Some club nights and lectures will be held online via Zoom. Start time 7:45pm. Please contact the Programme Secretary for the link:- Andy Lewis
2023
August 17th 2023
FASDIU and Effects you bought at the Auction (On Zoom)
September 7th 2023
Steve Gore Lecture
Don’t Miss His Brand New lecture…Classics Reimagined!
Visiting Magicians Welcome. £10 charge will apply to any non-members attending.
September 21st 2023
Club Night – Room 101 (On Zoom)
This is Room101 night on Zoom. Let’s discuss what magic each member would like to put in Room 101 and debate whether it should be put in or not.
October 5th 2023 –
Christmas & Halloween Magic (at Maiden Place)
Bring along any piece of magic that you could perform at Halloween or Christmas and share with others.
October 19th 2023
Club Night – Rope Magic and Packet Tricks (On Zoom)
November 2nd 2023
Paul Pearman Competition (At Maiden Place)
November 16th 2023
Club Night (On Zoom)
December 8th December
Christmas Dinner (At The Toby Carvery, Caversham)
Please join us at the Toby Carvery for a festive dinner and close-up magic. A three-course meal will be provided at a cost of £20.00 per person (includes gratuity). Family and friends are welcome but spaces are limited, so please book early. The venue is the Toby Carvery, Caversham Bridge, Richfield Avenue, Reading, RG1 8EQ; meeting at 7:30pm for 8:00pm start.
Click here for the Festive Menu
2024
January 4th 2024
Matt Pritchard lecture (At Maiden Place)
Magicians who are not HCMS Members are welcome at this lecture; a £10 charge will apply to any non-members attending.
You may know Matt better as “The Science Magician”, a name he’s built for himself after leveraging his background as an atomic physicist to create viral videos of magic illusions online that have been seen by more than 20 million people. Blending his two biggest passions, science and magic, Matt has created some of the most unique and astonishing effects we’ve ever seen.
https://www.sciencemagicshows.co.uk/
Matt shares the secrets that have fooled some of the most knowledgeable magicians in the world. You’ll get the real work behind the tricks that went viral, including the core principles you can use to amplify your own work.
Magicians who are not HCMS Members are welcome at this lecture; a £10 charge will apply to any non-members attending.
February 1st 2024
Bill Hammersley Close Up Competition (At Maiden Place)
March 7th 2024
Chris Congreave Lecture (At Maiden Place)