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Power games

Routinely ridiculed on Britain's Got Talent; booked to plug the gaps in wedding receptions; able to make jaws drop in disbelief with the slightest flick of the wrist, or silence a room with unnerving insights: the art of magicians is almost as diverse as variety entertainment itself.

Routinely ridiculed on Britain’s Got Talent; booked to plug the gaps in wedding receptions; able to make jaws drop in disbelief with the slightest flick of the wrist, or silence a room with unnerving insights: the  art of magicians is almost as diverse as variety entertainment itself.