Andy the Magician

Andy the Magician at your Christmas party

Been handed the job of organising the office Christmas party? Andy's used to hearing from people in exactly that spot. He belongs to The Magic Circle, based in the Cotswolds, and he'll travel anywhere in the UK and abroad.

His act goes well past a deck of cards. There's coin work, fire, metal bending and a bit of theatrical pickpocketing, which always goes down well when the boss realises his watch has gone walkabout. It's visual, and it works in a noisy room with music on, which is exactly what most Christmas parties are like by nine o'clock.

Andy has been a resident magician at four bars and restaurants across Gloucestershire, Wiltshire and Worcestershire, so he's comfortable working a busy venue where people are eating, drinking and coming and going. That's a useful skill when your party's in a restaurant that's also full of other Christmas bookings.

He was voted Close Up Magician of the Year by the Cotswold Magical Society in 2016 and again in 2017. Big corporate party or a small team night out, he'll pitch it right.