The Magic Circle

The 36th Collectors Day at The Magic Circle will take place on Saturday 26th May. Non Members are welcome.

Highlights include:

• Author Trevor Dawson will talk about highlights from his book 'Charles Dickens: Conjurer, Mesmerist and Showman.' He will also explain about Dickens crusade against fraudulent spiritualists.
• Matt Field will be lecturing on "Magic's Most Prolific Author" giving an insight into a reclusive mystery man from New Jersey.
• Margaret Steele from New York is an authority on Adelaide Herrmann and her lecture will reveal much new information about the magical Herrmann dynasty and backstage details of the spectacular Herrmann show.
• Ian Barradell's collecting passion is Tenyo Magic. Ian will survey the range of ingenious tricks that have been marketed, and show some rare items from his enormous collection.
• There will be a very large sale of surplus collectors books from The Magic Circle library.

Tickets, which include lunch, coffee and afternoon tea cost £40 and are available from The Magic Circle, 12 Stephenson Way, London NW1 2HD. Tel 020 7387 2222. Email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it Payment by cheque, payable to 'The Magic Circle' or by Visa or MasterCard.

Join us for another intimate evening of entertainment!

Close-Up magic is one of the most popular and impressive forms of the art using everyday objects and borrowed items and this event showcases some of the best exponents. Audiences get to meet the performers and experience the magic in the intimate setting of The Magic Circle Headquarters in London, often taking part themselves. An amazing collection of close-up magicians presenting superlative magic right before your very eyes. Seeing IS believing!

Next performance: Friday 8th June

Currently featuring - Michael Vincent, Chris Wood, Roberto Forzoni and Ari Philips

Doors Open 7.00pm - Show starts at 7.30pm and finishes at approximately 9.30pm
All seats are £16 with special reduction for Members and Friends of The Magic Circle. All funds raised donated to The Magic Circle's Charity, The Centre for the Magic Arts.

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Telephone bookings: 0871 220 0260 (calls cost 10p per minute plus network extras)

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Join LBC 97.3FM's Steve Allen for an afternoon of magic with stars of The Magic Circle as he launches the Summer Season of Sorcery with his Magic Circle Mysteries

You'll be have the opportunity to explore the extraordinary Headquarters of The Magic Circle, see the dazzling display of wonder in The Devant Room and have the chance to explore the museum to see the history of mystery.

There will be close-up magicians performing miracles right under your nose and then a full stage show in the intimate Magic Circle theatre.

All proceeds are donated to The Magic Circle's charity, The Centre for The Magic Arts

30th June. Doors open: 13:30 Theatre show: 14:30 All seats £25

Book Online
Telephone bookings: 0871 220 0260 (calls cost 10p per minute plus network extras)

Join us for another intimate evening of entertainment!

Close-Up magic is one of the most popular and impressive forms of the art using everyday objects and borrowed items and this event showcases some of the best exponents. Audiences get to meet the performers and experience the magic in the intimate setting of The Magic Circle Headquarters in London, often taking part themselves. An amazing collection of close-up magicians presenting superlative magic right before your very eyes. Seeing IS believing! (Not suitable for children under 10.)

Next performance: Friday 6th July

Currently featuring - Hugh Nightingale, Adam Keisner, Henry Lewis and Franco

Doors Open 7.00pm - Show starts at 7.30pm and finishes at approximately 9.30pm
All seats are £16 with special reduction for Members and Friends of The Magic Circle. All funds raised donated to The Magic Circle's Charity, The Centre for the Magic Arts.

Book Online
Telephone bookings: 0871 220 0260 (calls cost 10p per minute plus network extras)

General Enquiries: 0207 387 2222 or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Friday 13th, Your Lucky Day ... Two Magic Shows and a Glimpse Inside The Magic Circle!

Expect the unexpected when an English 'magic boffin' and an Aussie 'storytelling wizard' team up at the headquarters of The Magic Circle on Friday 13th!

An intriguing double bill will feature England's Oliver Meech - finalist in The Magic Circle's Close-up Magician of the Year Competition; and Australia's Bruce Glen - who attracted rave reviews at last year's Edinburgh Fringe.

Oliver Meech blends magic and mind-reading to take you on a journey inside some extraordinary minds. In 'Live Brain Surgery', audiences will experience strange surgery, bizarre neurological phenomena, and freaky tricks of the mind.

Bruce Glen, The Gentleman Magician, presents a unique combination of theatre, magic and storytelling, on 'The Fringe of Reality' - a place not unlike the Twilight Zone - where the impossible is rendered possible. A legendary London con-man will be exposed, lost manuscripts from Wonderland will be uncovered and Houdini's feats will be recreated.

See two hit Edinburgh Fringe shows, back to back, for the price of one - and seize a rare opportunity to see inside 'The House of 10,000 Secrets', headquarters of The Magic Circle.

Doors open: 7pm for 7:30pm | Book Online

The Magic Circle Summer Season of Sorcery continues with an evening with Michael Vincent:Elegant Deceptions with special guest Julian James. Three times winner of The Magic Circle Close-Up Magician of the Year competition, and seen on Penn & Teller's "Fool Us", join Michael for a celebration of magic, its history and its practitioners through conversation and performance.

In addition to the classical magic of Michael Vincent, you’ll be treated to the contemporary Mind Reading skills of Julian James. A truly unmissable event!

Suitable for ages 12 upwards

All proceeds raised are donated to The Magic Circle's Charity, The Centre for the Magic Arts.

One night only at The Magic Circle on Friday 20th July.

Doors open: 7pm. Showtime: 7.30pm

The Magic Circle runs a regular evening of mystery and laughter as provided by some of the club's top magicians for members of the public.  "Meet The Magic Circle" happens throughout the year and lasts for about 3 hours.

"It was ab fab and great to have something different. We all loved it!!!" Emma April 2012

"Thank you for a fabulous evening. We all thoroughly enjoyed it." Jo Smewing  April 2012

'The show was so much fun. We were laughing all the way through' Mrs Sharon Phillips - Mar 2012