Will Gray (magician)
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| Born | May 28, 1976 Leicestershire / England |
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| 🌐 Website | willgray |
Will Gray is an English magician and entertainer born in Leicester. He was made a Member of the Inner Magic Circle with Gold Star (MIMC*) [1] for performance in 2014. This accolade is the highest award in The Magic Circle and limited to 300 members worldwide. This prestigious award is only obtainable by personal invitation from the president himself. [2] [3]
In 2009, 2010 & 2014 he performed at Fechter's Finger Flinging Frolic,[4] sometimes known as Obie's 4F convention, which is a special invitation-only magic convention in New York City for the top 200 close-up magicians in the world.
He has received positive reviews for his Lecture 'Magic with a Capital E', in The Linking Ring p.69,[5] and The Magic Circular p.371,[6] he's currently lecturing on this subject to magicians all over the country.
In 2016 Will had his first marketed effect called 'Cup Cards', a card trick which had a cups & balls theme.[7] [8]
Awards
- Third in The Magic Circle's Close-up Magician of the year 2013 [9]
- Second in the British Magic Championships at the 2012 Blackpool Convention [10]
- Winner of the Midlands close-up Champion of Champions 2011 [11]
- Five trophies at the Northern Magic Circle Convention [12] in 2007: two for stage magic, two for Close-up magic and one for comedy.[13]
- Two times winner of the Leicester Magic Circle Roy Johnson Shield for best Close-up Magician 2004 & 2006 [14] [15]
- Two times winner of the Leicester Magic Circle Sir Julien Cahn Cup for Best Stage Magician 2005 & 2007 [16] [17]
- Three times award Winner at the International Brotherhood of Magicians Convention 2007, 2008 & 2010
- Winner of the Northern Magic Circle Vice-President's trophy for best Close-up magician (representing Leicester Magic Circle)
2005
Marketed Effects
- Cup Cards - by Will Gray 2016
Publications
- Lecture Notes - Magic with a Capital E - 2008
References
- ↑ "Members of The Magic Circle". themagiccircle.co.uk. Retrieved 2019-01-31.
- ↑ "Magic Circle - Magicpedia". geniimagazine.com. Retrieved 2019-02-01.
- ↑ "Inside The Magic Circle Of London". Londonist. 2010-05-05. Retrieved 2019-02-01.
- ↑ Fechter's Finger-Flicking Frolic website.
- ↑ Linking Ring Magazine
- ↑ The Magic Circular,
- ↑ "Will Gray - Cup Cards - review". Bicycle Cards.
- ↑ "The Magic Cafe Forums - Cup Cards by Will Gray". www.themagiccafe.com. Retrieved 2019-01-31.
- ↑ "The Magic Circle Close-up Magician of the Year 2013". themagiccircle.co.uk.
- ↑ "Blackpool Magic Convention". 2019 Blackpool Magic Convention.
- ↑ "0574 - MagicWeek UK Magic News". www.magicweek.co.uk. Retrieved 2019-01-30.
- ↑ "Northern Magic Circle Convention 2007". www.northernmagiccircle.org.uk.
- ↑ "0355 - MagicWeek UK Magic News". www.magicweek.co.uk. Retrieved 2019-01-30.
- ↑ "0300 - MagicWeek UK Magic News". www.magicweek.co.uk. Retrieved 2019-01-30.
- ↑ "0196 - MagicWeek UK Magic News". www.magicweek.co.uk. Retrieved 2019-01-30.
- ↑ "0277 - MagicWeek UK Magic News". www.magicweek.co.uk. Retrieved 2019-01-30.
- ↑ "0353 - MagicWeek UK Magic News". www.magicweek.co.uk. Retrieved 2019-01-31.
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