A Magician's Diary by Stephen Ablett

Stephen Ablett - A Magician's Diary
More stories from a working magician
This is another collection of fifty stories from Stephen’s career as a professional magician. Read about his adventures performing on cruise ships, working at a theme park, lecturing for magic clubs and headlining a convention.

There are stories where the birthday girl’s father gets arrested during the party, when a pair of drunk mothers had a fist fight in front of the kids, and when Stephen had to defend himself against thieves and liars that could have ruined his career.

This collection of anecdotes will hopeful amuse and entertain. So sit back and enjoy, as you read what it’s like to be a working professional magician.

380 pages. Colour

Contents:

1. A Crazy Weekend of Shows
2. A Spy Amongst Us
3. Alton Towers Audition
4. At war with the Magic Circle
5. Don't Step on the Grass
6. Filming a Magic Workshop
7. My stint as a Holiday Park Entertainer
8. My First Dealer Stand
9. Taking Liberties
10. When the Client dictates your show
11. Embarrassing Moments
12. Commission Insults
13. How I Became a Magician
14. Snow Day in the Park
15. Dating a Magician
16. The Impromptu Competition Act
17. Lecturing for the Junior Club
18. Inner City Parking
19. Rise & Fall of the Magic Bar
20. The Dwarfism Convention
21. Working at Blockbusters
22. Venue Problems
23. Modern Security
24. Performing in the Rain
25. Cruise Ship Balloon Twisting
26. Blackpool Magic Convention
27. Apple Jacks Theme Park
28. Speakers Showcase
29. Cruise Ship Musical Audition
30. Halloween Brawl
31. Family Entertainer of the Year
32. When the Client got Arrested
33. Getting Paid
34. Chasing Up Payments
35. After-School Magic Club
36. TV Show Contract Negotiations
37. Scary Harassment Calls
38. YouTube Exposure
39. Cultural Etiquette
40. Cruise Ship Audition #4
41. Iceland Cruise
42. Clients Keeping Secrets
43. Halloween Madness
44. Sal Salvador Cruise
45. The Bad Review
46. Six shows, a wedding fair and a funeral
47. The Fake DJ Agent
48. Cage Fighting and a Kids Party
49. No Planes, Trains or Automobiles
50. Virtual Shows
Epilogue