Training…  Get it?  We were quite pleased with the pun in this posts title. Oh.. Ok, never mind..Close up Olympic magician Danny Hall doesn’t let the location of the venue get in the way of amazing his spectators. He was hired to perform close up magic tricks on trains running through the Olympic park during the games.

“We’ve had great feedback from the passengers who are also Tweeting about the Olympic Magician.”

 – Representative from LOROL

Now that’s commitment to performing magic! An ever changing stream of busy travelers, jumping on and off the train, and speaking many languages in the most unsocial public environment in London. Nobody tends to like making eye contact on the tube, let alone be asked to pick a playing card!  From reports, it went down a storm, was great publicity for the London magic scene and must have been a brilliant training experience for Danny too.

For situations like this, you need quick fire, in the hands tricks, that require little effort from the audience. You need to establish your magic trick skills quickly, and be ready to get to the climax of the trick at a moments notice. Not only that, but you definitely need a good sense of balance when the train gets going and you are right in the middle of a move!

Have you worked your magic in a crazy location?  Please let us know about it in the comments section below:

The Pegasus Theatre in Dallas, Texas established in 1985 produces shows in a special ‘Living Black and White’. The picture above is not retouched. This really is how theatre goers see the play!

The Theatre is not revealing the secret techniques they use to produce this magic illusion. The sets, special lighting, costumes and stylized acting all go to make the show look just like it is from the days of the black and white movies.

It’s a huge feat to accomplish. The actors need special training to not ruin their make-up and even have to learn to talk in a way that will not show the inside of their mouth to the audience.