Mr Magic e-flyer, Bellevue.

Paper flyers are in my opinion a stupid waste of paper, ink, time and money. And that's why, as Captain of The Goodship Mr Magic, I've decided to only distribute flyers electronically. This e-flyer will go out in a couple of mass-mailings, but in the mean time here's a sneak preview. (The very observant among you may notice some similarities to the Ostade e-flyer. If it ain't broke, don't fix it.)

Mr Magic Theatrical Trailer.

Ladies and Gents! I am very pleased, nay, thrilled, to have completed the promotional edit of Mr Magic's Preview performance at the Ostade Theater. This is far from the most elegant piece of video editing ever done - but fuck it - I'm a theater maker not a bloody video editor. It's a task I can finally cross off my "to do" list and get on with the important business of getting the show spic and span for the World Premiere - Bellevue Theater 24th, 25th and 26th February, at 20.30. Here's the link to the Bellevue site.
http://www.theaterbellevue.nl/page.ocl?mode=&version=&pageid=39&ev=6951
If anyone has comments or suggestions on the video, I suggest you write them on a piece of paper and flush them down the toilet.

Mr Magic Walkabout Promo Video

Promo Blurb for Everywhere-outside-a-theater gigs.

Mr Magic is a Famous and Powerful Magician. Or at least thinks he is. A dusty but distinguished old gentleman, Mr Magic is confined to a wheelchair, and relies on his male nurse for both mobility and to assist him with his magic. He's a chatty old fellow, and enjoys nothing more than meeting new people to share his wisdom and amaze with his feats of Magic and Mentalism.

As well as a host of card tricks - which don't always go to plan - Mr Magic specializes in telepathy, mind reading, and predicting the future. These extraordinary feats of mental power rarely fails to amuse and amaze not only his audience but the jolly old magician himself.

Mr Magic is happy to free-wheel around festival settings, sharing his wonders with anyone who's interested, but is most thrilled to perform on a stage - whether that is a small podium at a social function or the main stage of an Opera House. Performances can be tailored anywhere from 10 minutes to a full evening performance, and with some advance information can also include content which is specific to the event and key people at that event.

His magic is unpredictable, but Mr Magic's charm and mystery guarantees audiences of all ages a magical time.

Ostade Preview - Mission Accomplished.

The Long Awaited Preview of Mr Magic was on Thursday and went well - the public had fun and I gained good insight into what still needs to be added and taken away. It was an insane push for the line in the end, and once again demonstrated that our limits of endurance are further than we expect. Pushing those limits does come at a price though, and since Thursday night I've only really left the comfort of my bed when absolutely necessary. A couple more daze of rest and recreation before I do the rest of the re-creation.

Massive thanks to all of you that came down to witness the birth of the new show. After months of performing into the vacuum of an empty studio it was a thrill to feel the energy coming back from a real live audience. Thanks to Klaus Jurgens and Duda de Paiva for their invaluable advise, Markus Schnizer for the fabulous light design and Ron Bunzl for last minute prop-support. Special thanks to Kristina Schroeder for all her support and patience over the last months - it wasn't easy and I certainly wouldn't have put up with my over-stressed diva antics as well as she did.

The dates of the premiere proper are now 24, 25 and 26 of February, in the Bellevue Therater, Amsterdam. In the mean time here's a couple of pix from the Ostade gig taken by Carla Kogelman.