A strong performance archive gives you more than a recording to watch later. It preserves the conditions around a show: the room, audience, running order,…
Rope magic has always occupied an appealing middle ground between theatre and craftsmanship. A length of cord is cheap, portable and instantly recognisable,…
When Irish Magic News wound down in early 2016, it left behind a rich archive of conversations that still resonate with performers across the English-speaking…
Irish magic in the 1960s often favoured direct, practical effects that could be performed at a kitchen table, in a pub, or for friends after a society meeting.…
For most of the twentieth century, the world of stage magic was a male-dominated domain, with societies, lecture halls, and back rooms of pubs serving as inner…
There is a particular kind of showmanship that emerges when two seemingly unrelated crafts are forced to share a stage. Magic leans on misdirection, sleight of…
Rural towns across Ireland have nurtured vibrant magic scenes for generations, with close-knit groups gathering in parish halls, back rooms of pubs, and…
Magic has always depended on more than secret methods. A vanish, prediction or transformation becomes memorable when it carries a sense of place, emotional…