Performed at events for BBC · Shell · British Airways · Halfords · KPMG · Audi · John Lewis · Cadbury · Barratt Homes
What it is
It's a magic booth.
The room comes to it.
Sleight of Hand • Mind Reading • Big Laughs • Pickpocketing
It catches the eye, creates intrigue, draws them in, knocks them out.
The Close-Up Corner is the focal point that delivers OMG moments at your next event.
Why it exists
The same problem. Every event.
I've performed close-up magic at events for 28 years. For most of them, I kept running into the same thing - and it was never the magic. It was the room.
Guests arrive. They grab a drink. They stand around waiting for something to happen. The atmosphere stays flat, the host quietly panics, and the entertainment ends up fighting the room instead of lifting it.
I built the Close-Up Corner to fix exactly that. A dedicated spot that gives guests a reason to get involved - a focal point that pulls them in on their own terms, and close-up magic performed the way it's actually meant to be seen.
The fix was never better magic. It was a better setting for it.
Sound familiar?
Take a look at the...
Nifty set-up.
Watch it come together. Six elements. All working in your favour.
C-Shaped Guest Capturer
The booth itself - a bold, branded statement piece. Big enough to command any room.
Eye-Catching
3m wide. 2.3m tall. 2.5m deep. Your guests aren't going to miss this.
Scene Setters
LED stage lighting and atmospheric uplights. Setting the scene before a single trick is performed.
Reaction Cam
Capturing every OMG moment. A highlights reel your guests can share for weeks.
Double O-Table
A table James Bond would be proud of. This innocent-looking thing hides a plethora of sins.
Close-Up Chris
Yours truly. Providing the OMG moments your guests have come for. Guaranteed.
The running order
How the evening unfolds.
Four moments. Start to finish.
The booth pulls focus
Your guests walk in and clock something they weren't expecting. A photo booth? A DJ? They're not sure - and that not-knowing gets them talking before a single trick is performed.
The first group gathers
No fanfare, no pressure - just a casual invitation over. What follows is close-up magic, mind reading and pickpocketing, and the group huddles in tighter with every reveal.
The crowd builds itself
Heads turn. Colleagues get nudged. People drift over to see what the laughing's about. By the time one group breaks up, the next has already formed - and the booth never empties.
They come on their own terms
Nobody's interrupted. Nobody's put on the spot. Guests arrive when they're ready, leave completely gobsmacked, and the atmosphere does the rest.
Caught on Camera
Real gigs. Real reactions.
Big, bold and bloody brilliant!
The Belfry
Christmas Event · Close-Up Corner
Anfield
LFC Corporate · Close-Up Corner
The Watch Steal
From the booth · Caught on Reaction Cam
Got a date in mind?
Let's see if I'm free.
Drop a quick enquiry - I'll come back with availability and a pricing PDF.
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Why the Close-Up Corner?
Six reasons it works at every event.
Made for these moments
After dinner. After the speeches.
Before the dance floor.
The corporate moments where the booth really comes into its own.
Not every event needs a DJ and a strobe light. The Close-Up Corner does what music can't - it gives every guest something to do, regardless of whether they want to be on a dance floor.
After-Dinner Entertainment
For those who'd rather skip the dance floor. The booth gives every guest something to do - and the team something to talk about.
Partnership Days
Bring the energy your client-facing events deserve. Premium, polished, and a story they'll take back to their teams.
Away Days
Make the offsite feel like more than a meeting. The booth turns 'team building' into something they'll actually remember.
Christmas Parties
The thing they'll still be talking about in January. More polished than a casino night. More memorable than the office quiz.
When you're ready
Let's check the date.
Drop me a line and I'll come back with availability, pricing, and answers to anything else you need to know.
And remember - the Close-Up Corner is always me personally. No rental version. No franchise. No second unit. Just one date, one focal point, one experience your guests will be talking about for months.
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