59th Annual Convention of the Blackpool Magicians Club, Winter Gardens, Blackpool

Winter Gardens, Blackpool: Magic was truly in the air when the Blackpool Magicians Club held their annual mammoth convention, which this year was augmented by the FISM European Championships. It was a feast of eye popping magic by an international array of stars for the 3,500 attendees, and it was interesting to note that for the first time for many years, stage acts outnumbered the close-up by 50%. It could be said it was the year of the rose, for so many seemed to favour pr...