Magical Bones
Magical Bones | |
|---|---|
| Born | Richard Essien |
| Occupation | Magician |
| Website | http://www.magicalbones.com |
Richard Essien, known professionally as Magical Bones, is a UK-based magician, illusionist and b-boy.
Career
[edit]He started his career as a dancer with Madonna, The Black Eyed Peas,[1] Alicia Keys, and Plan B,[2] and starred in the music video for Mint Royale's "Singin' in the Rain".[3] He also performed around the world including for Madonna's son's 10th birthday party.[4]
TV appearances
[edit]In 2015, he starred in Sky's Around the World in 80 Tricks,[5] and appeared twice on This Morning.[6] He was a finalist in series 14 of Britain's Got Talent in 2020,[7] where related the story of Henry Box Brown.[8] He featured alongside Penn & Teller in their show Penn & Teller:Fool Us,[9] as well as Pure Magic[10] and Crackerjack[11] on the BBC. He appeared on Sky's, Unmuted.[12] and was the runner up for the ITV Christmas Special BGT: Ultimate Magician in December 2022[13]
Theatre
[edit]Bones was cast[14] as one of the six magicians to feature in the West End magic show Impossible, which debuted at the Noel Coward Theatre and then went on to tour[15] around the U.K and globally in Dubai, Lebanon, and the Philippines[citation needed].
Bones’ debut solo show Black Magic[16] sold out residencies at London's Southbank Festival[4] and the Edinburgh Fringe Festival and went on to play around the UK.[17]
His second show Soulful Magic[18] premiered in 2022 at Edinburgh Festival Fringe, and was set for a nationwide tour in the spring of 2023. His sister, comedian Eme Essien, was also proforming at the Edinburgh Fringe at the same time.[19]
References
[edit]- ^ "CELEBRITY MAGICIAN MAGICAL BONES EXPLAINS HOW HE MET POP QUEEN MADONNA". Fubar Radio.
- ^ "Britain's Got Talent finalist Magical Bones bringing mesmerising magic show to South Mill Arts". Bishops Stortford Independent.
- ^ "Daily Motion".
- ^ a b "Richard Essien: The man making breakdance magic". BBC News.
- ^ "Around the World in 80 Tricks". 1 September 2015 – via Insight TV.
- ^ "Watch BGT magician Magical Bones freak out Holly Willoughby years BEFORE his Britain's Got Talent audition". Entertainment Daily.
- ^ "Which acts are through to the Britain's Got Talent 2020 finals? - Full list of finalists so far". Radio Times.
- ^ "BGT magician exposes his own trick on stage - but stuns with emotional twist". The Mirror.
- ^ "The Magic R App". Voot.
- ^ "Pure Magic". BBC.
- ^ "Crackerjack". BBC.
- ^ "Unmuted". Sky.
- ^ "BGT: Ultimate Magician". Evening Standard.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|url=(help) - ^ "Video: Impossible's Magical Bones". Official London Theatre. 14 July 2016.
- ^ "Stuntman puts a live scorpion in his mouth in thrilling magic show". Manchester Evening News.
- ^ "Broadway Baby".
- ^ "Britain's Got Talent finalist's tour reaches Solihull". Birmingham Press.
- ^ "Assembly Festival".
- ^ "Sibling revelry: the brother and sister hitting Edinburgh fringe with magic and comedy". The Guardian.