Edinburgh Magic Festival

Magic Fest Listing 2023

Magic Fest Listing 2023

There is plenty of magic for all members of the family in this year’s MagicFest, which opens this week with Kevin Quantum’s Edinburgh Magic and continues into next with shows at the Storytelling Centre and Quantum’s big Christmas Special at the Church Hill Theatre. 

Dec 14 2023 | By | Reply More
Magic Festival spells out fifth programme

Magic Festival spells out fifth programme

Magic will combine with theatre as the Scottish content is increased at the Edinburgh International Magic Festival, running over eight days from 27 June to 4 July.

Apr 23 2014 | By | 1 Reply More
Review – Luke Jermay: 6th Sense

Review – Luke Jermay: 6th Sense

There are places in Edinburgh where you definitely wouldn’t get away with calling someone a mentalist to their face – but Luke Jermay probably has the word writ large somewhere among the patchwork of tattoos that cover his body.

Jul 4 2013 | By | Reply More
Review – MagicFest Opening Gala

Review – MagicFest Opening Gala

Disappearing doves and a moonwalking chihuahua joined this year’s MagicFest opening gala at the Lyceum on Friday for an evening of seriously entertaining magic.

Jul 4 2013 | By | Reply More
MagicFest returns with a Wonderland of delights

MagicFest returns with a Wonderland of delights

It’s cards-on-the-table time for a week of magic and illusion:
Edinburgh’s MagicFest opens this week with a special gala production at the Lyceum on Friday and continues through to Friday 5th July, when there will be a Four Nations Magic-off at the Voodoo Rooms.

Jun 28 2013 | By | 2 Replies More
The Case of the Disappearing Illusion

The Case of the Disappearing Illusion

Edinburgh Magic Festival was launched this morning with the festival’s Artistic Director dressed up as a lepidopterist in front of a huge black curtain at Lothian Buses’ main bus depot. But in his effort to make a bus disappear, he forgot that you have to make it appear first for your audience to be impressed.

Apr 25 2012 | By | 1 Reply More