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I.B.M. British Ring 3rd Nonvention
Our third virtual convention, dedicated to the memory of two-times Past President Brian Miller M.I.M.C.
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Welcome to I.B.M. British Ring 3rd Nonvention
Handed over for the first time to the convention committee rather than being run solely by the webmaster, our third Nonvention was dedicated to the memory of Brian Miller and included several live Zoom events alongside the usual programme of recorded lectures and shows.
Your Convention Programme
What's On
Browse shows, lectures, competitions, workshops and social events day by day.
Friday 3 September 2021
19:00
AGM
Annual General Meeting, held via Zoom - all members welcome to attend.
Saturday 4 September 2021
TBC
Video Archive
A searchable archive of videos uploaded to the British Ring members Facebook forum.
10:00
Welcome
Welcome by Alan Maskell, British Ring President, and Ken Scott, I.B.M. President.
10:30
That Was... Memories of Past Conventions
Aidan Heritage presents a video collection celebrating memories and personalities from the 1982 and 1986 conventions.
12:00
Jamie Balfour-Paul - Magic Smiles
An insight into Jamie's charity work using magic with refugee children in Turkey, Jordan and Lebanon.
13:30
Jon Marshall - The Magic of the Flea Circus
The history of the Flea Circus, with thanks to The Magic Circle, followed by a performance of Jon's own show.
15:00
Richard Pinner - "Evolutions"
LIVE Zoom event: a premier lecture with magic for all performing environments.
16:30
Neil Roberts - The Magic of Pantomime
Recorded at the Little Theatre, Leicester, at the 2019 picnic: a talk on the history of pantomime.
19:00
Close Up Gala Show
British Ring Close-Up Winners Gala Show, featuring Ali Cook, Jon Allen, Richard Pinner, Steve Dela, Matthew Wright, Rob James, Steve Bedwell and Nikola Arkane.
Sunday 5 September 2021
10:00
Junior Event
LIVE Zoom event for junior members only, hosted by Danny Hunt, covering performance skills.
10:00
Tribute
A tribute to members/past members of British Ring No.25 who died October 2020 - September 2021, shown during the AGM and again on the Sunday.
11:00
Peter Rann - "A Brief Visit to the Magic World of Matchless Matcham"
A talk on theatre architect Frank Matcham, from the Eastbourne convention.
12:30
Philip Partridge - Show
Philip performs his children's show.
14:00
Philip Partridge - Lecture
A lecture about the children's show performance.
15:30
Ian Keable - The Century of Deception
LIVE Zoom event: a talk on the link between magic and hoaxes in 18th century England, tied to Ian's new book.
17:15
Sean Taylor - The Lockdownunder Lecture
19:00
Stage Gala Show
British Ring Shield Winners Gala Show, brought together by Bob Hamilton, featuring Philip Hitchcock, Safire, Alfonso Rios, Mark Shortland, Roy Davenport, Paul Dabek, High Jinx, Romany, Hamish and Ta Na Manga.
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