Magicians in Bedfordshire

Magic Paul provides magic shows plus balloon modelling for all occasions from children's birthday parties to corporate events, fundraisers to open days. Covering Herts, Beds, Bucks and London their magic services have the perfect solution to make your special day the most magical day ever! Read more about their story plus some great advice for choosing an entertainer for your event.

What do you need to know from an organiser in order to provide a comprehensive quote?

For a fast track competitive and accurate quote for your special event, we require to know the date, what the type of event is (providing a brief description and any useful information like a theme) length of time required, estimated number of guests and the address details of your venue. From this, we will be able to provide a very accurate cost for your valued consideration for our truly unique magical shows and other party services!

What advice would you give to a customer looking to hire a provider in your area of work?

Which magic entertainer should you choose? Price is a main choice but before making a final decision why not find out what you are 'really' getting for the price. Choose at least your top three (or more) best matches of those quotes who really sound interested in providing the best service possible for your party. You should have received a brief description of the entertainment plus some images from each quote to help you shortlist your choices so use this to whittle down those who are the closest match. Why not just go for the cheapest? No two shows or acts will be the same so it's important to understand why the magicians who have paid to contact you think they should be your choice. They obviously want you to think they will be the best choice so why not put a bit of pressure on them to tell you more why they choose to pay to send a quote to you! A brief contact with each quote you feel meets your needs best may open up a clear winner that is important to you, e.g. can they personalise part of the routine, can children be part of the magic, how experienced are they are at keeping a crowd entertained for an hour plus without losing interest, can they advise you on helping your party be the best? If you speak on the phone you may get a sense of how excited and entertaining the show maybe and for the sake of maybe an extra £10 you may end up with double the entertainment and at a much higher level. Be mindful of any business that price cuts a previous best price, they are just in it to get the job and not have your best interest at heart, otherwise, they would have gone in with their best price first. Choosing an entertainer that is the closest match to your needs will provide the best value for money!

Please tell us a little bit about how and why you started the business.

Magic Paul has been providing sensational magic for over 4 decades now but is very much young at heart, starting out at 7 trying to impress school friends Magic Paul soon realised that the true magic was not about the trick but how you entertain and make an effect your own. Over the years Magic Paul has trained several magicians and is an avid magic collector. Magic Paul has a show for any event, from premiership football club box magic to corporate black tie events or birthday parties for any age to weddings. Magic Paul has instant impact with his style and personality, he uses his experience as an actor to provide engaging and humorous shows jam-packed full of inventive magic that always requires the assistance of an eager helper from the audience. Extreme patience and wonderful handling of the audience has led to Magic paul and his team expanding their show for adults and children with special needs where the impact of how Magic Paul performs can keep children with a shote attention span spellbound for well over an hour. We now provide over 30 shows a year for groups, schools and organisations that support children and adults with special needs like Autism, for example, the impact has to be seen to be believed. Hearing children who don't talk suddenly speak, phobia's dropped and even people moving in excitement who can not move for themselves under normal conditions are the magic that is important to Magic Paul when entertaining these wonderful audiences. Every show, whether a birthday, wedding, event or special occasion, Magician Paul ensures it is personal and perfected to maximum entertainment. His Passion for your entertainment is probably unrivalled! Magic Paul has only gone 100% full time now as he used to run a shop but after having a new baby running the shop has become impossible and has never looked back.

Please tell us about a booking you've had through Add to Event, how did it go? Would you recommend us to others?

Add to Event has enabled Magic Paul and his team to reach and match to clients formerly impossible for either to have reached each other. For example, our last show before Christmas of 2019 on the 23rd of December was for the head office of Burton's biscuits and it was truly sensational, we always have as much fun performing as our audiences do enjoy our shows and this Christmas party was amazing, a mix of ages from 2 to 16 plus ten adults and we left them all gobsmacked and raving! We also received some amazing gifts of ...yes you have guessed it...biscuits! We now have a great client who we hope will have us throughout the year at their children's birthday parties! Without Add to Event, we would never have connected, I have already got one company on board and highly recommend other companies who help supply to events to join now - it is great value for money!