Insights & Occasions
Stories, event insights, award news and behind-the-scenes moments from Robert Bone, magician and demonstrator of extra-sensory curiosities.
Exhibition Magic Case-Study with ECCS Ltd
It was a great pleasure to work with ECCS Ltd at The Workplace Event held at the NEC near Birmingham in April. The three days went by in a blur, and the stand was constantly busy. But firstly, lets look at the bigger picture of why a company (like ECCS, or yours) would attend
Award Winning Magician & Mind-Reader
I’m pleased to say that I have won the following awards as a professional magician and mind-reader: Wedding Entertainment Business of the Year 2024/25 Awarded by Corporate LiveWire Global Awards. Find out more at: https://robertbone.co.uk/magician-robert-bone-wins-wedding-entertainment-business-of-the-year-2024-25-award/ Magician of the Year 2024, London & SE England Awarded by Prestige Awards. Find out
Sarah and Nick’s London Wedding Magician
In September I headed into central London (actually a 30 minute trip on the train) and went to The Happenstance, a venue in the shadow of St Pauls Cathedral; for the wedding of Sarah and Nick. This was originally booked for September 2020, but because of the CoronaVirus restrictions that
Most Entertaining Magician (UK) Award
LUXlife have awarded me as the Most Entertaining Magician (UK) 2021 in their Global Hospitality Awards! It has been a long journey from initially being nominated, undergoing the research and judging stages and finally being recognized for an award. We are now at the stage where your award can be
Professional Magician of the Year Award – 2021/22
I am pleased to announce that I am Corporate LiveWire Global Awards Professional Magician of the Year (2021/22). Here’s a short snippet from Corporate LiveWire regarding the process: You were considered in the category Professional Magician of the Year. Having reviewed information on all of those shortlisted, I am pleased
Your Essential Guide to Organising the Office Christmas Party
So, your manager has assigned you your most important, and problematic task to date – organising the Office Christmas Party. You know that if the party is a success, you’ll be the talk of the office for the rest of the year. But what if the party is a bust?
Public Liability Insurance
As a professional magician Robert Bone (trading as RJB Events Ltd) holds Public Liability Insurance to £5,000,000. You can download/print the certificate for your own records. If you have been asked by the venue your event is being held at to provide the certificate I recommend forwarding them a link
What’s the best party package for you?
I was recently asked what the difference is between the different party packages I offer. To put it simply: time. But I realised there is actually more to that question. When I sat back I looked at the question from my client’s point of view, and they weren’t really asking
Filming magic
I was recently asked if it was ok to film my performance of close-up magic at a wedding. I replied back to say it was, and gave a few helpful pointers so that they would get the best footage. I got a little carried away, and afterwards thought that the
Magic at Hammersley Homes Fund Raising Event in Lymington
In November I was booked by Louise for a fund raising event in at Stanwell House Hotel, Lymington in the New Forest to raise funds for Hammersley Homes. To say the evening was a success was an understatement, as the night raised funds of over £50,000! Hammersley Homes is a
Terms and Conditions
1. “The Booker”, “The Customer”, “The Client”, “You”, “Your” and other similar terms relate to the person making the booking.2. “Robert Bone”, “RJB Events Ltd”, “The Magician”, “The Performer”, “The Entertainer”, “The Service Provider” and other similar terms relate to the performer providing the service.3. By saying you wish to
Hallowe’en Wedding Magic at Berkeley Castle
Instead of entertaining at the regular Hallowe’en party, this year was a little different for me as I was booked by Paul and Melanie to entertain the guests at their wedding at Berkeley Castle. Berkeley Castle is near to Gloucester, and very far from Thornbury Castle (literally just a few
Wedding and 50th birthday party magic
It’s been a busy few weeks (even months!) over the summer period, with lots of various weddings and parties that I’ve entertained at. As always it’s great to get feedback from people afterwards. Firstly I had an email from Sarah and Peter. Sarah is a professional photographer, and she booked
My Rubik’s Cube
Did you know there are over 43 quintillion combinations for a standard Rubik’s Cube? (To be precise there are 43,252,003,274,489,856,000 combinations!) And out of all of those combinations, only one of them is when the cube is solved. The other I was playing with my Rubik’s Cube. I was in
Great photos by Sarah Ann Wright
Last summer I was booked to perform magic at the wedding of Carys and Steve at Harrild & Sons; a traditional pub in the centre of London, sandwiched between the modern architecture of corporate glass fronted office blocks. Inside the venue oozed rustic qualities, with bare wooden floors and exposed
Masonic Magician for Ladies Nights & Festivals
When organising your Masonic Ladies Night, Festival or White Table there are a lot of variables, and that takes a lot of organising – and I’m guessing that neither you (or your partner) are professional event managers. In fact, I don’t really need to rely on my mind-reading powers to