Kerry Scorah is one
of the top performing magicians in the world and member of the
prestigious Magic Circle in London.
In fact, she was asked to be one of the performers for the Magic
Circle’s Centenary Celebration and you can see her pictured in this
month’s Magic magazine.
Ms. Scorah is well-respected by her peers on both sides of the
Atlantic. She has appeared at the Magic Castle in Hollywood and has
made numerous appearances in Las Vegas.
Among the many firsts she has accomplished, Ms. Scorah was the first
female magician to win the Simpson Shield for her close-up magic. Her
stage act was awarded the prestigious title, British Magical Champion
of Comedy.
Viewers of UK television have had the good fortune to see Ms. Scorah on many occasions, and most recently as a star in Undercover Magic – a new hidden camera magic series on Sky One.
We were so delighted she agreed to participate in the grueling
process known as the Inside Magic Celebrity Interview. We felt guilty
for not telling her how tedious it would be — we take notes on an Etch-A-Sketch. As regular readers of Inside Magic know, when we’re around beautiful and talented people we shake badly.
There is another interview of Ms. Scorah as part of the publicity surrounding her work on Sky One’s hit Undercover Magic at the UK’s Metro Cafe web site.
We must caution you, however. Even though Americans and English speak
roughly the same language, the differences between the two worlds will
come crashing in an idiomatic maelstrom. We have no idea what was meant
by some of the phrases. Such as, “[t]here are a few who sussed it but
not many.” We assume that is a good thing or a bad thing.
We are honored to have Ms. Scorah agree to be interviewed and wish
her the best of all possible luck with her career. She is an
outstanding representative of our art.
Have you always wanted to be a magician?
When
I was a kid growing up in Yorkshire, I remember watching Paul Daniels
on the telly. We always watched his show as a family and although my
sister always fancied herself as Debbie McGee, I always knew that I
wanted to be the magician!
When did you actually begin to perform?
To
be honest I was a late starter as even though I watched the shows and
wanted to do what he did I didn’t know that women did magic or there
where clubs to join. In fact looking back now it seems odd that there
was once a time in my life when I didn’t know any magicians!!!!
You were a featured performer at the Close-Up Gallery at the Magic Castle. Is Close-Up your favorite magic to perform?
I
really love being on stage but performing close-up sleight of hand
magic is my favourite. It?s so intimate and I think it?s the purest and
oldest form of our art. I?d love to…
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