Biography
Roy Davenport is a fourth generation magician, and Member of the Inner Magic Circle with Gold Star.
His many awards include:
- First Prize, International Brotherhood of Magicians, (Britain) Southport, 2005
- Prize-winner in Manipulation, World Magic Championship (FISM), Dresden, 1997
- World Junior Champion, Puerto Rico, 1988
- Italian International Champion 1988
- British Magical Champion 1987
- Austrian National Champion (Manipulation) 1987
- Scandinavian National Champion (Manipulation) 1987
- Finalist at International Brotherhood of Magicians (America) Championships, Virginia, USA, 1996
Roy trained at Mountview Theatre School, London, on the Musical Theatre course, and his experience includes summer seasons and a total of 9 months on cruise ships including the QE2.
His Theatre work has included:
- London Coliseum, July 2008
- Thursford's Christmas Fantasyland, Norfolk, 2007
- Wavrin magic festival, France, March 2006
- Leeds City Varieties, Leeds, April 2005 and 1998
- 'Davenport's Christmas Wonder show', Auden Theatre, Norfolk, 2004 and 2005
- 'Best of British' magic show, Opera House, Blackpool, 2004
- Hiss & Boo Old Time Music Hall, Cromer, Norfolk, 2003 (and 2000)
- Roy Davenport Stage Show for MaltaCom, Malta, 2003
- Magic Circle Christmas Show, 2002, The Magic Circle, London
- 'Summer Follies' summer season, Clacton-on-Sea, Essex, 2002
- Cirque Magique D'Alsace, Stasbourg 2001
- Magic Circle Gala Supper, Magic Circle, London, 2001
- It's Magic, Alex Theatre, Los Angeles, USA, 2000
- Austrian National Magic Convention Gala Show, Steyr, 2000
- Hansa Theater, Hamburg, Germany, 2000 (and 1997)
- Gala Show of Magic, Cape Cod, USA, 2000
- 'Seaside Special 1999' summer season, Pavilion Theatre, Cromer
- Players Theatre, London (Several seasons, 1996 - 2000)
- Swedish National Magic Convention Gala Show, Skennige, 1998
- Magic Castle, Hollywood, USA, 1996
When Roy is not in theatre he is busy with private and corporate functions, performing close-up magic for companies such as:
- British Airways
- British Telecom
- British Petroleum
- Credit Suisse First Boston,
- Johnson and Johnson
- ASDA
For a further list of clients please visit the clients page.
Roy is also often called upon as a technical advisor and has worked on:
- 'What the Victorians did for us' for the BBC
- 'Madame Butterfly' at the Royal Opera House, London
- 'Sleeping Beauty' at the Theatre Royal, Winchester
- 'Happy and Married?' touring production for Freedom Studios
The above lists although quite extensive are only a quick representation of the versatility of Roy Davenport.
Contact Roy for more information or to book him for your function or event.