Close up Magic in East Anglia Wedding Fayres in 2015

Hi Everyone,

I hope you all had an amazing Christmas and New Year!

December 2014 has been an absolute roller coaster and full of magic, mayhem and madness! I was booked to perform mind blowing close up magic and mentalism everywhere from Cambridge and Downham Market in Norfolk, to some prestigious venues in London too, one of which was owned by Richard Branson!

We’re a little over a week into 2015 yet it is already looking like it’s off to a great start with lots of enquiries coming in from those that have seen me over the Christmas period which is always lovely.

I have also just been confirmed as a primary supplier of wedding magic and close up magic for 2 wedding fayres organisers in the East Anglia area which is a wonderful honour too! As soon as I get the dates for all of the events I’ll be performing at then I’ll put up a list here so that if you’re interested then you can come and see for yourselves how great magic can be for your special event 🙂

Also get ready for a lot more regular blogs and videos of tricks and magic, as well as conmpetitions where you can win the offer of me performing at your event for free!

That’s it from me for now though, so I’ll see you all very soon!

Luke

magic from the eyes of a child

I personally love to perform magic because I love the look on my spectators faces when I am working. They experience such a range of emotions and feelings from confusion, excitement, astonished, annoyed…. you name it, they feel it!

Even to this day, knowing what I know and understanding how magic works, I love being fooled! It reminds me of when I was a child and I saw a trick performed for the first time. When i was only very young we all went on a family holiday to Florida, America and I happened to see an advert in the hotel brochure for a magic shop. I begged, badgered and annoyed my parents enough to finally make them give in and take me there. Now the owner of this shop was a fantastically interesting person who in my eyes at that time knew EVERYTHING there was to know about magic. He showed me any trick I asked to see and every one of them blew me away…. it goes without saying that I made my parents buy me some of them before we left, which I still have to this day!

I now have a 1 year old son (it was his birthday last week) Noah, who I love to mess about with and make things vanish in front of his eyes. This week we were in a restaurant (can you call Pizza Hut a restaurant?) and thought I’d have some fun and managed to get his reaction filmed. You can see the video below.

Now, that reaction bought back to me what magic is really about… laughter, fun and amazement. Thank you Noah for reminding me 🙂

Luke

Performing a stage illusion, in a close up setting!

Performing an impossible stage illusion, but up close!!

I’ve always wanted to learn how to perform stage illusions. The thought of standing in front of thousands of people and performing illusions that cannot be explained sends a rush right through me, but there’s always been a few problems. In order to be able to perform the effects that I love, it requires owning HUGE pieces of equipment, and to be honest I don’t think my wife would allow me to fill more rooms up with what she describes as ‘magic stuff’!

The one illusion that I have always loved watching is when a magician gets an assistant to lay down inside a box and proceeds to either saw them in half or stick swords through them in a manner that is visually impossible. So this got me thinking……. How could I perform this effect or something similar using only the tools that I carry with me to close up events. Using simply some cards, a card box and something surprising the following video was born 😉

If you have liked what you have seen, please feel free to check out my other videos either on my youtube page or by clicking here. Alternatively if there is a magic trick that you have seen before and would like to challenge me to do, then please feel free to contact me at the bottom of this page or by clicking contact in the top right and I’ll see what I can come up with!

Thank you for watching, and hopefully I’ll get to perform for you all soon!

Luke

Catch me performing magic for ACT Saturday 22nd June!

Professional Magician Luke Clough performing at ACT’s first ever summer celebration

I have just been confirmed to perform some close up magic this coming Sunday, 22nd June for ACT at their first ever summer celebration. This is going to be a truly amazing day with lots of stalls, entertainment and so much more going on.

Addenbrookes Charity Trust do a fantastic job to help make a difference for patients by raising extra funds to enhance services, facilities and research at Addenbrooke’s and the Rosie. Making use of the funds raised by ACT allows the hospitals to achieve some things sooner than it would otherwise have done and to invest in projects to a greater degree than NHS funds alone might have allowed. The charity supports the development of new facilities such as the Cambridge Breast Cancer Research Unit and the purchase of state-of-the-art equipment like the Da Vinci Robot for the treatment of prostate cancer, as well as day to day extras for departments across the hospitals where the need is greatest or most urgent. I’m sure you’ll agree this is a wonderful cause.

This Sunday is their first ever ‘Summer Celebration’ and I am proud to be able to assist them with their fundraising and attend their day. I’ll be mixing and mingling with their guests between 4.30pom and 6.00pm. The day itself however starts at 2.30pm and runs throughout the day until 8.00pm, and there will be food, refreshments and many other stalls around for you to enjoy.

Come on down and help support this wonderful cause, and be sure to track me down to see some amazing magic happen in front of your very eyes too. I can guarantee you will have an excellent day out.

I look forward to seeing some of you on Sunday!

Luke

Close up magic at The Alexandra Arms reopening in Cambridge

Close up Magic at an awesome Launch night

If you’re looking for something to do this coming Saturday then head on down to The Alexandra Arms in Gwydir Street, Cambridge. They have recently refurbished their venue and it looks incredible. You’ll catch me wandering around offering you the chance to experience REAL magic in front of your very eyes, not the sort of tv magic you’re used to watching and wondering whether it’s real or not.

I’ll be performing in the bar area between 6.30pm and 8.30pm, so if you fancy having a fun filled night with no added costs, come on down and be sure to find me, I guarantee I’ll have you scratching your heads in amazement 🙂

You can see a preview of some of my work by clicking here or the In Action Tab on the top right.

If you would like to find out more about hiring me for your event, then fill out the contact form at the bottom of this page, or click contact in the top right.

Looking forward to seeing some of you there.

Luke

Dynamo style street magic in Cambridge

At about 90% of the events I perform my close up magic at I get asked the same question….. “Can you do what Dynamo does on the tv?”

One trick that Dynamo does is where he turns lottery tickets into real money, and turning paper in to money sounded like a no-brainer to me so I got to work! It took me a while, and I kept coming across one problem, which was what did I do if I needed money but I had run out of lottery tickets? The solution was simple in my eyes, and I started teaching my son how to draw £10 notes. I pretty quickly learned how to quickly change his drawn £10’s into REAL £10’s so now I never needed to worry about having to go to the shop for some lottery tickets, I could just get my son to draw me one 🙂

Now I know this sounds too good to be true, but I’m a magician…. I wouldn’t lie would I? 😉 Here is a video as proof for all you non-believers out there!

 

I hope you enjoyed that, and if you did I have some other videos on youtube for your entertainment too which you can find by clicking here, or the youtube link at the bottom of my page.

See you all soon!

Luke

Welcome to my new website!

Luke Clough – Professional Magician in Cambridge

Hi everyone!

I thought I’d have my website redesigned to make it as friendly as possible for you to enjoy. Now, no matter whether you are using a computer, tablet or a mobile you will find it easy to navigate to whichever part of my brand new website you wish to as quickly as possible. From looking into my services as a professional wedding magician, party magician or corporate magician you can find out everything you need to know all on one page. There’s even a page where I will be uploading my latest photos from events, as well as videos of my magic.

If you have any questions about my services and you can’t find out what you need to know, please don’t hesitate to contact me by either clicking CONTACT in the top right of your screen, or by calling me on 07877 324 587 and I will get back to you as soon as I can.

Thanks for now!

Luke

CONTACT

If you have any questions about the services that I offer, or would like to check availability, please give me a call on 07877 324587 or fill out the form below.