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About Mark Leveridge

Mark is a full time professional magician, dealer and author with a wide performing experience gained over many years as an entertainer. In Britain he has presented close up magic at many venues around the country, his engagements including business functions, private dinners/parties plus a number of extended periods performing in restaurants and hotels for groups such as Trust House Forte and Leisure Inns. Mark has presented his lectures at nearly every Society in the country and has appeared on the bill at most of the major conventions including the IBM, Blackpool and Macmillan London Conventions.

Abroad Mark has entertained and lectured several times in Europe, including engagements in Denmark, Sweden, Italy, Belgium, Switzerland, Germany and Holland, plus has many times visited the United States, appearing at both the IBM, SAM (twice), the 4F's and Abbott's Conventions and performing and lecturing at venues in New York, Chicago, Philadelphia, Atlanta, Baltimore, Salt Lake City and on board the Hotel Queen Mary in Long Beach, California to name just a few.

In the magic world Mark is well known as an author, inventor and lecturer on close up, children's and mental magic. Mark has written several books, mainly concentrating on close up, but his two biggest works to date are THE COMPLETE MAGIC PARTY, concentrating on performing games and magic at children's parties, and THE STROLLING MAGICIAN, a highly detailed book on working commercial strolling magic. Mark has also submitted many items for inclusion in magic magazines such as Genii, M-U-M, Magic Manuscript, The Budget, Linking Ring, The Conjuror etc, his several series in Abracadabra, the world's only magical weekly, being particularly popular.

Mark has won several competitions for close up magic including, in 1981, the prestigious Zina Bennett Trophy, the all comers competition for close up magic organised by the British Ring of the International Brotherhood of Magicians.

Mark is a member of several magic societies including the International Brotherhood of Magicians, the Society of American Magicians and the Magic Circle in London where he is a Member of the Inner Magic Circle with Gold Star.

Mark also has six television appearances to his credit to date.

Since March 2005, Mark has also been the Editor of Magicseen, a full colour independent glossy magic magazine which features personalities, news, tricks and a whole range of interesting articles on magicians from the UK and beyond. With subscribers worldwide and many more magicians who purchase their copies from magic dealers or through selected UK Borders bookstores, this bi-monthly magazine has quickly established itself as a firm favourite with readers. The magazine is also available as an instant .pdf download from Trickshop.com.