I.B.M. British Ring 86th Annual Convention 2024

Multi award-winning Aaron Crow has toured with some of the biggest productions in the world and has featured on Broadway, London's West-End and the iconic Sydney opera house.

Ada Campe is a variety artiste, cabaret performer, comedian and magician with an eclectic portfolio. As well as cabaret shows in London's West End, she regularly hosts and performs across the UK cabaret and comedy circuits, for Comedy Club 4 Kids and Variety Club 4 Kids, and at corporate events, Museum Lates and festivals!

Billy Reid is passionate about creative, artistic, storytelling magic. Billy is a two-time Scottish Champion of Magic, and his show, Watch Closely, has been running monthly in Glasgow for 6 years.
DECADE
A collection of original sleights, commercial tricks, and practical ideas that Billy has created & refined over the last 10 years as a working pro. He will share 5 original sleights, 10 incredible tricks (including a couple of 'magician foolers'!), and an in-depth "Ideas" section covering everything from performance preparation and audience management to gig "Best Practices" & lots more...

Fifty Years of Magic History
Brian Lead is one of only a handful of people to have received the Hoffmann Award for contributions to magic literature. For this golden celebration of the History of Mystery session, founded by Eddie Dawes in 1973, current host Brian Lead will be tracing its highlights as he recalls some of the outstanding speakers and their wide range of topics.

Chris Williams has spent the last 23 years performing circus and magic as Harley The Clown at some of the largest festivals in Wales and as the resident entertainment at Greenwood Family Park for the last 13 years. He is now the owner and host of The Magic Bar Live. Chris is really excited to welcome everyone to Llandudno and even more excited to perform some of his favourite magic as the Opening Show!

Take it or leave it: tips and tricks I have learned from family entertainment
Fraser has been performing for families since the age of 8. No, really he genuinely has! Fraser will share some things he has learned performing family magic. He shares his experience openly with the understanding some things aren't for everyone. Simply he says “take it or leave it”.

Joel has been making events and parties worldwide unforgettable for twenty years and counting. His secret? A passion for the seemingly impossible - magic, misdirection, and entertainment right under your nose.
From Concept to Performance: Inside the Mind of a Magic Creator
Joel will share a variety of magic that has been designed and developed over many years, alongside brand-new tricks. Discover the techniques and inspirations that fuel his innovative performances and learn how to transform a simple concept into a captivating act. Perfect for magicians of all levels.
Magic Tricks with Joel Dickinson
Joel Dickinson's experience as a performer in magic is, well... odd! He has captivated audiences in a variety of settings, from traveling circuses to theatres, and from cabaret clubs to schools. Here he will be showcasing the very best of his repertoire, blending classic illusions with cutting-edge tricks, ensuring an unforgettable magical experience.

My Mother, Trixie Queen
Trixie Queen, who had her birth certificate signed by Emmeline Pankhurst, went on to become a renowned female magician, performing into her 90s. Join Trixie's daughter, Kay Murray, in conversation with Roy Field and hear fascinating first-hand tales from Trixie's full and adventurous life, and see many of her personal props and effects . . . including a copy of that birth certificate!

Mark combines expert sleight of hand magic with comedy, juggling and other vaudevillian variety skills to create a unique and amazing show. Having performed for all ages, nationalities and demographics around the world, you can be sure you're in safe hands with Mark.

Max Fulham is a comedian and ventriloquist who has been working professionally since his teenage years. He combines stand-up comedy with his skilled ventriloquism and puppetry to bring a contemporary twist to traditional variety entertainment. Max performs around the country in comedy clubs and cabaret shows and internationally on cruise ships. Described as "skilled and quick-witted" by The Stage and with viral success on TikTok amassing 2 million likes, Max is a performer not to be missed.
Thoughts of a Ventriloquist
In this lecture Max will delve into his techniques for ventriloquism and puppetry as well as his thoughts on creating ideas and performing comedy. Whether you want to add a puppet to your act, want to develop your comedy, or just want to sit in a room for a bit - come along!

Michael Jordan is an established variety artiste whose speciality act, High Jinx, features a wide range of live, visual family entertainment that includes magic, illusion, juggling, unicycling, escapology, stilt-walking and much, much more.

Dr Naomi Paxton is a researcher, performer and broadcaster. She has published widely on the contribution of theatre professionals to the Votes for Women campaign, curated exhibitions for UK Parliament and the National Theatre, and is a BBC Radio 3/AHRC New Generation Thinker. An Associate Artist of feminist production hub Scary Little Girls, Naomi also performs comedy, cabaret and magic as her alter ego Ada Campe.
Conjuring Votes for Women: magic, persuasion and misdirection in the Edwardian suffrage campaign.
Exploring some of the connections between magic, performance, and the suffrage movement - from suffragettes disappearing into post boxes at the Egyptian Hall, to séance entertainments at suffrage fairs, to the use of disguise and doppelgangers for evading police capture. Drawing from a wide variety of archival sources, this talk will investigate the use and effect of magical arts across public and popular entertainments both for and against the campaign for Votes for Women, bringing together a history of suffragist magic practitioners and practices for the first time.

Norman Barrett MBE - probably the best-known circus personality in the UK and regarded, by many, as 'The World's Greatest Ringmaster'. He was born in 1935 and made his debut in the ring at the age of twelve where he presented horses and a team of dogs with Barrett's Canadian Circus. Norman became ringmaster for the first time with the Roberts Brothers in 1956-1957 but his big chance in show business came when he joined Bertram Mills Circus as an assistant animal trainer and presenter. His outstanding contribution to circus was recognised with the award of MBE. Norman is now enjoying his retirement years in Blackpool but is still making personal appearances to share his life stories.

Fifteen-year-old Olivier Henning from the Netherlands embraced magic just three years ago. His stage debut was in July 2022 and since then he has managed to gather an impressive trophy cabinet after starting to compete in September 2022.
Olivier is regularly booked for gala performances all around Europe. Everything in his life revolves around magic, day in and day out, though he does also juggle and play the piano! He strives to be the best magician in the world one day.

Rebecca Foyle is an outstanding stage artiste and will wow our audience in An Evening of Magic. She has travelled the world performing on some of the biggest stages including Australia and Las Vegas!

Richard has worked with Sooty for more than 20 years, writing and presenting over 100 TV episodes of The Sooty Show. Sooty has just celebrated 75 magical years and is the longest running children's television show in the world!

Russ was intrigued and captivated by magic from a young age. His first magic set, a Paul Daniels set, remains a prized possession. He has starred in several long-running shows at different venues around Blackpool, beginning with the Mystique show at Blackpool Pleasure Beach where Russ worked alongside Russ Stevens for several years. He has most recently returned to the Horseshoe Showbar at the Pleasure Beach alongside Britain's Got Talent finalist Steve Royle in the hit show, Comedy Chaos. Russ has numerous TV appearances to his credit alongside a wealth of experience in the Corporate market. He also has his own entertainment consultancy which produces shows in Europe and the UK. He is also the Stage Manager and joint organizer for the annual Blackpool Magic Convention.
Yes Man!
“Yes man” features some of Russ's favourite effects, some brand new ideas and discusses the scary world of saying yes to ideas and projects that scare you and then diving in head first!!

Stuart has four decades of experience in the entertainment industry. From gaining international acclaim with his illusion act 'Safire', including shows at the Tropicana, Las Vegas, to performing as the Dame at Theatr Colwyn for thirteen years. Stuart has shared the stage with Ken Dodd, Joanna Lumley, Peter Kay, Suranne Jones and Bradley Walsh, and completed fourteen tours with BBC's Chuckle Brothers. He is a co-owner of Magic Light Productions and he also designs and performs with 'The Magic Light Puppets'. A member of the Inner Magic Circle, Stuart conducts workshops in prop-making, magic, slapstick and puppetry. He is currently working on a new series for ITV as a magic illusion consultant.
An Audience With Stuart Loughland
In conversation with Rick Tynan, hear about Stuart's experiences, the good and the not so good, in the world of magic and entertainment!

Direct from FISM Europe Taylor Morgan will amaze our audience in An Evening of Magic. His unique style of emotion and beauty added to the amazement of his magic is something that has had audiences all around the world in awe.