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.

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/

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/

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!

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.

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)

Some great pictures from a recent awards ceremony!

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!

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.

Here’s an email I received from a birthday party recently - a 1960s themed birthday party. Good fun!

Hi Rob

A quick (belated) ‘thank you’ for your fantastic performance at my party on the 5th March. My friends and family can’t stop raving about your magic! I’m so thrilled I picked you!

My sister captured the attached expression of amazement and it totally sums up everyone’s surprise and delight at some of the ‘tricks’.

I just feel slightly hard done by, as – being the hostess – I had to flit about rather than sit down and take in all of the ‘show’! One of my friends said she wanted to book you and just get you round to her house so you could do all the tricks just for her!! Not a bad idea!

So – thanks again – it was all fab – and we’re now trying to think of another occasion for us to book you again. I’m hoping we come up with something soon.

All the best to you.

Judy