Price$40.00
Media TypeDVD
CategoryChildrens
Date AddedMay 08, 2008
Partytime With Magic Dave
Dave Allen
(Based on 1 review)
In 2004, Magic Dave won the coveted United Kingdoms Children's Entertainer of the year award in Blackpool, just two years after turning professional.
So how does he do it? How can a children's entertainer get to be so successful, and so busy in such a short time? Now YOU can find out just how magic Dave does it.
You have been invited to join Magic Davis at one of his most popular party packages a full two-hour party. Watch and learn from this DVD as he takes you completely through the entire party. You will see how it is run, from the true moment Dave arrives at the venue all the way to the end of the party.
There is a very rare chance to see a top professional children's entertainer work in real time.
All the laughs, all the gags, all the games, all the magic and all the fun.
This DVD will teach and inspire you to become a better children's entertainer, so sit down, and relax and let the party begin.
Running Time Approximately 2hr 18min
Reviews
(Top ▲)
If you're a working children's show entertainer, there is a lot to be learned from this DVD. While it's not a "teaching" DVD, it is a "learning" DVD.
You will watch Dave from start to finish arrive at the gig, set up, perform, tear down and leave. There were a few dull parts in there where I wanted to fast forward, but for the sake of a complete review, I did not. The majority of Dave's act is not magic. It's a bunch of games. However, they are fun games that the kids enjoy and require no props.
After the games, then it's on to the magic show, which was surprisingly short. He just did a handful of routines and it was over. Speaking from the perspective of an ex-children's entertainer, I found a great deal of value in wathcing the show. There were a few things that I would consider doing differently if I ever got back into that venue.
Dave is really good with the kids, and is excellent at walking that fine line between being a "peer" with them and having a good time, and being the adult authority in control of the situation.
Two things that kind of bothered me:
First the venue appeared to be in some sort of reception hall where it looked like the parents of the birthday boy rented a hall or something. Nothing was said about this venue on the DVD. From my experience, a birthday party show is always in an over-crowded living room at the birthday boy's/girl's house. I'd be curious as to how they came to be in that particular venue.
There wasn't much said about the venue or about the type of party he was doing, etc. Basically, there was no "back story." You just show up at the event with him and watch. It felt like there were some things that needed better explaining.
Secondly, some of the props for the show were ones that I was not familiar with. It would have been nice to have a product list or a run down of the stuff he was using, where he got it, etc. For those who may want to use some of those props in their own acts, it would have been very helpful.
Even with the couple of things that bothered me, I believe that the good out weighs the bad. When all is said and done, it was an entertaining show to watch, and there is a lot to be learned from it. If you perform children's shows, or are considering moving into that venue, I think you'll find some real gems here.
Although I did dock a point for the price being a little steep, I still highly recommend this one.