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What kind of magician does the event need

"Magician" covers half a dozen different jobs. These are the ones we book most often in Sydney, and the rooms each one suits.

Close-up and roving magicians: working table to table or group to group during drinks or dinner, with cards, coins and borrowed objects. No stage, no sound, no attention needed from the whole room at once. This is the right call for most cocktail parties, product launches and long dinners.
Stage and parlour magicians: a set piece for a seated room, from a twenty minute spot between courses to a full show. Needs everyone facing one way and a proper slot on the run sheet.
Comedy magicians: a stage set where the laughs come first and the magic second, which is usually what a mixed corporate crowd actually wants after dinner.
Illusionists: large scale stage magic with props and production, for a gala, awards night or a room that wants a genuine showpiece.
Mentalists: mind reading and prediction rather than sleight of hand. Works close-up or on stage, and gets the senior people in the room involved in a way card tricks do not.
Kids' magicians: a different skill again. See kids' shows for the performers who can hold a room of six year olds, every one of them holding a current Working With Children Check.

Where magicians get booked in Sydney

Corporate events: roving magic during the networking hour before a conference dinner, or a comedy or mentalism spot after the speeches. For gala dinners and awards nights the act goes between the courses, never over the top of the presentations.
Christmas and EOFY parties: the busiest weeks for magicians on the roster, and the ones where the popular acts book out first. Roving magic works for a cocktail style Christmas party where a band or game show would not fit the room.
Weddings: a roving magician during the drinks between ceremony and reception is one of the most reliable bookings we make. It gives guests who do not know each other something to talk about while the photos are taken.
Private parties and milestones: a 40th or 50th in a home or a function room, where a close-up magician working the groups does more than a stage act the space cannot hold.
Trade shows and activations: a magician at a stand draws a crowd and keeps it there, which is the whole point of the stand.

Magicians we book most in Sydney

The Sydney roster runs from close-up specialists to full stage illusion, and the acts below are the ones that come up most when a client tells us the room. Phoenix, "The Mind Guy" is our most requested roving act, a mentalist and magician, and the most booked act on our roster. The Gentleman Magician is a Magic Circle member whose close-up suits a formal dinner or a client hospitality night. Liam Power and Brendan Mon Tanner both carry television credits and work equally well roving or on a stage. For a comedy spot after dinner, Adam Axford builds a set around the room he is in. For stage illusion in a larger room, Sam Powers and The Rock Star Illusionist bring the production. Tony Finch, Adam Dean, Zarbo Magic and Harry Zucchini round out the Sydney close-up roster. None of this replaces telling us about the event, because the right act for your room depends on the room.

How booking works

Tell us the event. Use the finder or contact us with the date, venue, guest numbers, budget and the shape of the night: standing or seated, drinks or dinner, a stage or not. That last detail decides more than anything else.
We shortlist and check availability. You get a small number of matched magicians with real video and honest advice on which style will work in the room, not a long list to sort through yourself.
One confirmation, one invoice. Once you choose, the act is briefed on your run sheet, insurance is sorted, and everything runs through one invoice, whether it is one magician or a magician alongside a band and an MC.

Why book a magician through an agency

We have watched every magician on the roster work a real room before we put them in front of a client, which is the one thing a video reel cannot tell you.
Insurance certificates and paperwork come as part of the booking, supplied to your venue before the night rather than chased on the day.
If an act falls ill close to the date there is a comparable magician to call, not an empty slot in the drinks hour.
Honest advice on what will not work in the room comes before you book it. If a stage show is wrong for your cocktail party, we will say so and suggest what is right.

Sydney first, Australia wide

Most of the magicians on the roster are based in Sydney, which keeps travel costs down and availability easier to confirm. For interstate events we book from the local roster where it fits and bring an act in where it does not, with travel quoted up front. In Melbourne that includes Nick Kay, Nicholas J. Johnson, Josh Staley, Jo Clyne and Richard Vegas. In Brisbane, the Gold Coast and the Sunshine Coast, Dave Lord, Josh Norbido, Max Allan, Glen Rhodes and Sam Gordon. Pierre Ulric covers Perth and Matt Tarrant covers Adelaide. The booking process does not change with the state.

See the full roster by city: Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Gold Coast and Perth.

Magicians on the roster

Hiring a magician: FAQs

How much does it cost to hire a magician in Sydney?

It depends on the format, how long the act performs, the date and any travel. A roving magician working a two hour cocktail period is priced differently to a full stage show with props and sound. Tell us the event and the budget, which stays with us, and the shortlist we send back comes with quotes attached.

What is the difference between close-up and stage magic?

Close-up magic happens in your guests' hands, table to table or group to group, and suits drinks receptions, dinners and any event where people are standing and mingling. Stage magic is a set piece for a seated room with everyone facing one way, from a twenty minute spot between courses to a full illusion show. Most Sydney events want the first, and the ones that want the second usually know it already.

How long does a magician perform for?

A roving magician usually works across the drinks or dinner period in sets of an hour or two, so every table or group gets a visit. A stage show is a fixed spot, typically between twenty and forty five minutes. We confirm the exact length with the act for your run sheet, and we will tell you if the slot you have in mind is too long or too short for the room.

Do you have magicians for children's parties?

Yes. Some of the magicians on the roster work both corporate rooms and children's parties, and others specialise in kids' shows. Every performer we book for a children's event holds a current Working With Children Check. Tell us the age group and the space and we will recommend the right show length and format.

Can one magician cover a cocktail party of 200 guests?

For roving magic, one performer can realistically reach somewhere between 60 and 100 guests in a typical cocktail hour, depending on the room and how long people stay in one place. For 200 guests over a longer period we usually recommend two roving magicians, or one magician plus a different roving act, so nobody waits an hour to see anything.

Do you book magicians in Melbourne, Brisbane and Perth?

Yes. Sydney is where most of the roster is based, but we have magicians in Melbourne, Brisbane, the Gold Coast, Adelaide and Perth, and we book all of them through the same process. Where a local act suits the brief we use them; otherwise we bring the right magician in and handle the travel, quoted up front.

Magicians in Sydney