Stage Illusion - The Website of Stage Magician Paul Kieve

Creating magic with Paul is a dream.

- David Blaine -

David Blaine

US Tour

Creating magic with
Paul is a dream.

- Daniel Radcliffe, Actor -

Harry Potter

and the Prisoner
of Azkaban

Paul Kieve had the same impact on me
as the astonishing effects which bring
the Harry Potter movies to life.

Paul Kieve introduced me to
a world of magic that had the
same impact on me as the
astonishing effects which
bring the Harry Potter
movies to life.

Audiences gasp with surprise and delight.

- Time Magazine -

Ghost

Broadway & West End

Audiences gasp with
surprise and delight.

The invisible genius of British Theatre.

- The Guardian -

Fiat

Dynamo

The invisible genius
of British Theatre.

Mickey &

the Magician

Disneyland

- Time Out, New York -

Paul Kieve’s special effects are
genuinely stunning.

Paul Kieve’s special effects
are genuinely stunning.

Martin Scorsese

Hugo

The Illusions devised by Paul Kieve
are Spielbergian in concept.

- The Herald, Australia -

The Illusions devised by
Paul Kieve are Spielbergian
in concept.

Creator of storytelling magic and illusion.

- David Blaine -

David Blaine

US Tour

Creating magic with
Paul is a dream.

- Daniel Radcliffe, Actor -

Harry Potter

and the Prisoner
of Azkaban

Paul Kieve had the
same impact on me as the
astonishing effects which
bring the Harry Potter
movies to life.

- Time Magazine -

Ghost

Broadway & West End

Audiences gasp with
surprise and delight.

- The Guardian -

Fiat

Dynamo

The invisible genius
of British Theatre.

Mickey &

the Magician

Disneyland

- Time Out, New York -

Paul Kieve’s special
effects are genuinely
stunning.

Martin Scorsese

Hugo

- The Herald, Australia -

The Illusions devised
by Paul Kieve are
Spielbergian in concept.

Creator of storytelling magic and illusion.

Creator of story telling magic and illusion.

Paul Kieve has devised original magic
for over 100 productions internationally.
His innovative work on Ghost the Musical
on Broadway lead to Paul becoming the
first Illusionist to win a Drama Desk
Award in its 62 year history.

Who is Paul Kieve?

Paul’s awards include two Guinness World Records, The Magic
Castle (Hollywood) Creative Fellowship (2013), The Magic Circle
Maskelyne Award for services to British magic (2013).

An honorary lifetime member of The Magic Castle,
Gold Star Member of the Inner Magic Circle and an
associate artist at The Old Vic Theatre, London.

He has just collaborated with Walt Disney Imagineering to
co-create the multi million dollar spectacular ‘Mickey and
the Magician’ currently running 35 shows a week at
Disneyland Paris. It won the international IAAPA award for
best theme park show and is the first character magic show
in any of the Disney parks.

He has just collaborated with Walt Disney
Imagineering to co-create the multi million
dollar spectacular ‘Mickey and the Magician’
currently running 35 shows a week at
Disneyland Paris. It won the international
IAAPA award for best theme park show
and is the first character magic show
in any of the Disney parks.

Paul’s awards include two Guinness World
Records, The Magic Castle (Hollywood)
Creative Fellowship (2013), The Magic Circle
Maskelyne Award for services to
British magic (2013).

An honorary lifetime member of The Magic
Castle, Gold Star Member of the Inner Magic
Circle and an associate artist at
The Old Vic Theatre, London.

Full biography

Who is Paul Kieve?

Paul’s awards include two Guinness World Records, The Magic
Castle (Hollywood) Creative Fellowship (2013), The Magic Circle
Maskelyne Award for services to British magic (2013).

An honorary lifetime member of The Magic Castle,
Gold Star Member of the Inner Magic Circle and an
associate artist at The Old Vic Theatre, London.

He has just collaborated with Walt Disney
Imagineering to co-create the multi million
dollar spectacular ‘Mickey and the Magician’
currently running 35 shows a week at
Disneyland Paris. It won the international
IAAPA award for best theme park show
and is the first character magic show
in any of the Disney parks.

Paul’s awards include two Guinness World
Records, The Magic Castle (Hollywood)
Creative Fellowship (2013), The Magic Circle
Maskelyne Award for services to
British magic (2013).

An honorary lifetime member of The Magic
Castle, Gold Star Member of the Inner Magic
Circle and an associate artist at
The Old Vic Theatre, London.

Full biography

a selection of projects featuring

Paul Kieve's work.

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of projects.

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Perception

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Belief

meet Paul Kieve

and the Matildas

“Loads of the magic fooled me, indeed took my breath away.”

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Penn and Teller

PAUL KIEVE

Leading theatrical illusion creator & director

The only magician to work on and appear in the Harry Potter movies.
Winner of Magic Castle (Hollywood) Creative Fellowship.
Co-director and consultant on David Blaine Live 2017-2019.
Holder of 2 Guinness World Records.
The only illusionist to win a Broadway Drama Desk award in its 70th year history.
Consultant on 9 Broadway shows and the current US tour of The Phantom of the Opera.