MB 013: How To Produce Your Own Magic Show

Ever laid back and daydreamed about having your own magic show? A theatre with your name in lights? Keith Fields did. More than that, he did something about it.

Keith Fields has appeared in New York’s Broadway, London’s West End and the Las Vegas Strip, but not in his own show, doing it his way.

Keith’s new show “A Brit Of Magic” is a multimedia extravaganza of comedy and magic that plays at the Iris Theater in the tourist town of Gaitlinburg, Tennessee. This show exists because Keith had the drive and persistence to make it happen.

In this episode:

• Find out what busking taught Keith about business?
• Why he is an alien with extraordinary ability (no joke)
• Do you devise a show and try to find a venue or do you find a venue that needs a show? Is one of these better?
• How do you pitch your show idea? Do YOU need to have the business plan worked out in advance for the theatre?
• Who decides of the length of the  ‘run’ of the show?
• Who decides on ticket cost?
• Who pays for advertising?
• Who is responsible for drawing up a contract?
• Are there any advantages to playing outside your native country?
• Can you do back of room sales?
• Is it financially viable?

This is everything you need to think about if you want to know how to pitch, promote, advertise and create a magic show.