I am having a party in central London on 2nd Friday. I would like to
hire a close-up/table magician to entertain the guests during the
meal. Everyone at the party will be young, trendy executives so an
old-school magician is out of the question. My budget is somewhere
between £200 and £600. Please find the five most likely candidates and
give quotes and contact details.
I would also like you to rank them in order of suitability.

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Clarification of Question by geirgina-ga on 14 Jan 2004 17:53 PST

I am having a party in central London on the 2nd of July. I would like to
hire a close-up/table magician to entertain the guests during the
meal. Everyone at the party will be young, trendy executives so an
old-school magician is out of the question. My budget is somewhere
between £200 and £600. Please find the five most likely candidates and
give quotes and contact details.
I would also like you to rank them in order of suitability.

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Request for Question Clarification by pinkfreud-ga on 14 Jan 2004 19:26 PST

Geirgina,

Locating and evaluating five magicians will take quite a bit of time.
With all due respect, the price you've set on this question is, in my
view, so low that it is likely that no one will be eager to do so much
work for so little compensation.

You may want to review the Google Answers Pricing Guidelines:

http://answers.google.com/answers/pricing.html

There are magicians that cater to adult audiences; it may be easier if
you look for ones that handle weddings and corporate entertainment to
locate ones that do adult events. Some are:

http://www.calmerkarma.org.uk/Harry-Potter.html
Fanatical about Harry Potter? So are we!.... so why not add a twist of
magic or wizardry fun to your next party, product launch, or corporate
event with Harry Potter themed entertainments. London's entertainment
specialists Calmer Karma have put together a dazzling package of
magical entertainments to create a spellbinding effect for your next
party or event and what's more all of our entertainers have an
in-depth knowledge of the books and fantastic costumers adding total
authenticity! Entertainment packages can be tailored to adult or
childrens audiences.

http://www.calmerkarma.org.uk/magicians.htm
Quality corporate magicians offering dazzling close-up magic,
flamboyant cabaret or bespoke illusions to make your corporate event
or party a talking point for months!

http://dmoz.org/Arts/Performing_Arts/Magic/Magicians/United_Kingdom/
DMOZ Directory, some entrants state adult or corporate events

http://directory.google.com/Top/Arts/Performing_Arts/Magic/Magicians/United_Kingdom/
Google Directory

http://www.corporatemagicians.com/
Directory of close-up and cabaret magicians

Owain

Try this chap: http://www.rob-james.com/