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Hey all,

I am going through to Edinburgh on Saturday to visit some friends and so I thought it'd be a good chance to go see a show or two.

Can anyone recommend a particular show or act this Saturday?

I had a look on the Fringe website but it's not the best!

Thanks.

I know Pete Wells is up there....

this might help...

http://itricks.com/news/2009/06/complet ... -festival/

Excellent! Thanks!

Shameless plug for our own show -

Bamboozlement! - Victorian Comedy Magic
Gilded Balloon
5pm

Our facial hair is worth the ticket price alone!

-end of shameless plug.

There's a lot of good magic up this year, you're spoiled for choice. If you do come see us, please feel free to stop and have a chat to us after the show, it's always nice to meet other TM members.

Pete Firman's show has been getting good reviews.

hey, if we're in Shameless plug mode...

http://www.edfringe.com/reviews/read.html?id=14275

and

http://www.broadwaybaby.com/index.php?o ... dall/dir:1

Take care, Ian

Sunday there was a night of magic, managed to fit in Bamboozlement!, Pete Firman then Ian Kendall

Bamboozlement! show what can I say you guys were in total control of the crowd, couldnt believe how close your stage was to the audience. A great mixture of traditional magic with some mentalism thrown in. When you pulled the nails out for hammering into your nose that poor woman was like ohhh. The comedy moments were fabulous as were your costumes oh almost forgot the facial hair

How you managed to wear those costumes in that heat is beyond me!!!

Pete Firmans Show First time I had seen him live in person and I loved his performance, a real great mix of normal magic and * take (can I say that) His sleight of hand movements in doing the vanishing coins was amazing, very well worked. His end of show stunt swallowing a load of sewing needles and thread had the crowd cringing in there seats was wonderful!! Even had my 5 minutes of fame up on the stage with him, joys of sitting front row and getting picked

Ian Kendall - By the time I had got to this show I was a bit tired, but again managed to get into the front row for what Ian described as his last fringe show

Ian went straight in with a bit of mentalism in getting a participant to pick a card out of the picture routine which worked very well even though he didnt once talk whilst doing it with good reason He then explained his orgins of working on the mound back in the olden days of the fringe showing how he did street performances.

His skills are undoubtedly excellent in managing to complete a mental trick within 4 mins odds if he didnt manage it he would have had to give up a tenner, I was the official timer for that gag

His card management/sleight of hand was fantastic and with him standing so close to the audience made it so much better. Bloke behind me was nearly wetting himself with all the tricks.


If you ever get the chance to see any of these guys in action, do it!!