Magic Circle magician for weddings, corporate events, festivals and private parties – available across the UK and Ireland
Ben Sharp – Magic Circle Magician
A magician who learned his craft in front of music crowds – sharp, funny sleight of hand with a mod’s eye for style, honed on tour with some of Britain’s best-loved bands.
Magic with a soundtrack – and the timing of a headline act
Ben Sharp is a member of The Magic Circle who built his reputation somewhere most magicians never go: the support slot at a sold-out rock gig, where the crowd is loud, sceptical and has come to see somebody else.
That is a hard room, and it shaped the act. Everything is fast, funny and visual, with no dead air and nothing that needs a hushed audience to land. He has toured with The Libertines, Paul Weller and The Brian Jonestown Massacre, played festivals from Kaleidoscope to Shiiine On, and appeared on Sky Sports’ Soccer AM.
Music runs through the whole show – the styling, the pacing, the choice of soundtrack – which is why he works so well at events where the entertainment has to hold its own against a bar, a band and a room full of people already having a good time. He got his first magic set at six, turned professional at twenty, and still practises four or five hours a day.
Watch Ben Sharp in action
A few short clips of the magic itself – card work, close-up routines and the reactions they get in front of a real audience.
Magic at a wedding
Close-up sleight of hand performed for guests at a wedding, with the reaction it deserves.
Card magic up close
Pure sleight of hand – a borrowed deck, no camera tricks and nothing to hide behind.
The impossible card trick
The kind of routine that has people replaying it to work out where it went.
Let’s play a game
An audience-participation routine – the sort of thing that turns a room of strangers into a crowd.
Key highlights
Two ways to book him
The act works at two very different scales, and plenty of events use both across one night – close-up through the drinks, then a stage set once everybody is seated.
- Stage show – a full paced set with music, comedy and audience participation, built for a room that is already buzzing
- Close-up and mix-and-mingle – sleight of hand at arm’s length during receptions, table to table, or around a bar
- Festivals and live events – a support-slot set that holds a music crowd’s attention
- Corporate and after-dinner – launches, awards nights, client evenings and conference breaks
On the road
What people say
“From the second he walks on the stage, he owns it!”
Dean Mumford★★★★★
“Up there with the best – and doing it always in style.”
Steve White, The Style Council★★★★★
“A master at card tricks and illusion.”
Joel Gion, The Brian Jonestown Massacre★★★★★
“You’re in league with the devil.”
Will Sergeant, Echo & the Bunnymen★★★★★
“Captivated the audience with his wit and charm.”
Far Out Magazine – live review, Leeds★★★★★
“An adept hand with a deck of cards – quite a welcome change from the usual support.”
The Fix Magazine – live review, Bristol★★★★★
Previous tours and notable performances
Ben Sharp has toured as support with The Libertines, Paul Weller, Pete Doherty and The Brian Jonestown Massacre, and has performed at festivals including Kaleidoscope and Shiiine On alongside tattoo conventions, comedy clubs and theatres across the UK and Ireland. He has appeared on Sky Sports’ Soccer AM and headlined his own UK tour. Alongside the music work he performs regularly at weddings, corporate events and private parties.
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