Saturday 28 February 2009

After nearly 2 years in the making, Mr Magic reached it's World Premiere last Tuesday, 24th Feb 2009 in Theater Bellevue, Amsterdam. And was a fackin Triumph! I had a lot of fun, the audience had a lot of fun, so everyone was happy. Thanks to all of you who came to see one of the shows, and a special thanks to Ron who saw it twice, and my super girlfriend Kristina who came all three nights. Her love, support and patience throughout the long and often hard process was way Beyond The Call Of Duty. Special thanks to Markus Schnizer for not only the beautiful lights he designed for the show, but for all his production support and artistic advice. You're a frickin multi-talent, mate. Special thanks also to Henner Kleffel, who joined the project in it's darkest hour, taking on production responsibilities and being a general all-around rock-star. His hard work, commitment and reliability took an enormous workload offa me, allowing me to focus on making and rehearsing the show. Thanks also due to Sebastian and Adriaan, the unseen backbone of the PickUp. Without their support and belief in the project things woulda been a hell of a lot harder. Lastly thanks to my old mate Giles for coming out from London to see the show, and my mum and step-dad who came all the way from the Algarve. Respec.

Monday 9 February 2009


The final push for the line is well under way, like pieces of a puzzle falling into place - almost like it was planned that way. The Premiere dates are as before, but certainly worth hammering some more -
  • 24th, 25th and 26th February,
  • Theater Bellevue Amsterdam, Leidsekade 90, Amsterdam
  • tickets - 020 530 5301
I'm also doing a couple of previews over at the PickUp Club NDSM, on the 13th and 18th of Feb at 20.15 - studio showings with limited lighting and more limited seating. It's only 5 Euros and I'm working on getting anyone who comes to a PickUp preview to get that 5 Euros off the price of a Bellevue ticket.

As always freebies and reduced price tickets will be few and far between, but for the finacially challenged among you, if the ticket price is a deal breaker then let me know and I'll see what I can sort out.

If you're interested in puppets or theater, and want to be amazed by real magic live on stage then this is not a show to be missed. Tell your friends. Book early to avoid disapointment. Looking forward to see y'all.