When Magic Russ became a member of The Magic Circle, he swore an oath never to use his powers to force unsuspecting parents to leave dozens of 5* reviews for him on Facebook and Google.
Fortunately, they decided to do it anyway. Here's what some of them had to say:
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Wow, Magic Russ was amazing. Loved by all children and parents.
Russ came to do a party for my children (aged 5 and 6) on Sunday 12th February 2017. It was a joint birthday party so we had 45 children attend ! Russ kept the attention of every child and parent throughout the 2 hour show. Truly excellent, I have received numerous comments from parents about how fabulous the party was. Highly recommended.
"Best party magician we've ever seen!"
That was the comment (or similar) of several of our guests at the end of our son's fifth birthday party. Magic Russ is an absolute star: flawlessly professional from booking to set-up to finish. He entertained almost 40 children and countless adults for the duration of a two-hour party, leaving me and my husband free to look after guests and just enjoy the moment (which we've never achieved at past parties!).
During the magic show section Russ was essentially playing to two audiences: five-year-old children and their parents (which can't be an easy gig). He held the attention of both for the duration, eliciting delighted laughter from the little ones and managing to amaze even cynical grown men with his magic tricks. He handled one or two mischief-makers beautifully, and was sensitive at reading people and whether they were comfortable in being involved. My son is a little shy at times (he ran away from his own Build-A-Bear party the year before!) but Russ's gentle approach meant he felt happy standing up in front of everyone and helping with a few magic tricks. He's still talking about it now.
The games Russ organised were brilliant too, and I had to admit to more than one impressed mum ("Did you organise all this?!) that actually Magic Russ had taken care of everything.
Magic Russ gets our wholehearted recommendation - book him now (as I'm guessing he's busy!).
Thank you so much for a fantastic 5th birthday party. It was very well organised and great fun for the adults as well as the children. The fact that my very shy son was happy to help with tricks says everything about how well you engage with the children. We couldn't have hoped for more, would happily recommend to anyone xx
Amazing. A really fantastic birthday party was had by all. Even before the show got started 'in proper' Russ was making super balloon creations for a queue of children. My sister in law said that alone was 'worth the price'
The show itself was brilliant. Russ kept the children (and adults) throughly entertained the whole time. The gift of 'Dave the Wonder dog':was a truly quality present as were surprises inside the pass the parcel. I asked my daughter, who's party it was, what was the best bit and she said 'Everything'. The whole event could be summed up by the comment of one boy as he left "That was the best party EVER'. Thank you Russ for everything.
Booked Magic Russ for my twin grandson's 4th birthday. Absolutely loved by the children and adults.
Will recommend to everyone.
Friendly and very helpful from initial enquiry...
Many thanks for providing such fantastic entertainment for my sons 6th birthday party. He and his friends really enjoyed themselves (and so did the mums and dads) my son loves his surprise gift of dave the wonder dog and it has pride of place in his room!