Guy Hollingworth
from Desert Island Tricks Hosted by Alakazam Magic
A magic classic finally gets its next chapter and the creator is as thoughtful as you’d hope. We’re joined by magical royalty, Guy Hollingworth to talk about More Drawing Room Deceptions, the highly anticipated follow-up to his legendary Drawing Room Deceptions, plus the re-release of the original book with a new chapter that shows how his routines have evolved through real performance. If you care about strong plots, clean handling and material that lasts beyond the hype cycle, this conversation is packed with gold. We also invite Guy onto the Alakazam island and talk about his eight essential pieces of magic, one book, one banishment, and one everyday item he’d still use for deception. Along the way we dig into The Reformation (his signature torn-and-restored signed card), why slowing down can make an effect feel more impossible and how he designs methods like puzzles when there are no obvious “building blocks.” Expect practical talk on cups and balls, coins across, Professor’s Nightmare rope magic, stage manipulation, linking rings, gypsy thread, and even a modern phone-light miracle. You’ll hear behind-the-scenes stories from the Magic Circle, what Guy looks for before he’ll perform someone else’s creation and where to find the Drawing Room Grand Tour details through the publishers at Vanishing Inc and Mike Caveney’s Magic Words. If you enjoy the show, subscribe, share it with a magician friend, and leave a review so more people can find it. Guy Hollingworth’s Desert Island Tricks Welcome package. The Reformation Cups and Balls Half Crowns & Shell Professors Nightmare Billiard Balls Linking Rings Gypsy Thread Silhouette Luc Apers’ Chinese Silver Banishment.Mutilated Parasol Book. Expert Card Technique Item. Jacket Check out all of the details regarding his new book ‘More Drawing Room Deceptions’ here: https://www.vanishingincmagic.com/magic-conventions/drawing-room-grand-tour/ Find out more about the creators of this Podcast at www.alakazam.co.uk
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A magic classic finally gets its next chapter and the creator is as thoughtful as you’d hope. We’re joined by magical royalty, Guy Hollingworth to talk about More Drawing Room Deceptions, the highly anticipated follow-up to his legendary Drawing Room Deceptions, plus the re-release of the original book with a new chapter that shows how his routines have evolved through real performance. If you care about strong plots, clean handling and material that lasts beyond the hype cycle, this conversa...
Chapters
- 0:00 A Sneak Peek At The Book
- 1:00 :20] Linking Rings And Creative Limits
- 1:12 :18] Gypsy Thread Made Stage-Visible
- 1:20 :09] Silhouette: Phone Light Magic
- 1:27 :04] A New Copper Silver Obsession
- 1:33 :08] Banishment: The Mutilated Parasol
- 1:38 :44] One Book: Expert Card Technique
- 1:45 :26] One Utility Item: A Jacket
- 1:52 :17] Where To Find The Tour
- 1:55 :58] Announcement: The New 1914
- 2:15 Meet Guy Hollingworth
- 4:34 The Drawing Room Grand Tour
- 6:00 Why Volume Two Took Years
- 9:22 New Material Beyond Card Magic
- 12:03 New Show Material Meets New Book
- 17:06 One Deck Trick: The Reformation
- 22:12 How Guy Invents Methods
- 26:09 Desert Island Pick: Cups And Balls
- 35:31 Coins Across And Coin Nerves
- 43:09 Rope Magic For Real Crowds
- 49:45 Billiard Balls And Act Pacing
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