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"Many thanks for travelling to Barcelona and entertaining the family on Saturday. They absolutely loved it."

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"The first time I saw Mimirichi, last year at the Edinburgh Fringe, I knew I would have to put them at the core of my fiendish and cunning plan for world domination. Mimirichi would leave everyone weak with laughter and begging me for more of the fun, and, of course, I would be a benign autocrat, sending Mimirichi out on a world-wide mission to sponsor their own brand of warm fuzziness and community spirit. In this cold, competitive world Mimirichi liberates hearts and minds and promotes participation and collaboration. The awful thing is that they are only at the Riverside Studios for TWO nights (until 1st July)! Please, please, rush down to Hammersmith and secure tickets for yourself, all your family (especially menopausal aunts and grumpy old men), your evil-minded neighbours, your traffic wardens and rouge traders, your bank manager and your boss. The four-man creative team at the heart of the mad, mad world of Mimirichi are superb physical performers who start off with some simple slapstick and build to a breathtaking break-dancing finale. But their secret lies in their generosity and the way they engage us with their world. This is a place where the imagination can transform paper into anything we want it to be and half of the fun is the delight in collaborating with them to make these transformations happen. It is a clown theatre for young and old alike, because it's full of the familiar and everyday. Mimirichi's Paper World is peopled with recognizable characters. There's the little guy with the broom overwhelmed by litter bugs on the rampage. And perhaps it's the same voracious paper-munching clown evolving into a despot who gets himself crowned with pomp and circumstance, and, to push the point home, also devours handbags and jackets from among the audience. I guarantee that by the end of the 85-minute show you will be shouting, screaming, pelting each other with paper, passing great swathes of the stuff back and forth and even eager to step onto the stage and be transformed into a goal-keeper for a paper football penalty or a beauty queen. At the core of this age-old humour there is an odd but recognizable logic at work, an absurd logic, or even illogical logic, perhaps, but once we accept the rules it all makes perfect sense (something like when Charlie Chaplin's starving tramp cooks his boots and eats them with perfect table manners and social etiquette). Mimirichi's gags are reminiscent of these extended comic scenarios from the Commedia lazzi and the silent movies. For example, a man desperate to find a public urinal is given increasingly complicated directions by a street cleaner in which each round of mimed instructions seems to take the longed for relief further away on a journey that includes swimming and punting across a river. Mimirichi put us in touch with a part of ourselves we don't pay much attention to these days. They belong to a long tradition of European clowning that includes the great zannis of Commedia dell'Arte, Chaplin and Keaton, Max Wall, Mayall and Edmondson and so on. This is an eternal and universal form of clowning, the carnivalesque, the Lords of Misrule, rather than the sanitized comic turns fed to children in 20th century circuses. In days gone by, this type of carnival event was considered dangerous by princes and municipalities, so that the travelling performers where often borderline outlaws. Happily, Mimirichi are completely legit, but they still can show us a few things that authoritarian rulers feared: that what usually passes for logic is suspect, and that a creative and imaginative response can present alternative solutions to traditions we take for granted. Perhaps, we should send them to the G8 Summit. If you cannot make it down to the Riverside Studios tonight go instead to a tattooist and have MIMIRICHI inscribed on your forehead, so that you will recognize their name should they come to a venue close to you at a future date."

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"I recently had the privilege of witnessing Jamie’s magic up close and personal in a local pub. His performance left me bemused and amused. Jamie seamlessly blends comedy and magic, my head hurting from confused scratching and belly aching from laughter. If you’re looking for an entertaining evening, catch his act—you won’t be disappointed! "

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"Funny, original, and inovated. Very skilled use of props. Magic acts is superb! Totalky tricks the eye! double the fun when you add your funny and beautiful assistant to your routines! Joey kept our 50th Anniversary moving and ran out of time before guest ran out of interest!! Highly recommend Joey fir any event as Emcee or Stand Up entertainment!! "

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"I loved it, I recommend it 100%. My guests were fascinated, he is very charismatic, very agile with his hands, excellent for children and adults, on my trips to Las Vegas I have seen the best magicians in the world and I seriously tell you that Teylor is at the same level. Our family loved him, he is the best."

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"MagicIan is an Awesome performer! He combines Magic, Music, & Comedy to entertain crowds. His Magic is original and will WOW any size audience. He is one of the new generations of Magic!!! -Yelp Review 10/5/2018"

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"Amazing!! This was our first time doing this kind of performance in our Memory Care Community and we were beyond impressed, entertained and can not wait for the next time for her to visit us. She was so professional, on time and so organized. Our residents never stopped smiling and they keep asking when is she coming back! 5 Stars is not enough for this wonderful woman."

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"I appreciated the quality of your caricatures and the way you draw quickly, you are a great artist"

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"Very funny guy. Good magic "

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"OMG what can i say. most amazing drag act iv seen. thank you so much for making my hen do amazing. 5 stars"

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"We hired Jay to do roving magic for my birthday party with about 30 adults. Even from the initial point of contact he has continued to be incredibly professional and super easy to work with - replying and responding promptly to all of my messages and requests. Jay was definitely the highlight of the night, and I am convinced that he has real magic! I was left speechless and all of my guests were absolutely floored, we couldn’t believe our eyes!! He wowed everyone with his vast repertoire of amazing tricks including card tricks, coin tricks, even a bit of fire magic. He made everyone laugh and has a great entertaining personality perfect for any type of party. Will definitely be hiring him again for our next event and I would highly recommend him to anyone. Thank you again Jay!"

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"The best magician in town. This guy has talent like no other and thoroughly entertaining. Highly recommended. And as a bonus he is an amazing human being and very professional."

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"She is one of the best belly dancers you will ever meet. Her beauty, versatility, smile and captivating gaze convey all the passion of her art. A consecrated artist, worthy of admiration."

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"Ever since Greg won the London Carlsberg performer of the year we have continued to use him for not only his tribute shows but his general covers show which he also performs . A general all round entertainer with a huge repertoire . "

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"Jafo was magical - and very charismatic. I’d recommend everyone, of all ages attend one of the shows :)"

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