MagicDirect.com was the proud sponsor of the “Young Magician of the Year” final which took place at the Magic Circle, London last night. The six finalists aged 14 to 18 all competed to a packed theatre, MC’d by the hilarious and one of my favourite comedy magicians – Noel Britton.
MagicDirect’s Keelan Leyser and Wayne Fox attended the prestigious competition armed with the prizes for both the competitors and the winners (1st and 2nd prizes) and said the winner – Seb Walton deservedly took first place. With his cheeky face, and very funny “dead pan northern style humor” the 17 year old had very capable sleight of hand and has the makings of a very competent magician with a bright future in magic. Already a working professional at such a young age, Seb is dedicated to the art of Magic and has clearly put time and investment into himself and his routines. MagicDirect was delighted to donated a £200 gift voucher to Seb and £100 gift voucher to the 2nd place winner – Sonny Pennington, as well as £200’s worth of prizes to all of the finalists.
As the UK’s leading online magic shop, MagicDirect, was a proud to be part of “Young Magician of the Year” because we know the importance of encouraging young magical talent because they are the next generation of magician. This year’s finalist’s all played safe with classic routines and attire, we want to encourage young magicians not to be afraid of creating their own style. Inspired by the classic routines, we want to help them bring their magic into the modern culture, and nurture their talent to create something special and unseen that will become a path for even younger magicians to aspire to and follow into the future.
We want to send out massive congratulations out to all the “Young Magician of the Year” finalists, all being able to get up and perform in a professional show environment takes tremendous courage and they all have the makings of successful magicians of the future. We wish them every success.