Magic & Puppet Show

Amazing Stephen offers a variety of different shows to cater for every occasion and every age group of children. Each magic show lasts for approximately one hour and is suitable for all genders and religions. It can also be performed for 1 child in a living room or for 500 children in a school hall.

Stephen has been performing these shows for over fourteen years. He has done thousands of shows and this is his full-time profession. He knows how to keep the children occupied for the full duration, in fact they always want more!

Toddlers (2-5 years)

His toddlers based show features lots of visual magic where pictures appear on a board and objects change colour before vanishing. There are lots of talking animals (puppets) in the show and everything is big, bright and colourful. There will be the opportunity for numerous children to participate within the show should they wish, and if appropriate he will end by making all the children a balloon animal for them to take home.

 Children (5-8 years)

This is the best age group for magic show and puppets. They love to test the magician and try to solve all my tricks, but always fail! The magic will be comedy based with lots of jokes and visual gags. He will perform effects where solid objects pass through a mirror, or a drawing comes to life! There will be numerous puppets throughout the show that do lots of funny things before singing to the children.

This fun packed magic comedy show can also end with all the children receiving a balloon animal / sword etc. at the end should it be appropriate for the event.

Young Adults (9-13 years)

This age group will see powerful magic based routines including metal bending, ring manipulation, turning lottery tickets to money and sleight-of-hand effects.

There is usually the opportunity for about six children to participate directly in the show, and if possible, I like to end by teaching a few simple tricks to all the children for them to go away and practice. While there may be a few puppet routines, the show itself will be geared towards older children and often include my arm guillotine illusion where I chop off one of the children's hands!

Mixed Ages (1-16 years)

When performing for a mixture of ages, the show will feature all the comedy routines that best appeal to all ages. This will include several strong magic effects followed by funny puppet routines to keep all the children entertained throughout the show. I would not perform any mind-reading, as the young children don't understand the effect, nor would I perform the arm guillotine illusion as it would scare them. I would also not perform any effects using Teletubbies as that would bore the older children. The show will be best suited to entertain the majority and appeal to all children (and adults) simultaneously.

The shows utilizes large colourful props, and is very comedic in nature. There will be many effects where the children think they have worked out the secret, until the exact opposite occurs. There will also be the opportunity for about six children to participate within the show, and if appropriate they will all receive a balloon animal at the end of the performance.

In all shows, the children usually receive a photograph of Stephen with instructions on the back on how to perform 3 tricks themselves also.

The Two-hour Disco Dancing Package

The two-hour show starts with me playing with the children as they arrive, usually with balloons. Once they have all arrived, we start the magic & puppet show as described above. I then escort the children to the dinner table and while they eat, I make balloon animals for all the children (if appropriate). We then proceed with the birthday cake before playing games such as the choreographed dancing like Superman & Music-man. Competition games like Musical Bumps & Statues and groups games such as The Hockey Cokey & The Conga. I provide all the prizes and organise all the games. For a more in-depth itinerary of the two-hour show, please visits its webpage here: Two-Hour Party Package

The Three-Hour (and longer) Package

The three-hour package will start with everything that's included in the one and two-hour shows. For the third hour, I often bring out my Circus Skills Workshop. This will include numerous fun activities such as Juggling, Diablo and Stilt Walking. More details about the workshop can be read on the Circus Skills page. If you venue is inappropriate for Circus skills, then there are more musical  games we can play along with another magic / puppet show. 

For parties longer than three-hours, there are numerous other dancing games and competitions we can play and other activities such as magic lessons that I can teach to the children. I can also leave the music playing in the background while I perform close-up magic for all the adults.

Each party is different and so the best activities will be chosen for your event.