Magician - Matthew McGurk

• Close-up Magician

• After Dinner Cabaret Magician

• Illusionist

Contact direct:

Telephone: 01744 736070

Mobile: 07760 228602

Award winning illusionist and close-up magician Matthew McGurk, started his carrier shortly after he was awarded the title of “Young Magician of the Year 1999” by the worlds governing body for magic, The Magic Circle in London. Since then he has toured with an action packed illusion show all over Europe and Scandinavia performing in theatres and on cruise ships in such countries as Sweden, Finland, Denmark, Norway and Germany. Matthew’s award winning sleight of hand has also been in demand by such companies as Orange, BMW and The Royal Bank of Scotland to perform close-up magic at trade shows and corporate engagements all over the U.K.

Awards
Matthews’s first major competition victory was when he won the prestigious award of “British Magical Champion” at the young age of only 16. Over the next decade Matthew went on to win the Magic Circle “Young Magician of the Year Award” which is seen as an international showcase for the rising stars in magic from all over the world. Matthew was the only member of the Mahatma Magic Circle to ever win all three competitions in the categories of Stage, Cabaret and Close-Up Magic. He was an award winner at the British Close-Up Magic Championships and has been crowned “North West Close-Up Magic Champion by the Manchester Circle of Magicians for the past two years running.

Television
Matthew’s unique style of magic has been featured on ITV1, ITV2, BBC1, BBC2, Channel 4 and Channel 5 with appearances on such shows as The Big Breakfast, Blue Peter and Granada Tonight. He was also a featured performer on The Jerry-A-Trick Show with fellow magician/comedian Jerry Sadowitz.

Member of The Magic Circle

Member of Equity