A mix and mingle magician performing close-up magic for guests at a corporate drinks reception

Mix and mingle magic.Name a better icebreaker. We'll wait.

Roaming close-up magicians who work the room on the move, in the crowd, in the moment. The fastest way to kick a corporate drinks reception into life.

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The problem

Every event has that awkward hour.

Guests arrive, drinks in hand, half of them strangers. Every drinks reception starts the same way: they cluster in twos and threes, check their phones and wait for something to happen. The room is polite. It is also completely flat. And you are the one watching it, quietly hoping it warms up before dinner.

That is the hour we fix.

The solution

Roaming, strolling, walkaround, walkabout, roving or wandering magician. Call it what you like.

We ignite the room with close-up magic.

The magician moves through the crowd, drops into a group of five or ten, and turns everyday objects impossible inches from their faces before moving on.

Astonishment is contagious. One group reacts, the people beside them spin round, and it tears through the room. That is what you are really booking: not the tricks, but the electricity they leave behind.

Corporate guests astonished by a mix and mingle magician at a drinks reception

The result

From flat to electric.

A room that's suddenly buzzing, strangers swapping stories, and an event your guests won't shut up about.

The proof

Guests reacting to a mix and mingle magician at a corporate event — “The magic was out of this world.”Lysander

Guests amazed by a close-up magician at a drinks reception — “Everyone was talking about you.”Ladder Association

A mix and mingle magician performing for a group of guests — “This is a class act.”Halfords

A mix and mingle magician performing close-up magic at a corporate event — “The best decision we made.”Corporate Event, London

Guests reacting to a close-up magician at a corporate reception — “Entertaining? Off the scale.”EU Automation

A close-up magician entertaining guests at a corporate event — “The feedback was excellent.”Gowling WLG

Ready when you are

Ready to move the room?

Tell us the date and the venue, and we'll match the right magician to your crowd.

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Right for your event?

Made for a room on its feet.

Wherever people are standing, mingling and holding a drink, mix and mingle earns its place. It shines at:

Networking Events

Product Launches

Christmas Parties

Award Evenings

Business Celebrations

Gala Dinners

A word of honesty

It isn't for every event.

Seated all evening with no mingling time? Table magic is the better fit.

Low lighting and a loud DJ? Close-up magic of any kind will struggle, so save your budget for something built for that room.

Fewer than 20 guests? We'll point you to a more intimate format where everyone watches together.

But a room full of people on their feet, drinks in hand, and an evening that needs to start with a bang? That is exactly what we are for.

Complete your event

Make a night of it.

Mix and mingle is often just the start. Pair it with more of the Collective.

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Trick Photography

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A table magician performing for seated corporate guests

Table Magicians

Close-up magic between the courses, once everyone's sat down.

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Before you ask

The questions we get asked most.

Everyday objects, extraordinary moments. Cards, coins, phones, borrowed watches, even your guests' own thoughts, your strolling magician works with whatever's to hand and makes it impossible, inches from their faces. Organic, close-up and completely real.

Yes. Mix and mingle is the format, not the act. We can send a mind reader working the room, a pickpocket lifting watches unnoticed, or a classic sleight-of-hand close-up magician. Tell us the vibe and we'll match the act to your crowd.

Anything from 20 upwards, and it scales the whole way. It works just as well as networking event entertainment for thirty people as it does across a gala dinner of five hundred. The more people on their feet, the better it works, because the energy spreads group to group. For big numbers we simply add magicians so nobody waits long.

It depends on your guest numbers and how long you need us. As a rough guide, one magician comfortably works a drinks reception of 50 to 70 guests. Give us your numbers and running order and we'll recommend the right count so nobody's left waiting.

That depends on your itinerary and numbers, but early is always best. As drinks reception entertainment it's hard to beat, so we work the room through arrivals while everyone is still finding their feet. It's the best pre dinner entertainment there is, too: by the time your guests sit down, the room is already talking.

None to speak of. No stage, no setup, no tech, we come to your guests wherever they're standing. If there's room for people, there's room for us.

The real question everyone's asking. Every magician is vetted by working professionals who only send people they'd put in front of their own clients. Magic Circle members and award-winners, yes, but we hire for the reaction, not the resume. Clever, funny and never naff.

It depends on numbers, location and how long you need us, so there's no one-size price. Tell us about your event and we'll send a clear quote, no obligation.

As early as you can. For Christmas, aim for September, our December diary is usually full by then. We don't have an endless roster of great magicians, so booking early is the only way to avoid disappointment.

Enquire in two minutes

Tell us about your event.

Give us the essentials and we'll match the right act to your room and come back with a clear price. No call centres, no chasing.

One booking, one point of contact.
Every magician fully insured.
A fast reply with the right act and a clear price.

Prefer email? hello@closeupcollective.co.uk

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Give us the awkward hour. We'll hand you back the night.

Tell us the date and the venue, and we'll match the right magician to your crowd.

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