Elegant Deceptions

Dear Michael,

I write to thank you so very much for agreeing to perform on a charitable basis at the Evening of Fun & Magic on Tuesday.

I have received a large number of messages from those present saying that this was the most entertaining evening they have experienced for a long time.

Your contribution to this was absolutely stunning, as we all admired your skilful manipulation, the elegance of your performance and your enviable charming presentation.

It was a genuine privilege to see you in action and to be amazed by your expertise.

I look forward greatly to meeting with you again before too long and in the meantime send my very best regards,

David Bowden

Hi Michael

Just a quick line to thank you so much for last night. What a brilliant performance – everyone was blown away with your style and class.  Especially my family!!!

It was so kind of you and hope that you enjoyed it too.

Look forward to seeing you again soon

Again many many thanks and best regards

Roger Dakin

Dear Michael

Thank you so much for yesterday afternoon.  Yazann had a fantastic

time, as all of us did.  We just loved your show, we thought you

pitched it just right, and we enjoyed the

tricks/puzzles/illusions….. as well as the whole way you delivered

them. It was a really special experience, so thank you for providing that for us.

Who knows, we may be in touch again in the future!

Until then, all best wishes

Noemi

Hi Michael

Just to say that how much we all enjoyed your amazing magic at Isabel’s book launch! I’m still trying to work out how, amongst other things, silver coins became yen in my clenched fist!

It was a great evening, made all the more so by yours and Harry’s exceptionally skilled performances.

Very best,

Francesca and everyone from Watkins Publishing

Many thanks for your stunning tricks at the FMS conference last week. We were all bowled over by what you did – and how you did it – and you provided great entertainment for the delegates. We may have some skills in making music, but your skills as a magician are far more impressive.

John Witchell
Federation of Music Services

Thank you for a superb talk this evening, interspersed with quite jaw droppingly-good illusions. As Master in charge of the Magical Society I could not have wished for a better or more informative start to the year, with some truly inspirational words for the boys at the end to really get them going. I shall take up with the English Department the fact that no one there knew the poem ‘Invictus’! Personally I found the magic to be startlingly effective, and I was also moved by your observation that we all stand on the shoulders of giants in what we set out to achieve. Some really thought-provoking stuff.

The venue was at capacity (just reading my notes it says it holds 210), and that surely stands as a testament to your reputation as well as the growing repute of magic in the School (especially given the ‘competition’ from Miss Gold of Ann Summers fame). Thank you once again for being so generous with your time, and getting the 2007 Magical Society year off to such a fine start.

With all my best wishes, and good fortune with your career.

Tim Eddis,
Master in Charge
Eton College

Just a quick note to thank you so much for organising Michael for my party, and for the care and attention you paid to this very humble booking.

He was such a wonderful success! I’m sure that doesn’t surprise you, but for most of us (aged between 40 and 76) this was a first experience of a Conjurer (which I gather is a very old fashioned word, but I’m sticking to it), and we were transformed into open-mouthed babes by his skill. “No Way,” my Newcastle visitor kept saying.

And he is just so NICE and the perfect gentleman!! I’m sure he must have been exhausted from his travels from Italy that same day, but no-one would have known it.

Altogether, he was a vital ingredient to the magical evening that I was aiming for.  Every single guest has written or spoken to me to say what a very special occasion it was, and what a wonderful idea to have Michael there. I’m sure he will be hearing from more than one of them in the future.

So thank you again.
Sue Knight

Hi! Seeing you do magic in Stockholm during FISM was great – especially the session at the Sergel Plaza. You’re a real gentleman of magic and a great conjuror – it was an honour to have met you. You have inspired me to carry on developing and improving my own magic.

Ricardo Jose

“Quite simply, an outstanding artist and performer.”
House of Commons

I want to say thank you so much for appearing at our office winter event at Inner Temple. You made the night really amazing-we had so many people commenting afterwards that you were the highlight of their evening.  I also particularly wanted to thank you for agreeing to do an additional hour of magic at the very last minute-no one wanted it to end! You were a pleasure to work with, completely professional, relaxed and friendly with your audience.  I can’t wait to see you perform again very soon, and will recommend you to all my friends and colleagues.

Anna Hemsley,
Marakon Associates

“We were all simply spellbound, amazed and entertained beyond belief.”
Barclays Bank

Dear Michael,

just a short note to thank you most sincerely for making what was most definitely one of the most exciting and enriching events that we have ever had in SA. We couldn’t have done it without you. Thank you again, and best wishes from Africa!

Craig Mitchell, The College of Magic, South Africa

In my experience, most magicians all move from table to table or group to group, performing the same small programme of illusions. You are the first that I have seen who seems to have a programme that changes and varies throughout the whole course of the evening. Quite frankly we were all entertained to what can only be described as a blizzard of brilliance. Thank you for helping to make the evening the success it was.

A Segal & Co

I would like to thank you for making last night at The Magic Circle a thought provoking, inspiring, awesome experience. Your feelings behind the art of your magic are really special. I browsed around your website and could understand a little more about the roots of your passion. The mentoring part of your career sounds very rewarding – the kids must think you rock! Great to meet you Michael, and thanks again.

Rachel Ellery