Club Nights
We attract top-flight performers to lecture about once a month. We also host competitions, bring-a-trick nights and a variety of magic-related evenings.
Please note that all events are subject to change and that live streaming (via Zoom) is for members only.
Here is a calendar of recent and upcoming events:
APRIL
01. - LIVE STREAMS FOR THIS MONTH'S EVENTS WILL BE PROVIDED BY REQUEST ONLY
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01. 80th Birthday Party - hosted by William, Bharat and Donato MEMBERS ONLY
Celebrate our 80th birthday in our club room. You'd be a fool to miss it!”
08. Birthday Cup Competition - William Spencer is the person in charge
Our biennial competition on our stage.
Non-magician invited guests are welcome at this event.
15. Szabolcs Molnár Lecture: Extra Sensory Perception
Learn from the author of Miracles with ESP Cards, founder of his own magic school, entertains children in hospitals, Hungary’s Got Talent, cruise ship audiences, the Hungarian Embassy in London, the Hungarian State Opera and Ryan Gosling's birthday.
There is a charge for non-members (£)
Please contact membership@zodiacmagicalsociety.co.uk first to check availability of space.
22. Get Your Act Together - Hosted by Andy Stone
What would you perform at an external Zodiac show?
29. President’s Night - William Spencer
Catch up on all the Moves of the Week. Plus learn a killer cull. And a surprise!
MAY
06. - LIVE STREAMS FOR THIS MONTH'S EVENTS WILL BE PROVIDED BY REQUEST ONLY
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06. Tricks with a Box - Hosted by Donato Capitella
Bring-a-Trick involving a box of any size or material.
13. Lee Alex Lecture: Better the Devil You Know!
An insight into the history, development, utilisation, versatility and multiple guises of the often overlooked & unassuming pocket square, commonly known as "The Devil's Hank", including effects of all genres from close-up to stage to mentalism.
There is a charge for non-members (£)
Please contact membership@zodiacmagicalsociety.co.uk first to check availability of space.
20. Up-Close & Personal - Nicolae Vasilescu
A bring-a-trick evening of close-up magic, using the semi-circular table.
27. Half & Half Workshops - Hosted by Marius Brill and Russell Levinson
Part One: Art of the Steal, Part Two: Ditch Perfect. A workshop about stealing & ditching techniques, methods & products (e.g. hold-outs and topits).
JUNE
01. - LIVE STREAMS FOR THIS MONTH'S EVENTS WILL BE PROVIDED BY REQUEST ONLY
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03. Pick 'n' Mix - Hosted by Harold Straker (followed by a Zodiac Session, time permitting)
In advance, pick out the names of two household objects and mix them into a magical performance.
10. James Fortune Lecture
How to build the perfect act for any situation and considerations for the audience type. The importance of practice & rehearsal and what the difference is between the two. And the vital difference between performing magic & entertaining an audience.
There is a charge for non-members (£)
Please contact membership@zodiacmagicalsociety.co.uk first to check availability of space.
17. Peter Pinner’s Chipped Cup Competition – Co-Hosted by Richard Pinner and Mick Edwards
An informal competition between two teams, based on the nine Al Atkinson categories, in honour of the late & great Peter Pinner.
24. Lecturettes - Hosted by Bharat Patel
Short lecturettes taught by an assortment of lecturers, on a variety of interesting subjects.