Vanish magazine 130 May | Page 4

CONTENTS // May 2025

Feature: Erik Tait
An indepth interivew with Erik from his stand-up comedy roots to FISM and Penguin Magic.
08-23
Coffee with The Conjurors
A fresh new series by Natasha and Matthew where they openly discuss various parts of creating and performing while sipping their favourite coffee.
24-26

THIS MONTH

A FEW WORDS FROM THE EDITOR
This month our feature artist is the incredibly talented Erik Tait. Erik is a multi-talented magician, comedian, and podcast host known for his unique blend of high-level sleight-ofhand magic and razor-sharp wit. Erik offers some refreshing insights in to magic and especially his performing style.
EXCITING NEWS: My son Jon-Paul and I will be touring France and some surrounding countries all through June with my lecture. If you are in the area we ' d love to see you.
Anja Steyn
Anja Steyn is a young South African magician hailing from Cape Town who is making her own signature mark on magic.
28-34
House of Magic
A look at a brand new magic theatre venue.
36-39
Cartoon
David Regal continues his AI cartoon series 40
SPELLBOUND: Cruise Review
Raymond Karch and his wife share their honest review of Magic Castle ' s Spellbound on The Sun Princess.
44-51
Hughes, Zabrecky Diffatte
Nick Lewin reviews a hilarious show by three giants in the comedy scene.
52-54
Vanish has been nominated for the FISM Digital Magazine Award! Since launching in 2011, we’ ve pushed boundaries, innovated, and set the standard for digital magic publications— and beyond. With features like audio content and multi-language support, we’ re just getting started. Technology is finally catching up to the ideas I ' ve been developing, and the best is yet to come. Your vote can help us bring home this award— click [ here ] to show your support.
Music Meets Magic
FISM winner Gleb Tsarev looks at choosing the right music for your act.
56-58
Paul Romhany