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Civic grandeur in the city centre
The Council House, overlooking Old Market Square, hires out its ballroom and dining room for weddings and private events. Rooms like these are formal and elegant, and magic adds a bit of fun without breaking the mood.
At a formal reception, a magician dressed to match the dress code can move quietly between groups, performing for three or four guests at a time. It's a gentle way to entertain guests while photographs are taken on the steps outside.
Conferences, universities and corporate dinners
Nottingham's universities bring a steady flow of conferences, alumni dinners and graduation celebrations. The East Midlands Conference Centre on University Park hosts gala and awards dinners for several hundred guests, with free parking on site.
Large dinners suit table magic between courses, plus a short stage set before the awards or speeches. For academic and professional audiences, mind reading and psychological magic are especially popular, because they invite guests to try to work out the method.
Lots of the people at these dinners have travelled in for the day and don't know each other, so the first half hour can feel a bit stiff. That's when a magician does the most good. A few minutes with each group and suddenly strangers are comparing notes on how it was done.
Country-estate weddings near Nottingham
Just outside the city, Colwick Hall is a Grade II listed country house with licensed ceremony rooms and bedrooms on site, and Newstead Abbey, the ancestral home of Lord Byron, offers ceremonies in its grounds and gardens. These venues have space for outdoor drinks in summer.
Here, magic often starts on the lawn and finishes in the dining room. Easy. If your venue is a short drive from where guests are staying, it helps to have the magician on from the very start of the reception, so the first arrivals are entertained while they wait for everyone else.
Parties and celebrations in the city
Away from formal dinners, Nottingham's got loads of bars, restaurants and hotels with private rooms that suit a birthday, an engagement party or a leaving do. Magic works brilliantly at these, mainly because nobody's expecting it.
For a party of 30 to 60, one close-up magician for an hour or so is usually right. Bigger than that, or if guests are spread over two rooms, we'd suggest a longer booking so everyone gets a turn.
And if it's a family party with little ones, mention their ages. We'll find a children's party magician or someone who's comfortable with a mixed-age crowd.
