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Pickpocket magician

Rob James - Magician — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 10:39:30 +0000

How does someone react when they realise their tie has been taken from them while they are wearing it, but they have no idea?

This picture was taken a few seconds before he realised.

If you want to see how he responded then watch here on YouTube.

Conjuring at the Court - Ealing

Rob James - Magician — Mon, 26 Dec 2011 12:02:32 +0000

I’m appearing at Conjuring at the court in Ealing (West London) on 26 January 2012 alongside Mel Mellers, Miss Ballooniverse and WAVE.
Details here.

Magic Night & Magic Nights!

Rob James - Magician — Fri, 16 Sep 2011 19:07:27 +0000

I’ll be doing my thing at Steve Faulkner’s “Magic Nights” in Sheffield this Monday 19 September. Also I’ll be at “Magic Night” in Soho @ Madame JoJos on Friday 7 October.
Other acts on both bills look fantastic!

London: http://www.magicnight.co.uk (London)
and and an S to that URL for Sheffield : http://www.magicnights.co.uk/

Magicana Show - new dates

Rob James - Magician — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 19:05:37 +0000

I have added a page to the site with details of where you can see me performing my show (or part of it) in public over the next few months.

http://rob-james.com/magicana/

Student night magician

Rob James - Magician — Thu, 16 Jun 2011 16:08:11 +0000

I realised earlier that I have loads of pictures on the blog from corporate events and weddings but not many from student events. Here’s a few taken at the recent “Confessions” VIP student event. A great night with a free bar, award-winning DJ and me doing magic!

Pickpocket magician

Rob James - Magician — Thu, 09 Jun 2011 08:41:01 +0000

I have been stealing watches from people (and giving them back - usually) for 7 years now. In the last 12 months I decided I needed a new challenge and started to learn how to steal a tie during the course of a magic trick. This is not easy and it meant the first few months of trying I generally got caught, which is always embarrassing. However this year I have had a breakthrough and am now able to get them fairly often.

The result is hysterically funny for those watching as they can’t believe that somebody would not be aware that their tie was being removed.

See the images below to see the tie steal (literally) unravelling:

First of all I get the guy into a false sense of security.

You will notice that his tie has now been loosened a little. He thinks I am just doing a coin trick.

Finally I am now wearing his tie but he doesn’t know about it.

UEFA Champions League Final Magician

Rob James - Magician — Thu, 09 Jun 2011 08:30:34 +0000

I had an amazing experience working alongside my magician friend Simon Alexander at the UEFA Champions League Final at Wembley Stadium. We were both hired to perform close up magic in the VIP Broadcast Partners suite. Fantastic day (bugger to park though)

Awards ceremony magician

Rob James - Magician — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 15:28:18 +0000

Some great pictures from a recent awards ceremony!

Reactions to magic

Rob James - Magician — Mon, 11 Apr 2011 18:06:40 +0000

One of the most rewarding parts of being a magician is watching how people react to magic. I took this video myself on Saturday night when I was performing close-up magic at wedding in Bristol. The lady was being SO responsive to everything that I asked if I could film her on my phone for the ending of one particular trick. And here it is, her reaction is priceless!

Edinburgh Magic Festival 2011

Rob James - Magician — Tue, 29 Mar 2011 20:13:43 +0000

I am really happy to say that I will be debuting my new show “Magicana” at the Edinburgh Magic Festival in July! More details to follow but here’s a trailer.

Magicana Trailer from rob james on Vimeo.