- Scott Penrose
Scott Penrose (born 1969 in
Essex ) is an English magician andmagic consultant and is the son of magician John Penrose.Scott is a member of the Inner Magic Circle with Gold Star and was awarded the title of The Magic Circle Stage Magician of the Year in 2000.
He is in demand as a consultant and illusion designer. In 2005, he taught
Woody Allen magic for his movie "Scoop". In 2006 he advised on the Houdini movie "Death Defying Acts " (starringCatherine Zeta Jones andGuy Pearce ), the critically acclaimed "The Illusionist " (2006) (starringEdward Norton ,Paul Giamatti andJessica Biel ), and built illusions for and starred in the movie "Magicians". He also tutoredSir Michael Caine for his movie "Is There Anybody There?". Other credits include designing, creating and building magic and illusions forUK TV shows such as Channel Four's "Dirty Tricks", Channel Five's "All Star Talent Show" and The BBC's "History of Magic".For live theatre he created special effects for the UK tour of "Dracula" (2005). This involved the appearances and disappearances of Dracula as well a beheading and a cremation illusion. Also in 2006, he built and designed illusions for the London West End production of
Saucy Jack and the Space Vixens . In 2007 he created and advised on magic effects, illusions and quick change costume techniques for theCirque du Soleil touring production "Koozå". This was the first stage magic to have been put in to any Cirque production. In 2008 he designed illusions and special effects for the latestZorro musical.External links
* [http://www.stagemagician.com Scott Penrose's Official Website]
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