Malcolm Russell – magician

Malcolm Russell performs both close-up 'strolling' magic where he mixes and mingles with guests in small groups, as well as stand-up 'stage' or 'parlour' shows.

With close-up strolling magic he moves among your guests, gathering a few people at a time and performing up close. The performances are lively, fascinating and interactive, a great way to break the ice between guests, get them excited, and gives them something to talk about after he moves on to the next group. This type of magic is ideal for cocktail parties, trade shows, wedding receptions, house parties, corporate hospitality events, Stampede events, community fundraiser dinners and so on.

He also performs 'stage' and 'parlour' shows where he puts on a full show in front of a seated audience. The performances are conversational and interactive and contain tons of strong sleight of hand magic and mentalism (mind-reading and predictions), and each performance is geared towards the age and nature of the audience, whether it's a small house party for adults, a bachelor or bachelorette party, a family celebration, a convention or conference, professional or corporate gala event, school assembly or anything else you can imagine! The stage might be as large as a theatre or as small as a living room or a back garden. The only thing you'll need is a place for your audience and guests to sit comfortably for the show. Shows are usually either 40 or 60 minutes, but can be longer or shorter as needed.

With large audiences a PA system might be needed to make sure that everyone can hear clearly, either provided by you or brought by Malcolm Russell himself. Feel free to ask if you have any questions! With over 400 5-star reviews on various platforms, Malcolm Russell's shows have been hugely popular with all sorts of groups across Alberta and abroad.

Magician Malcolm Russell is renowned not only for his technical skill and articulate humour, but also for his naturally engaging style. Sleight-of-hand magic, mind-reading and mentalism, comedy and audience interaction come together in a series of wondrous, thought-provoking, hilarious and original shows, whether live in person or online via streaming performances.

For thirty years Malcolm Russell has amazed and inspired audiences across Canada, Europe and Japan (where he had a regular TV spot on an afternoon variety show), and while living in the UK he set a record when he became the only magician in history to perform a magic show on every single inhabited island in Scotland - all 105 of them! During his ‘Inhabited Plus One’ tour he performed in castles, baronial manor houses, monasteries, pubs, schools, a wedding, a funeral, in a field, at a bus shelter and on national radio, among many others. He even performed on one uninhabited island for a herd of feral cows, just for fun.

Led by curiosity, Malcolm has spent his life in search of the fascinating, the quirky and unusual, the playfulness that lies at the root of so much of what we do. He uses sleight of hand magic, mind-reading and mentalism to entertain people of all ages and cultures, crossing language barriers and social differences.

Malcolm performs both stand-up stage shows and close-up ‘strolling’ magic, and has two shows specifically designed to be performed and watched online, from his purpose-built home studio. As engaging and interesting as ever, the online/virtual format allows for presentations of mysteries that you have never seen before.

It's important that everyone can see the show clearly, so depending on the size of the audience and the setting, a raised platform, stage or riser might be helpful or necessary.

Malcolm Russell can provide his own wireless headset microphone as needed. For large groups where a PA system is needed, either you can provide one yourself or Malcolm can arrange to provide one for you. If you have any questions just get in touch!