Magical Bones

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Magical Bones
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Richard Essien
OccupationMagician
Website http://www.magicalbones.com

Richard Essien, known professionally as Magical Bones, is a UK-based magician, illusionist and b-boy.

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Career

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

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

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]

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  2. ↑ "Britain's Got Talent finalist Magical Bones bringing mesmerising magic show to South Mill Arts". Bishops Stortford Independent.
  3. ↑ "Daily Motion".
  4. 1 2 "Richard Essien: The man making breakdance magic". BBC News.
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  8. ↑ "BGT magician exposes his own trick on stage - but stuns with emotional twist". The Mirror.
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  11. ↑ "Crackerjack". BBC.
  12. ↑ "Unmuted". Sky.
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  14. ↑ "Video: Impossible's Magical Bones". Official London Theatre. 14 July 2016.
  15. ↑ "Stuntman puts a live scorpion in his mouth in thrilling magic show". Manchester Evening News.
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