Ian at Magicdaze

Ian was fantastic from start to finish. Even in the preparation of the party planning! All of the kids (and adults) thoroughly enjoyed the magic show. Thanks Ian

Ian is a magician par excellence who entertained our group, aged 2 to 13, to their great enjoyment. I cannot recommend him too strongly and wish to thank him most sincerely for his professionalism and ability to connect with the young.

I hired Ian for my sons 5th birthday which we all absolutely loved! The show was magnificent and all the kids where mesmerised throughout. The theme was Harry Potter so all very fitting and such a brilliant day for all. More...

Ian was the magician at my sons 6th Birthday party. He had all the children laughing and screaming with excitement. Very unique and impressive tricks. I'd 100٪ recommend him and will definitely be using him again! More...

Ian's Magic Show was enjoyed by all ages at our recent event. He was very accommodating when we had to move indoors at short notice. And the Balloon modelling had him like the 'Pied Piper' being followed around the park by excited youngsters. We will have him back in a heartbeat to our other events.
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My family and I have booked Ian on numerous occasions over the years and not once have we been left disappoined
His shows are always brilliant, whether its children or adults the show is for. He has a terrific ability to get his audience involved in the proceedings and what fun that is.I would have no hesitation in recommending him to anyone who is looking for a magican. More...

I was very disappointed with the service from Ian he was so rude to all the parents at my child’s party he didn’t perform magic tricks , he was so strict with his requests it was like he was a teacher at a strict school , I had to ask him to finish earlier than he was suppose to due to how rude and bad the “show” was to the point all the parents where talking about it - unfortunately I would not use bark again for anything due to this

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Reply from Ian at Magicdaze

Regrettably for the first time in 25 years I had to deal with a booker who was uncooperative in every way. Worse, this lady misled me about the location and numbers attending the party, presumably in an endeavour to keep costs down - this had a disastrous effect on the event. This lady had agreed not to feed the children during the show. In this she failed, there was a constant procession of children leaving to go to the food table and returning to the audience with a variety of sweets lollipops drinks etc. ... very distracting for all. Also she had agreed to supply /put name tags on the children as it is more pleasant for the children to be called by name from the start. In this she also failed. She had agreed to have the onsite bouncy castle deflated during the show as the fan can be noisy and a distraction. (Taking 3/4 minutes ) She didn't. I then had a struggle to negotiate with the owners of the castle to temporarily take it down. Indeed she even failed to advise me of the name of the birthday child - though requested. Much worse than the above however was the misinformation supplied about the location and the numbers attending the party. I had initially been advised that the event was to be run in a hall and that there might be as many as 20 Mums and Dads in attendance. Based on this information I did not expect to require a PA system and the booking was priced accordingly. It transpired that the party was in a pub and on arrival it was clear that there were about one hundred (100) persons, mostly adults and many of whom were consuming alcohol, attending the event! I did not leave immediately as I did not wish to disappoint the children - the booker maintained she was not aware all of these folk would turn up (!) I explained the position to the crowd asking them to be as quiet as possible so that the children could hear the show. The first half of the show was manageable but after half an hour and several requests to the adults to reduce the noise it became clear that voice projection was not going to overcome the increasing noise level from the adults and at that stage the children could not hear me and I could not hear them! Up to that point the show had gone as well as could be expected under nearly impossible circumstances. I do not intend to retain the fee which will be sent to one of the numerous charities I support. Ian

Once again the children and staff had a fantastic time at the magic show in the nursery.
Many thanks Ian.
Kathleen.

The party was fabulous. Olive and all her friends really enjoyed it. You did a great job in keeping them entertained with your magic and games. We will defo recommend you to others. More...

Thanks Ian - I got a lot of lovely feedback about your show at the primary school and in the bit I got to see myself, the children were captivated.

Thank you very much for entertaining the children. Sarah had a great birthday party and all the mums were saying how much their kids enjoyed the day. You managed to do a great show for so many children. More...

Ian was fantastic and had the kids laughing and screaming from the start. Even the most skeptical kids believed in magic by the end. He kept them mesmerised for a whole hour - and that’s no mean feat with a bunch of 6 year olds. More...

We had a school event that Ian performed his show at. When I watched there was a classroom full of children entranced by him, gasping and giggling at every trick. I got so much lovely feedback from parents saying how good his show was too. More...

Ian was outstanding! He had thirty kids aged 1-6 mesmerised! Even had the adults hooked. My 5 year old son said Ian was the best bit of his party. Great value for money. Magical and entertaining. Thanks again Ian. More...

Ian I cant thank you enough for the entertainment you provided on Friday evening. The balance between adult and childrens appeal was perfect and everyone thoroughly enjoyed interacting with you. Hope we have something else to celebrate in the near future so we can have you back and will certainly recommend you to anyone interested.

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Hi Ian,
The party was brilliant. The kids had a ball and the feed back from the mums and dads has been fantastic. The kids put their magic bracelets under their pillows and said the magic word and in the morning a 1. 00 pound coin appeared- great.
Thanks so much Ian. More...

FANTASTIC, is the only word to describe Ian's show. From the youngest child Chole at 2 years to the eldest in the hall Uncle Joe at 87 years, everyone was raving about Ian.

My dad said it was a great way of getting all the relatives and friends to bond. It really made our day extra special. I am still receiving texts from the guests saying they had a fabulous time and how much fun Ian's show brought to the day.

Can't thank Ian enough. CM More...

We have had Ian entertain at our annual family fun days for several years and never disappoints! Ian is very well organised - the booking process is easy and he works with you to suit the unique requirements of your event. He has great rapport with the young people and adults and we always get great feedback - a fantastic entertainer! Thanks Ian! More...

Ian attended my sons 5th birthday party on Friday and all I can say is wow! Every one of the kids were screaming with excitement the whole way through the show and parents spent the whole show laughing! Thank you so much Ian you were absolutely incredible and every adult said this had been the best party they had been at including their own kids parties because you made it so much more magical. Definitely not the last you have seen of my friends and I and no doubt will be seeing you soon. Thank you again More...

Very organised and reliable, great with kids

Fantastic show. Loved by the adults as well as the kids. Would highly recommend. Thanks Ian for making my son's special day ever more special.

Hired Ian for my sons naming day and he was absolutely brilliant. Both the kids and the adults were thoroughly entertained. Would highly recommend him!

Really glad we booked Ian. Kept kids attention all the time! Will be booking again

Ian was fantastic with the kids and had them fully captivated for the hour. All the kids thoroughly enjoyed his show including the birthday girl.

Ian kept us entertained and in fits of laughter when audience participation led to the deviation of his tricks. We luv ya Ian see ya next year at the Louis Phaethon Beach Hotel

Thanks for the magic show-the kids had a great time.

There has been a lot of chat from the children about the picture of Bart Simpson that you drew which then came alive and the Wizards book of Magic spells that went on fire (the children loved that! )

My son has also insisted that I go out and buy some Swiss Cheese after you told him to feed the balloon model alien you made him with the holes from a Swiss Cheese!

Great show,

J More...

My little boy loved having a magician at his party in the house. Ian was very professional and great with the kids. He entertained them for an hour and held their attention so well. I would definitely recommend.

Hi Ian,

Everyone at Hamilton Golf Club really enjoyed your recent magic show and of course especially the children!
Many of the parents commented that they were amazed at how you were able to hold the attention of even the youngest of the children throughout the entire magic show.
We hope to have you back sometime soon to amaze all of our members and their children again.

M C More...

Thank you so much Ian for your time coming to our Nursery.The children and staff were both delighted with the show. The children were so excited they could not wait to tell their parents about the magic show at going home time on Thursday and have been talking about the show again almost all of Friday morning too!
We will definitely book you again next year!
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Can’t thank you enough for today!
Logan had a great time all the kids loved it!
Fantastic show! Made the day! Will recommend you to everyone

Ian was really good he kept our guests interested and amused with his tricks and patter. I received excellent feedback from our family and friends with most remarking that his tricks were original and amusing. The audience participation went down well and the older children thought he was wonderful. The balloon models for the younger children were well received as well. I thank him for contributing to our lovely day More...

I hired Ian for a family event, and he was just amazing. The way he interacted with audience and kept them entertained was just brilliant. I would definitely recommend Ian to all my family and friends. More...

Thank you very much Ian. The party for my daughter Flora (6) was great and all of the children loved your magic show. Best wishes.

Very good with everyone in the hall.

Absolutely brilliant. Kids were well entertained. Totally recommend.

A great time had by all with Ian at Abi's 7th birthday party.

Ian was fabulous at my wee girl's 7th Birthday Party. He had both the children and adults memorised and entertained!
Ian made the whole process very easy and enjoyable from the moment I booked! Would highly recommend.

Absolutely fantastic entertained the adults and the kids . Definitely the best in the business

Ian was very entertaining and kept the children enthralled for a full hour during our daughters 6th birthday party. The children howled with laughter and excitement and the adults were entertained too. I would highly recommend Ian; he was professional and courteous in his communication, arrived punctually and delivered the show as described. Thanks Ian. More...

What a great day with Ian at the nursery-a wonderful experience- the children loved Ian our magic man

Ian was thoroughly professional in the build up t my daughters party where he took the time to understand what was required and put in place a 'running order' for the day to enable us to get the most out of his time.
The show was fantastic with children and adults alike very engaged and involved.
I would absolutely consider using Ian again and would recommend his services to anyone!
Well done Ian and thank you for adding to our day. More...

My son loved his First Communion party with Ian as the Magician

and my Mum said she had not laughed so much in years

All of my guests said Ian made the party

A ball was had by all


Kayrn M

Fantastic entertainment provide by Ian
The kids and adults had a blast
My daughter was delighted to be so included and made a fuss of
I would book Ian again - it was a pleasure to deal with him More...

Ian was fabulous with the children & involved everyone in the hall with his magic. Kids over there balloons at the end of show. Got lots of good feed back on him & will used him again for sure. More...

Definitely more than what we expected. Great with the kids and adults.
Definitely recommend