Journal

For the first time in nearly a year I did street shows with one of the best of friends and people. The inimitable Matt von Trap.

This is my mum. She is and will always be the most important influence and supporter of everything I have done, do and will do. Here are some of the great qualities she’s shown me.

The attic. It wasn’t always a room but now it’s a place where I write, create and make magic. It’s also the home office, library and gadget room.

A man cast out by society found himself asleep in a graveyard homeless. An angel passes by notices the man hungry. He hands him a book on how to forage for free food. Years later he’s teaching me about the natural world and recites this poem.

Someone thinks of a colour. I divine the colour while reciting this poem by Cicely Mary Barker and cutting a flower from tissue paper. The poem was written in 1944 and it perfectly fits this performance.

These shows are getting better every month and the audiences seem to keep coming.

This time it was just Mal Norton and I. We had a full house and people standing! The sound went a little smoother this time and the venue have had some good lighting installed that allows us to control it a bit more for theatrical effect.

So recently I put my hat back on and packed the case for some brilliant home shows for a family party. Read on to find out why I’ve found a home magic show is the best way to make memories and experience magic.