Party Magician Cheltenham

Professional Cheltenham Party Magician

Professional party magician Andy Field, specialising in close-up magic and entertainment for parties and celebrations in Cheltenham.

If you're looking for a magician in Cheltenham for a party you probably want more than somebody standing in the corner doing card tricks while everyone else carries on talking.

I'm Andy Field, a professional close up magician and party magician. I have a quarter of a century of experience entertaining people at parties and events. I'm also a two-time S.A.M.S. Champion of Close-Up Magic.

I have worked as a magic consultant and hand double for the BBC drama Hustle. My magic videos have attracted more than 20 million views on YouTube.

I've also received hundreds of five-star reviews and recommendations from people who have actually seen me perform.

So yes, I've been doing this for a while.

Long enough to know that the best party magic isn't about standing in front of everybody and shouting, "LOOK AT THIS!" It's about becoming part of the party.

Party Magician for Parties in Cheltenham

Close-up magic is ideal for parties because people don't have to stop what they're doing.

You might have guests chatting with friends, enjoying a drink, catching up with family. Or trying to work out who has eaten all the sausage rolls.

Then a magician appears.

Not with a huge stage or with a curtain.

Not with a suspiciously large box. Just me. A deck of cards and a few impossible things. I move between groups and perform close-up magic right in front of people.

A card disappears. Next a borrowed object changes. Someone holds something in their own hands. Then somehow it isn't where it should be.

And occasionally someone says, "I know how you did that." They usually don't. But I admire the confidence in trying to figure out the misdirection techniques I use.

Close-Up Magic That Doesn't Interrupt Your Party

Andy Field performing close-up magic and entertaining guests while working around a party in Cheltenham.

One of the biggest advantages of hiring a party magician in Cheltenham is that the entertainment can fit around your plans.

You don't have to gather everybody together at a particular time.

You don't have to ask your guests to sit down.

And you certainly don't need somebody making an announcement that the entertainment will begin shortly.

I simply walk around the party and create small groups.

If people are talking, that's fine.

If somebody is halfway through telling their friend a story about their holiday, I'll wait for the right moment.

My sleight of hand magic works alongside the party rather than taking it over.

That's particularly useful at birthday parties, anniversaries, celebrations and private functions.  Any event where people want to socialise as well as be entertained.

A Party Magician Who Gets People Involved

Andy Field getting a couple involved in an entertaining close-up magic performance at a party in Cheltenham.

The best close-up magic isn't something you simply watch.

It's something you experience.

Guests may choose a playing card or hold a coin. Even lend me a ring. Or make decisions that become part of the routine.

That interaction makes the magic personal.

If I make something disappear while I'm standing ten feet away, that's interesting.

If something disappears while you're holding it, that's a completely different experience.

And that's where close-up magic can create some brilliant reactions.

There's always somebody who becomes extremely serious when they realise they're holding the object that's about to disappear. Suddenly it's not a party anymore. It's a security operation.

I also perform at corporate events in Cheltenham. Close-up magic can work particularly well during drinks receptions, networking and informal evening entertainment

Party Magic for Birthdays and Celebrations

Interactive close-up magic entertaining guests at a birthday party in Cheltenham, with guests becoming part of the performance.

I provide close-up magic for a wide range of private parties in Cheltenham.

This can include:

• Birthday parties
• Anniversary celebrations
• Engagement parties
• Dinner parties
• House parties
• Retirement parties
• Family celebrations
• Milestone birthdays
• Christmas parties
• Special occasions

The performance can be adapted to suit the atmosphere.

A relaxed dinner party requires a different approach from a lively birthday celebration.

That's one of the benefits of having a magician with years of live performance experience.

You don't simply perform the same tricks in the same order regardless of what's happening around you.

You read the room. Understanding how people react, what attracts their attention and when to approach a group is an important part of the psychology in magic.

Sometimes the best moment to perform is when a group has just finished eating.

Sometimes it's when people are waiting for something to happen.

And sometimes it's when somebody says, "There's no way you can fool me."

That's when I become strangely interested in meeting them.

I also provide magic for weddings in Cheltenham, where close-up entertainment works particularly well during the drinks reception and between courses

Andy Field and BBC Hustle

My experience goes beyond performing at private parties.

I've also had the unusual opportunity to work as a magic consultant and hand double for the BBC drama Hustle.

The series featured scams, deception and sleight of hand. So helping the production make its magic and deception look convincing was a fascinating experience.

It's one of those jobs that sounds slightly strange when you explain it.

"I perform magic."

"Anything interesting?"

"Well, I once helped a BBC drama make a con artist look convincing."

"Oh."

"Would you like another biscuit?"

It's certainly been one of the more unusual chapters of my career. I loved every moment.

Two-Time S.A.M.S. Champion of Close-Up Magic

Andy Field entertaining three guests with interactive close-up magic at a party in Cheltenham.

I'm also a two-time S.A.M.S. Champion of Close-Up Magic.

Championship magic involves much more than simply knowing how a trick works.

Presentation, timing, technique, audience management and entertainment all matter.

Those skills are particularly important when you're performing at a party.

A good party magician needs to know when to approach a group. Or when to leave them alone. Plus how to adapt the performance to different personalities.

After all, you can know 500 magic tricks.

If you approach the wrong group at the wrong moment, you've still got 500 problems.

More Than 20 Million YouTube Views

Andy Field performing interactive money magic for two guests at a party in Cheltenham.

My magic has also been watched by people all over the world.

My YouTube channel has attracted more than 20 million views. This gives people the opportunity to see my magic performances online.

Performing for a camera is very different from performing at a live party, though.

At a party, there's no editing. No second take. No clever camera angle to rescue you.

You have to react to the people standing in front of you.

If someone laughs, you respond.

If somebody wants to examine everything, you deal with it.

That's what makes live close-up magic so much fun.

Hundreds of Five-Star Reviews

Andy Field shares a happy moment with a guest after an entertaining close-up magic performance at a party in Cheltenham.

I've also received hundreds of five-star reviews and recommendations from clients, guests and people who have hired me to perform.

Reviews can't tell you everything about a magician. But they can give you a useful idea of what previous clients thought about the experience.

Anybody can describe themselves as entertaining.

It's rather nicer when the people who have actually watched you perform say it.

And after a quarter of a century of performing, I've learned that people generally remember how you made them feel just as much as the trick itself.

I can also incorporate mind reading into my performances, giving guests another way to become directly involved in the magic.

Book a Party Magician in Cheltenham

If you're planning a party in Cheltenham and want entertainment that blends naturally into the event, close-up party magic could be exactly what you're looking for.

I'm Andy Field, a professional magician with a quarter of a century of experience. Two S.A.M.S. Close-Up Magic Championship titles. BBC Hustle experience. More than 20 million YouTube views and hundreds of five-star reviews.

I bring the magic directly to your guests and perform among them rather than taking over the entire party.

Just close-up magic, humour, interaction and hopefully a few moments that leave your guests looking at each other and asking:

"How on earth did he do that?"

If you're looking for a Party Magician in Cheltenham, get in touch with Andy Field to discuss your event.