Magical Bones

Richard Essien known professionally as Magical Bones is a UK-based magician, illusionist and Bboy. His back flip card trick is celebrated.

Magical Bones
Born
Richard Essien
OccupationMagician
Websitehttp://www.magicalbones.com

Career

He started his career as a dancer with Madonna, The Black Eyed Peas,[1] Alicia Keys, and Plan B.[2]

He starred in the music video for Mint Royale's "Singin' in the Rain".[3]

He performed around the world including for Madonna's son's 10th birthday party.[4]

He performed the back flip card trick at 1000 ft up [5] at the Shard.

TV appearances

In 2015 he starred in Sky's Around the World in 80 Tricks.[6]

He appeared twice on This Morning and wowed Holly Willoughby and Philip Schofield with his magic.[7]

He was a finalist in series 14 of Britain's Got Talent in 2020.[8] He related the story of Henry Box Brown.[9]

He featured alongside Penn & Teller in their show Penn & Teller:Fool Us Season 7 EP 27.[10]

He appeared on Pure Magic[11] and Crackerjack[12] on the BBC.

He appeared on Sky's magazine style show about arts and culture; Unmuted.[13]

He was the runner up for the ITV Christmas Special BGT: Ultimate Magician in December 2022[14]

Theatre

Bones was cast[15] 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[16] around the U.K and globally in Dubai, Lebanon, and the Philippines.

Bones’ debut solo show Black Magic[17] sold out residencies at London’s Southbank Festival[4] and the Edinburgh Fringe Festival and went on to play around the UK.[18]

His second show Soulful Magic[19] premiered at Fringe 2022 and was slated for a nationwide tour in the spring of 2023.

In 2022 he was at the Fringe alongside his sister, comedian Eme Essien.[20]

References
  1. "CELEBRITY MAGICIAN MAGICAL BONES EXPLAINS HOW HE MET POP QUEEN MADONNA". Fubar Radio.
  2. "Britain's Got Talent finalist Magical Bones bringing mesmerising magic show to South Mill Arts". Bishops Stortford Independent.
  3. "Daily Motion".
  4. "Richard Essien: The man making breakdance magic". BBC News.
  5. "From card trick to Shard trick ... breakdancing Magical Bones shows his magic 1,000ft up". Evening Standard.
  6. "Around the World in 80 Tricks". 1 September 2015 – via Insight TV.
  7. "Watch BGT magician Magical Bones freak out Holly Willoughby years BEFORE his Britain's Got Talent audition". Entertainment Daily.
  8. "Which acts are through to the Britain's Got Talent 2020 finals? - Full list of finalists so far". Radio Times.
  9. "BGT magician exposes his own trick on stage - but stuns with emotional twist". The Mirror.
  10. "The Magic R App". Voot.
  11. "Pure Magic". BBC.
  12. "Crackerjack". BBC.
  13. "Unmuted". Sky.
  14. "BGT: Ultimate Magician". Evening Standard. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |url= (help)
  15. "Video: Impossible's Magical Bones". Official London Theatre. 14 July 2016.
  16. "Stuntman puts a live scorpion in his mouth in thrilling magic show". Manchester Evening News.
  17. "Broadway Baby".
  18. "Britain's Got Talent finalist's tour reaches Solihull". Birmingham Press.
  19. "Assembly Festival".
  20. "Sibling revelry: the brother and sister hitting Edinburgh fringe with magic and comedy". The Guardian.
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