Magician for Heritage & Prestige Venues

A Magician Your Venue Team Can Recommend With Confidence

Historic venues are some of the best rooms in London to perform in, and some of the strictest. Event teams have collections to protect, running orders that can’t slip and guests who expect the evening to stay private. This page is for the people who look after those rooms: what I need from you, how I work in your building, and the paperwork your team will ask for.

Built for historic buildings

Close-up magic happens in your guests’ hands, a couple of feet from them, so it needs almost nothing from the building. There’s no stage, no power, no sound and no set-up area. I arrive with one backpack, sign in, take your briefing and start when you’re ready. Nothing is fixed to a wall, rested on a display case or left behind afterwards.

The act is fire-free as standard. One effect uses a brief flash of flame, and it only comes out if your team has approved it in writing beforehand. There’s no liquid, glitter, confetti or smoke in anything I do.

Where I have performed

Over 15 years and more than 500 events, I’ve performed at the Tower of London, the Painted Hall at the Old Royal Naval College, the HAC, Grosvenor House, the London Hilton on Park Lane, the Royal Air Force Club and HMS Belfast, among many others. These were bookings made by the clients holding their events there, not venue partnerships. They do mean I know how heritage events run: early supplier access, collection rules, and a duty manager who needs to know where everyone is.

Discretion as standard

Many of the guests at events in these rooms are there because the event is private. I treat every booking as confidential. I don’t photograph or film guests, I never name a client or an event without written permission, and I’m happy to sign your NDA, or your client’s, before the day. I’ve written more about how I handle discretion at VIP events.

Paperwork, ready before you ask

I keep a supplier pack up to date for venue teams: a risk assessment, a method statement, a sustainability statement and my £10 million public liability certificate. Email me and I’ll send it the same day. I’m also happy to fill in your own supplier forms or complete an induction.

Cover from The Magic Circle

I’ve been a member of The Magic Circle since 2016 and an Associate of the Inner Magic Circle since 2021, and I work alongside many fellow members. If I’m ever unavailable, or an event needs magicians in several rooms at once, I can put forward performers of the same standard. Each one brings their own insurance and paperwork, and your team approves every name in advance.

How a booking works with your team

I ask for the running order early, so the magic stays clear of speeches, toasts and service. I arrive 30 minutes before guests, use the supplier entrance and sign in with your duty manager. For central London venues near a tube station I come by public transport, so there’s no parking or loading bay to arrange. I dress to suit the event: a three-piece suit as standard, or black tie on request.

See it before you recommend it

Close-up magic is hard to judge from a page, and much easier when it happens in your own hands. I’m happy to come in and perform for your events team for 15 minutes, whether that’s before a team meeting, at a client showcase or at your staff party. If you’d rather talk it through first, a quick call or video call works just as well.