapologist Fernando Velasco, and British-born Las Vegas magician Hollie England.
They have a number of onstage assistants alongside an
aerialist
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.
Performance
The production features mostly original magic that was created or devised by the performers and production designers. The show is known for its production including a large lighting rig and pyrotechnic effects.
Television appearances
The cast of the show have appeared on television multiple times including:
Charity
As part of their 2016 and 2018 UK tour the production held a performance exclusively for children from UK charity Rays of Sunshine at the
Mermaid Theatre
The Mermaid Theatre was a theatre encompassing the site of Puddle Dock and Curriers' Alley at Blackfriars in the City of London, and the first built in the City since the time of Shakespeare. It was, importantly, also one of the first new th ...
in London.
When touring they also support Tickets For Troops
who provide free tickets to members of the armed forces and their families and Tickets For Kids which provides free tickets to disadvantaged children.
References
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External links
Champions of Magic
British magicians
Magic shows