Charlie Hewish Lecture
Charlie Hewish is a magician and mindreader whose work combines close-up magic, psychology and creative thinking. A member of The Magic Circle, he also works behind the scenes developing magic for other performers, including collaborating with Dynamo on his Up Close & Magical live show and consulting on effects for television, stage and social media.
For his Surrey lecture, The Thinking Behind the Magic, Charlie will focus on practical, commercial mentalism developed through professional performance and consultancy work. Rather than simply explaining methods, the evening is about the creative decisions that turn a trick into something an audience actually remembers.
What to Expect:
Original routines exploring false memories, impossible locations, peeks and predictions.
Practical applications of one-ahead techniques.
Visual moments alongside more traditional mentalism.
The thinking and framing that can turn a method into a stronger presentation.
Ideas for creating original material, rather than simply reproducing existing routines.
Material and principles adaptable to both close-up and stage performance.
Charlie describes his performance style as a mixture of close-up magic and mindreading, while his professional work also includes creating and consulting on magic for other performers. That combination should make this an interesting opportunity to look beyond individual tricks and get into how effects are conceived, shaped and presented.
Professionally produced lecture notes containing the material taught, together with additional ideas and routines, will also be available to purchase after the lecture.
If you’re interested in mentalism, presentation or simply in understanding why some magic feels stronger than other magic, this should be a particularly thought-provoking evening.
Where and When
Thursday 10th September 2026
Nomad Theatre - KT24 6RT
Doors 7:30pm • Lecture 8:00pm • 15-min interval • Finish ~10:00pm
Hosted by the Surrey Society of Magicians.