The Extraordinary Project Podcast
Last year fellow performer Ashton Carter and I found ourselves at The Science and Spiritualism, 1750 – 1930 Conference. As…
Elizabeth and BGT – Bizarre Magick plays big?
In Spirit Theatre (1986) Eugene Burger when referring to bizarre magick quotes Tony Andruzzi as saying; ‘the number of people…
Bizarre Magick: An Experiment in Paranormal Entertainment (finale)
So what no posts since the 28th September? Well, the simple fact is I realised that I couldn’t write up…
Bizarre Magick: An Experiment in Paranormal Entertainment
Week One (two sessions) The first session with the cast was a little talky. There was a lot to introduce…
Bizarre Magick: An Experiment in Paranormal Entertainment – Early doors
For the next few months I’ll shall be mostly blogging about a research/teaching project that begins in earnest this September. …
The Journal of Performance Magic – Issue 5 – out now!
Very happy to see that the the Magiculum issue of The Journal of Performance Magic is out now. It’s open…
Halloween Happening 2017 – The thinning of the veil …
I once again had the pleasure of joining Ashton Carter and Roger Curzon in an evening of performance at the…
The Magiculum: A symposium on performance magic, enchantment and mystery.
Registration is now open! themagiculum.eventbrite.com The Magiculum: A symposium on performance magic, enchantment and mystery. Saturday, 10th June 2017 in…
Trickerion: Legends of Illusion
So, I was strolling into work the other day, daydreaming as I went. I designed a game, from the shapes…
Wanted: Trainee Mindreaders
An interesting event happening at our place on the 22nd April 2017. Using techniques first used by Victorian performers and…
The Mysterium #1 Overview
The Mysterium* played the Sir Patrick Stewart Theatre a couple of weekends ago and was an experiment in devising using…
CFP- The Magiculum
Call for Participation – The Magiculum Saturday, 10th June 2017 in The Sir Patrick Stewart Building at The University of…
Magic and the Body
Over at the Magic Research Group – they’ve just announced the latest issue of The Journal of Performance Magic. Check…
Pokémon Go Play and Response
So this is the inevitable blog post about Pokémon Go. First off, I play – there you go I said…
Mr Punch goes to Horror Con
Last weekend we brought Mr Punch’s Cabinet of Curiosities to Horror Con. It was our second visit and safe to…
Seven Men Thinking About a Cat
In September 1896 seven men sat around an elaborate camera and thought of a cat, the resulting photographic plate was…
Doomsday VII
I attended Doomsday VII last weekend it still remains the highlight of my year. It’s an extraordinary couple of days,…
Hypnotic ~ Luke Jermay
Just a quick shout out for a great show this Saturday… “Locked inside your mind are amazing abilities waiting to…
Call for Papers – Magic and the Body
An exciting new call for papers has just been posted on the Magic Research Group. Issue Four of the…
Chris Rawlins – RECALLED
It’s been a while since by last post. This new job has been crazy and there’s been little time for…
Betwixt Jest and Earnest
Michael Mangan in Performing Dark Arts: A cultural history of conjuring (2007) talks of the paraxial and the notion that…
‘Most of it is crap.’
Max Maven in his introduction to the collected New Invocation (Volume 2) states ‘In this compilation of the first thirty-six…
Mr Punch’s Cabinet of Curiosities
After an awesome weekend at Horror Con 2015, we are proud to officially launch our (well Mr Punch’s) Cabinet of…
Research Ramble
I’ve had a bit of a holiday, a few weeks away from most things. Just to regroup really and start…
Doomsday VI
Each year a motley band of dark initiates gather in Whitby for Doomsday. Just in case you don’t know, Doomsday…