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Here you will find exactly how to arrange entertainment that makes your party fun, exciting and memorable, which is fully guaranteed and all at a price that won't break the bank - I promise.

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16 August 2026

Magician

We wanted something to start off a family 21st Birthday celebration with a varied age range so posted a request on Bark. Clive was very quick to respond which was followed up with a conversation on what we were looking for and with Clive offering suggestions as to how things might work and the sort of magic that might best suit. Fee was agreed and it is worth noting that Clive offers a satisfaction guarantee - you won’t pay if you are not happy.
On the day Clive was prompt and delivered a variety of high quality, appropriate close up magic which we very much enjoyed. There is one particular trick that he does which you won’t see anywhere else which we are still talking about. We would recommend Clive - professional, flexible, entertaining and great magic.
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11 December 2025

Magician

Clive was excellent from start to finish. With three autistic children his ability to involve them and communicate across the group was second to none highlighting his experience. Of course the magic was fantastic but his tailoring of the magic to our diverse group was exceptional. Would strongly recommend Clive. More...

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9 December 2025

Wedding Entertainment

We invited a mix of family and friends to my 90th birthday celebration, ages 12to90! Grown Up Magic fitted the bill for this party and entertained us with his wit, humour and, of course, skill. Many guests commented afterwards about how they enjoyed Clive’s friendly and sophisticated style. Greatly appreciated! More...

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10 October 2025

Magician

Clive was amazing. His magic was awesome and everyone was left wondering how.
I would recommend him to anyone

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25 August 2025

Magician

I booked Clive for my birthday, not sure what to expect. Clive did not disappoint in any way. Card trick was amazing and the illusions where out of this world. The whole group was left scratching there head on how they were done. Cup and saucer truck was fantastic. I can't praise Clive highly enough. I'll definitely be booking him again. 10 out of 10. Amazing, fantastic brilliant More...

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1 July 2025

Magician

Clive was absolutely fantastic at our recent retirement party.Our guests said how much the enjoyed his tricks.

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15 September 2024

Magician

Clive has just entertained us for our golden wedding party,he was superb, very clever and funny, highly recommend him,thanks so much for making the evening even more special.

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4 July 2024

Event Entertainment

Clive was absolutely brilliant on our company summer party. He was very easy to work with from the beginning, and everyone thought his performance was amazing. Can 100% recommend. Thank you!!!

17 June 2024

Clive was a life saver for our company summers do! We booked Clive last minute, luckily he was free that day! He is brilliant at what he does, works the whole room and caters for all ages. His magic is outstanding! He had the day completely under control start to finish! Would definitely recommend & hopefully be able to have him attend again next year! Thanks Clive! More...

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3 January 2024

Magician

WOW! Thankyou to Clive for making our NYE celebrations absolutely Magical .The close up magic was just that my guest were thoroughly amazed by what happened before their eyes.
I have seen magicians over the year but no any as talented as Clive ..
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17 December 2023

Magician

I had a very great night last night .. Clive showed up and got started straight away very entertaining.. I looked in his suitcase never seen so many decks of cards . , never once messed up a single trick blew everyone away .. and the speed he was doing it was incredible.. cheers Clive great night 👍 More...

12 December 2023

It’s the second time I’ve met Clive and he’s just amazing! Requested him to attend our Christmas Party and everyone was mind boggled but amazed by his magical tricks. Highly recommend him as he will keep everyone entertained for hours.
Thank you. :) x
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4 December 2023

Highly recommend Clive. He was extremely helpful and easy to work with from the start and performed great on the evening of our event. Excellent at captivating a crowd, he was a really fun surprise for our office christmas party and we do not understand the tricks he showed (which I guess is the whole point) Thanks Clive!! More...

9 October 2023

I booked Clive for a corporate family day (200+ people).
The crowd was a mix of children of all ages and adults, and Clive skillfully managed to entertain everyone, first the children with a fantastic show, and then the grown-ups with mind-blowing close up magic.
Everyone was very impressed! Great performance!
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9 October 2023

Event Entertainment

Clive attended our informal corporate event recently and performed some mind-blowing magic which had lots of people baffled! He also fitted in very well with all the guests. Highly recommend! More...

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14 September 2023

Magician

Clive was mind-blowingly brilliant at our engagement party. He really brought groups of people together and took time with each group. Guests are still talking about how much they loved the magic!
I personally loved how Clive made magic fun by injecting comedy into each performance.
Very professional, excellent communication, and will definitely book again! Thank you Clive. All the best, Ellie and Ryan
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30 August 2023

Magician

Fantastic grown-up entertainment! We arranged for Clive to entertain us at my wife's 60th Birthday lunch in July 2023. Whilst the lunch and venue were excellent, it was made all the more special by Clive who greeted our party with 'close up' magic which continued between courses. After the meal (during coffee etc) Clive went on to perform a show which included several of our guests. I wont spoil you with explaining all he did (as he may perform a similar act for you). All I can say is he had everyone in stiches! Absolutely brilliant! Well worth the money. If you are having any kind of an adult party and you really want your guests to have some fun and enjoy it, then look no further... book Clive! More...

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21 August 2023

Magician

Clive did his magic at my son’s 40th Birthday. He had everyone just wondering how did he do that?
He was very professional but at the same time charming and witty. I would definitely recommend him to make any party a success. More...

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7 August 2023

Magician

Clive was really friendly and flexible with booking him in. He gave us a competitive rate and was fair. Once at the venue, he got right into it and was doing close up magic for everyone. Many people loved it and were amazed by everything, but also enjoyed the jokes and improvisation from Clive. More...

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2 August 2023

Magician

Used Clive five years ago for a significant birthday in a formal setting. This time for about 25 people on my home. So spread between lounge , bar area and garden. I just left Clive to do his thing. Cleverly shows a trick to one person but manages to involve the whole room. Really close up and seemingly impossible magic.
Had a serious doubter, but even he was won over.
Totally professional totally magic.
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1 July 2023

Magician

After some informed research we chose our event entertainment to be taken care of by Clive the fun magician of Grown Up Magic.

We went for the full package of Drinks Reception, Dinner, and After Dinner entertainment; and were treated to Close Up Magic, Stage show including Comedy Stand Up.

Clive enabled our event to go smoothly with lots of amazement, fun and laughter.

Highly recommended!
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25 June 2023

We booked Grown-up Magic for a small multi generational family party and could not have been more pleased. Clive is a superb magician taking time during the booking to gain a good understanding of our event. He arrived promptly on the day and wowed everyone, getting young and old involved throughout. Guests were trying to fathom out what they had seen long after the show. We would have no hesitation in recommending Grown-up Magic. More...

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18 June 2023

Magician

Clive provided sparkling entertainment to enhance our 40th wedding anniversary celebrations. We had lots of appreciative comments from our many guests - who ranged from over 90 years old to under 4 - whom he amused, amazed and delighted. Clive fitted in well with all-comers, intriguing intellectuals and making children giggle. He was a pleasure to work with - a delight to have him. More...

12 June 2023

We hired Clive for a garden party with several friends and family, to ensure there was something memorable for guests of all ages.
From the outset, Clive engaged everyone, from small 1:1 tricks, to others with an audience, and then on to a children’s show.
Everyone was utterly blown away by how it was possible to make some of what he did happen.
Excellent value for money, thoroughly entertaining and I’d wholeheartedly recommend to all…..
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14 May 2023

Very professional with amazing tricks. Kept our guests well entertained. Highly recommend!

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7 May 2023

Magician

Clive was excellent, he worked the room entertaining small groups with his close up magic.
Everyone thoroughly enjoyed it and were truly impressed with the tricks.

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27 February 2023

Magician

Clive did a fabulous job for us the clients were pleased and the process was effortless would recommend and will use again Thanks Clive

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18 January 2023

Event Entertainment

Clive is a fantastic magician. Highly professional but great fun. He performed numerous tricks for my party guests, and left them all talking in astonishment about how he did it. Just what I wanted!

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10 January 2023

Magician

Clive is a showman , from start to finish he kept us enthralled with his magic. He was exceptionally good at judging who would want to be more or less involved. Even the most shy guests were talking part and being entertained by his magic,one liners,anecdotes and fun stories. 5 stars for content , fun ,value for money! Highly recommended. Thankyou!! More...

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1 January 2023

Magician

Clive was great fun for our private party on New Year’s Eve. Really engaging, funny and his magic tricks were original and really well received

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22 December 2022

Magician

There was an instant rapport made with all of the people in the party by Clive. He ensured everyone was involved in the 'Magic' from children to adults. There was something for everyone to enjoy. Lots of laughter and fun was had by all. Clive made it a most Magical time and would definitely recommend to others. Thank you! More...

5 December 2022

Clive wowed our office Christmas party goers with some amazing magic tricks. The close up card tricks were superb and the cup and saucer trick was out of this world!
I can recommend Clive's humour and professionalism. He will definitely bring some extra sparkle to your event.
Thanks Clive.
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26 September 2022

Clive made our celebration into a Magical Celebration. He brought together so many guests who'd never met and gave them unforgettable moments, at the same time never obtrusive. We can't thank him enough for providing his magical entertainment and being a key part of our Ruby Anniversary celebrations. He even managed to make the sun shine without charging any extra! More...

23 September 2022

Went round to every table at 90th birthday buffet lunch celebration guests voted him 'great' would use him again many thanks

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21 September 2022

Magician

I hired Clive for a staff event and I can honestly say all the staff gave rave reviews. Clive was entertaining and left us in awe! I would highly recommend and wouldn’t hesitate to hire him again. Truly amazing. More...

19 September 2022

From Start to finish clive was very professional and his magic was second to none he left my guests open mouthed with his skill my guests was still talking about him all day yesterday I highly recommend clive

18 September 2022

I met the fantastic Clive at a anniversary party yesterday, not only was his magic amazing but his jokes that he made along the way what extremely funny! I will definitely be booking you for any parties that I hold in the future, what a very lovely friendly guy I’d 100% recommend you, your tricks were insane absolutely amazed everyone. All I heard was people raving about you and saying how good you were !!!! 🤩🤩🤩 More...

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5 September 2022

Event Entertainment

Clive performed magic at our baby shower. He was funny, engaging and outstandingly good at magic, blowing us away with his talent.

29 August 2022

Fantastic evening with a truly first class performer, made the party a real success and very memorable, thoroughly recommend.

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27 August 2022

Magician

All my guests really enjoyed Clives magic very entertaining man

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25 August 2022

Magician

Very pleased with Clive made the 90th afternoon birthday party a memorable event. Lots compliments from guests for his magic. Would certainly use him again

24 August 2022

Clive has amazing skills and experience, and really works his audience cleverly and humourously..

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7 August 2022

Magician

Everyone was amazed , even my son we laughed we was shocked , our minds blown away , it was such a pleasure to have such a lovely professional magician who wowed us all , we definitely will book again , thank you so much for a memorable afternoon.

31 July 2022

A very big & huge thank you to Clive for his outstanding performance at Ally’s 40th birthday on the 23rd of July 2022.

From arriving early, offering to help us with the set-up of the venue to delivering his various awesome tricks & leaving guests in awe of his magical wonders.

Thank you for being an absolute professional and going over and beyond to entertain us all.

It was truly everything we expected and more. We look forward to having you celebrate other events with us again soon.
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31 July 2022

Absolutely amazing leaving people in awe 5 stars all day

31 July 2022

Clive was amazing mixing with our guests and performing his ingenious tricks.

20 July 2022

He arrived on time, he explained in detail how he would operate.
He spent a lot of time with individuals showing them very clever magic trick along with great card tricks.
We were very very happy with his whole afternoons magic.
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8 July 2022

A great evening was made even more special by the incredible magic of Clive. Everyone was scratching their heads in bewilderment at the various tricks with cards and coins.
The finale of the show involving a man with a saucepan on his head waving a sausage was absolutely hilarious.
You definitely won’t be disappointed if you book Clive.
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22 June 2022

clive enthralled my guests at a recent charity golf day. i immediately booked him for another event. he is magical!

12 June 2022

Clive performed all evening at our recent business club Summer Ball. His work is just ‘magical’ - quite astonishing close up magic and our guests were enthralled with the range of magic he performed. Clive is also very engaging and great to work with.

Thoroughly recommend him...
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Q&As

Clive started performing magic aged 8 years old, the bug bit him hard and he still loves performing. He turned professional in 1981 and for the next 30 years was working flat out, performing at more than six shows (on average) every week. One December he performed at 89 different events.
In 2011 he semi-retired and now performs at only a handful of shows each month. He says "less is more" because he really looks forward to the days he is working and his more relaxed style allows him to be more generous with his time.

This is harder to answer because it is not what Clive does that's important but what the client receives that is the truth. Sounds strange I know, but he has a wealth of material and stacks of ideas, so let's talk about what you would like, we will help you choose and let's do what is right for your special party, your guests and most importantly YOU.

The audience reaction. Clive loves the laughter and the looks of total disbelief whenever he is working. It is like a drug to his audience, the more they see the more they want more. The phrase he hears the most is "What are you going to do next?" The answer is cards, coins, money, rope, rings and just about anything else that happens to be around. He even performs one great effect with a mouse trap. He says he would swap 10 good tricks for one good joke, in short, it's the entertainment that's important. However, his magic is very, very strong too.

To better be able to serve our client's the way the should be served. Clive instilled a policy which he calls 'Best Friend' treat EVERYONE, client's, suppliers and staff as your very very very best friend. This allows us to go the extra mile to make sure the client has the result we agreed and promised and importantly they want, and then do that little bit more.

He started his own business as this allows him to set the rules, as customer service is important to him and sadly lacking in almost every business in this country. Only when you spend a lot of time in the USA do you find out what customer-service should be like and that's what we do here.

Five reasons Clive is the right magical entertainer for your party...

1. Clive was promoted to Member of The Inner Magic Circle with Gold Star, in January 2012 this is TMC's highest degree and reserved for a maximum of 300 magician's in the world. If your magician holds this degree you are assured to be booking one of the very best. Clive's silky smooth skills and fun personality means everyone loves him.
2. Clive has secured a great deal of business through BARK, roughly half of those clients have been kind enough to write a review. Almost 100% of those reviews gave Clive 5 stars out of 5. With that proven track record you know you are booking someone who will deliver.
3. Clive is much more interested in the result he delivers to his clients than he is about time, money or the effort required. So you know you are booking someone who is totally focused on doing the best possible job for you.
4. He looks the part. His bright red tailor-made suit means your magician stands out in a crowd.
5. I believe Clive is the only magician to offer a comprehensive guarantee, so YOU must agree he is great or he is free of charge, here's what we put on our website...

It is important to us that you have a truly great time on your special day, so we insist on giving you this 100% guarantee…

If for any reason whatsoever, (or even no reason at all) you are not absolutely ecstatically pleased with everything we do for you, if you do not agree that Clive is the most entertaining magician you have ever seen, that the feedback from all your guests is numerous, enthusiastic and very positive, that his children’s show (if that is part of his performance for you) has them sitting boggle-eyed and laughing all the way through.

That his Close Up “Mix ‘N Mingle” magic has all your guests engaged and talking, that his table magic is fun and of a very high standard just as you would expect from a magician who is six times Surrey Close-Up magic champion.

That our staff are friendly, approachable and helpful, and everything goes to your complete satisfaction, then simply tell Clive on the day and he will cancel your bill and you will not owe us a penny.

Simply put you must be 100% off the scale happy with EVERYTHING Clive does for you or he will tear up the contract and you will owe us nothing.

There will be no questions or hard feelings either.

This is your guarantee that everything will go just as you want it to and you have a truly fantastic time on your special party day.

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I urge you to book as soon as you are 100% sure Clive is right for you. The date you are thinking about today and will book tomorrow might be the date someone else was thinking about yesterday and is booking today.

Services

Close Up Magic for receptions, tables after the meal.
Cabaret Magic - Clive's comedy stand up show can be any length from 15 minutes to 45 minutes.
Children's Magic - yes Clive is great with the youngsters too.
Bespoke Magic - tells us what you want and we'll show you how we can deliver it for you.

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