David Blaine appears on Ellen's TV Show

This weekend, street magician - David Blaine appeared on popular US TV show - Ellen DeGeneres Variety Show.

Blaine took to the streets of Chicago to perform some of his signature street magic tricks like card through window and Healed and Sealed Coke Can.

To view a full range of magic tricks that David Blaine has performed as well as created - check out our David Blaine Store.

NEW Richard Sander's Effect Identity now on Pre Order!

Here is the latest and brilliant card trick from Richard Sander's (creator of Tagged and Extreme Burn) - Identity! This much hyped and longly awaited card trick is almost here!

It enables you to walk up someone you've never met before and have them chose a card, mark it and shuffled into the deck. Next, you draw a series of random marks on the back of any indifferent card. Those marks VISIBLY JUMP from card to card, finally VANISHING COMPLETELY. The deck is slowly spread to reveal the marks on the back of one card...the spectators signed selection. One last incredible kicker... you offer the card to the spectator as a souvenir. In order to personalise it...you shake the card...and get ready for this...THE MARKS ON THE BACK OF THE CARD VISUALLY REFORM INTO THE SPECTATOR'S VERY OWN NAME!

Impressed?! Identity has been shipped from our US suppliers and we will be receiving it early next week so why not pre-order today to secure your copy? Pre-orders are processed and dispatched on a first come, first serve basis and the second we receive them they will be dispatched to you!

Derren Brown's New Stage Show opens in London

Derren Brown has just opened up his latest stage show this week in London, and if your feeling inspired to perform mentalism effects and stage magic like Derren - then take a look at his lecture DVD that was recorded in London several years ago.

The Derren Brown Lecture - available from MagicTricks.co.uk

Magician Wins popular TV show - "Sweden's Got Talent"

Until now, a magic act or magician has never won a public talent show. But that all changed when Swedish Magician - Charlie Caper entered the popular TV show - Sweden's Got Talent. This TV show has been adopted by many different countries and has the same format for every show where contestants perform perform a live audience and three judges.

The Swedish magician performed his award winning act as well as a cups and balls routine which enabled him to win the show. The performed a comedy magic routine mixed with classic magic tricks. He also had a running joke throughout his routines which involved an appearing and vanishing bow tie.

Congraulations to Charlie Caper - let's hope Sweden can influence both the UK and US Judges to be more enthusiastic about their country's magicians now that we have seen a magician win this style of competition!

CAPtivated - Alex Lourido NOW released!

MagicTricks.co.uk is proud to introduce to you the latest and fantastic effect from the Pub Tricks King himself - Alex Lourido! His latest product - CAPtivated was one of the hottest and most talked about effects at this year's Blackpool Magic Convention. Alex first launched CAPtivated at the convention to see how magicians would react to it, and boy did it go down an absolute storm - so much so we were completely sold out of all units within 2 hours and one customer was so desperate to get his hands on the effect, he persuaded Alex to sell his demo version! Everyone wanted a piece of the action and we think you will see why when you watch the demo video!

With this effect you receive 8 specially manufactured, well known brand beer caps, which are provided in a handy carry case that fits right in your back pocket. There are many different routines you can perform with these beer caps including Three Cap Monte where you instantly make the brand of the cap switch like the old "three card trick" but you can also make the brand of bottle caps switch while in the spectators hands! These are just a few of the killer routines that is suggested and guaranteed to receive an amazing reaction. Your spectator will never be able to work out how you performed such an incredible switch!

This effect couldn't be more perfect for pub tricks, bar bets, gambling games, close up magic and street magic. It allows you to perform mind blowing effects at the drop of a hat, and what's even better is that it is so easy to perform and it can be reset in seconds, so you are ready to go again and again!

This effect is outstandingly produced and perfect for all levels of magicians whether you are new to magic and like impressing your friends and family or a working professional who is looking to add in some new material - this trick has already been a huge success at its original launch but is sure to be a real scorcher this summer!

Check out the demo video for CAPtivated and grab yours today!

Alex Lourido's Osmosis Pub Trick now available with Heineken label!

Osmosis was the debut release from Alex Lourido and was a popular effect when it was originally released with the Heineken label and then later with a St Paulia beer bottle.

This brilliant pub trick allows you to take a Heineken bottle and push both labels through the bottle onto the inside right in front of the spectators eyes. You can also hand it out for examination after and there is nothing to find! You can even pop the bottle open and pour out a real beer!

However, a couple of years ago, Heineken decided to change the beer's label which meant it was no longer possible for Alex Lourido to create this effect.

Since then Alex has overcome the problem and made it possible to create the fantastic Osmosis effect with the new style of label.

MagicTricks.co.uk is proud to reintroduce to you - Osmosis with Heineken label. Perfect for use in the UK, USA and Europe where this is a well known brand of beer.

MagicTricks.co.uk owners on Britain's Got Talent

Last week you may have seen MagicTricks.co.uk owners on the UK TV series Britain's Got Talent. Keelan Leyser and Charlotte Marie, the British Quick Change Artists and British Magical Grand Prix Champions (Blackpool Magic Convention 2007) appeared on the popular TV show Britain's Got Talent last week on the final show of the auditions.

The British Couple who have been performing their Quick Change Act for the past 3.5 years auditioned for the show back in January. They went straight into the 2nd round after they were head hunted by the shows producers to appear on Britain's Got Talent. They were asked to appear for the first 2 series but had always been working abroad and weren't able to make it back to the UK for the auditions.

In 2009 they were in the UK ( working for MagicTricks.co.uk) , so auditioned at the Hammersmith Apollo, London in front of the three judges; Simon Cowell. Piers Morgan and Amanda Holden and a packed theatre of 4000! They performed a shortened 2 minute version of their usual 8 minute Quick Change Act which went down a storm with the entire audience and all the judges. They received a standing ovation for their quick change act and were put through to the live semi finals of the show. Unfortunately, between the auditions and the live semi finals, the Quick Change Artists received a booking for a tour of India for Sports Channel giant ESPN, so were unable to perform in the live semi finals as the dates clashed! If you fancy learning Quick Change or fancy adding a little Quick Change into your act then why not look at MagicTricks.co.uk Quick Change section or you can find out more about Quick Change at http://www.quickchangeartists.com/ or the Quick Change Artists at http://www.keelanleyser.co.uk/ or if you would like to view a clip of the Britains Got Talent performance you can see it on the Quick Change Artists facebook page .