Cheltenham Table Top Magician

If you're looking for a table top magician in Cheltenham, you're probably after entertainment that adds something to your event without taking over the whole occasion.

That's exactly where table top magic works so well.

I'm Andy Field. A full time professional close-up magician. I have a quarter of a century of experience performing at weddings, parties and corporate events. You name it I have probably done it.

Rather than putting on a formal show, I bring the magic directly to your guests.

I can move from table to table and perform powerful close-up magic for small groups. I specialise in creating those moments where everyone starts asking the same question:

"How did you do that?"

And, unfortunately, that's usually the point where I become mysteriously unhelpful!

What Is Table Top Magic?

Table top magic is a form of close-up entertainment designed to work around your event.

There is no need to ask everyone to stop what they're doing and watch a stage performance. Instead, I visit different tables or groups of guests and perform directly in front of them.

Depending on the occasion, this could involve cards, coins, borrowed objects, rings, phones, money, mind reading or sleight of hand.

The magic happens just inches away from your guests. There's nowhere for me to hide.

That's part of what makes close-up magic so entertaining.

And they can try very hard to catch me out. They usually fail.

Table Top Magician for Cheltenham Weddings

Andy provides powerful table top magic with showmanship

Table top magic is particularly effective at weddings in Cheltenham.

There are natural periods throughout a wedding reception when guests are waiting, chatting or enjoying themselves.

Rather than leaving them with nothing to do, I can entertain groups around the room while the event continues.

I might perform during the drinks reception and between courses. Or at another suitable point during the celebration.

The advantage is that guests experience the magic as part of the wedding, rather than having to sit down for a separate performance.

And because I'm working with small groups, the reactions are often spontaneous.

One table sees something impossible. They tell the next table.

Then those guests want to know what I've just done. Before long, I'm surrounded. That's normally a good sign.

Table Top Magic for Parties in Cheltenham

A table top magician in Cheltenham can also be ideal for birthdays, anniversaries, dinner parties and private celebrations.

Every party has different groups of people.

Some guests know each other extremely well. Others may be meeting for the first time.

Magic gives people something immediate to talk about.

I can approach a group, introduce myself. Once this is done I get them involved without needing a microphone, stage or complicated equipment.

Within seconds, they're concentrating on something happening right in front of them.

That's one of the things I've always enjoyed about close-up party magic. It brings people together.

Corporate Table Top Magician Cheltenham

Andy Field provides table top magic for a group of ladies

For corporate events, table top magic provides entertainment without disrupting the event itself.

I can perform during a drinks reception, around tables at a dinner or while guests are networking.

The performance is flexible. This means I can work around speeches, food and other parts of the evening.

My experience performing professionally for many years also means I understand that corporate events require a slightly different approach.

You need to be approachable and confident without becoming intrusive. When to join a group and when to move on.

And you need to be able to adapt to whatever is happening around you.

That's something you learn from performing in the real world rather than simply practising tricks in front of a mirror.

For corporate events, table top magic provides entertainment without disrupting the event itself, which is one reason corporate magic in Cheltenham works so well.

Why Experience Matters

With Robert Vaughn who played Albert Stroller in the BBC drama Hustle

I've been performing professionally for a quarter of a century. This means I have performed for an enormous variety of people and situations.

I'm also a two-time S.A.M.S. Champion of Close-Up Magic and have worked as a magic consultant and hand double for the BBC drama Hustle.

Working on Hustle gave me an unusual insight into how magic, deception and sleight of hand need to look convincing from the audience's point of view.

Live events are different again. There are no second takes.

If somebody interrupts you, you deal with it. Maybe somebody wants to examine something, I deal with it.

If somebody says, "I know how you did that," you smile politely and carry on. That's all part of being a professional magician.

More Than 20 Million YouTube Views

Andy's act has guests thinking hard all night

My magic has also been watched by a huge online audience.

My YouTube videos have attracted more than 20 million views. This gives people the opportunity to see my style of magic before deciding whether I'm the right magician for their event.

I think that's useful. Anyone can say they're a great magician.

It's much better when potential clients can actually watch you perform.

Of course, performing to a camera and performing directly in front of somebody at a wedding or party are very different experiences.

That's why I enjoy live performance so much. Also my online magic tricks are usually different to the ones I perform live. The right trick for the right moment or event.

Hundreds of Five-Star Reviews

Over the years I've also received hundreds of five-star reviews from people who have booked me for their events.

Reviews matter because they come from people who have actually experienced the entertainment.

After a quarter of a century of performing, I've learned that guests don't necessarily remember every trick.

They remember the reaction and laughing with their friends.

And they remember that moment when something happened right in front of them that they simply couldn't explain.

That's what good table top magic should create.

Book a Table Top Magician in Cheltenham

If you're planning a wedding, birthday party, corporate event, dinner or private celebration in Cheltenham, table top magic can provide entertainment that fits naturally around your guests.

I'm Andy Field, a professional close-up 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. No complicated equipment or similar set up.

Just close-up magic, sleight of hand and plenty of impossible moments.

And if someone thinks they've worked out how I did it, that's even better.

It gives me an opportunity to prove them wrong.

Table Top Magician Cheltenham – Andy Field

I provide professional table top and close-up magic in Cheltenham and the surrounding areas, including Charlton Kings, Prestbury, Leckhampton, Bishop's Cleeve, Winchcombe, Gotherington and Shurdington.

If you'd like memorable entertainment that gets people talking, laughing and trying to work out how on earth it was done, get in touch with Andy Field, table top magician Cheltenham.