Ask any working performer about the most practical and impressive mentalism in recent years, and you’ll likely hear the name Barrie Richardson come up quicker than a rabbit from a hat. Curtain Call is Mr. Richardson's third major collection of mentalism, and he’s not holding back. He kicks things off with the full details of his professional act, follows up with a treasure trove of fabulous tricks, routines, and tools for the mentalist, and wraps it all up with a showstopper that elicits genuine emotional responses and spontaneous applause from audiences (seriously, who doesn't love a good ovation?).
Barrie Richardson is renowned for crafting mind-boggling mental mysteries that dance on multiple layers of deception, all delivered with a disconcerting directness that packs a punch with minimal fuss. Talk about efficiency!
Whether you're a long-time fan or just dipping your toes into Barrie Richardson's genius for the first time, if you’re into theatrical, commercial, and cleverly constructed mentalism, Curtain Call is bound to hit the spot and then some.
Gathering the finest fruits of Barrie Richardson's creativity from recent years, this tome is stuffed with material he's been honing in performance for over a decade. Inside, you’ll find many of his closely guarded secrets...
An old key that eerily twists and crawls in your hand. Haunted? Psychokinesis? Who cares! It delivers all the thrills of fancy mechanical keys without the gimmicks—examined before and after, just like your last date.
An ordinary pencil lying across your outstretched hand defies gravity in full view. When someone tries to lift it, they find it impossible! (A little magnetic suggestion can go a long way.) Once the magic wears off, the pencil is free for inspection.
The mentalist jots down a target word, whilst someone takes an imaginary stroll through a bookshop, randomly selecting any book, any page, and any word. Spoiler alert: it matches the performer's target word! Then, they concentrate on that mentally selected page number, and voilà—someone from the audience nails it!
Uncover incredibly potent tools for the mentalist, including some of the most deceptive billet peeks and switches you’ll ever come across; a nifty gimmicked envelope that lets you glimpse or steal contents while being handled by spectators; and a perfected standing switch for a full deck of cards. Yes, these have fooled both experts and the unsuspecting public.
In previous works, Mr. Richardson has built a reputation for devising some of the best methods for the elusive Card at Any Number effect. In Curtain Call, he reveals what he considers his finest version, performed with an ordinary and genuinely shuffled deck. No smoke, no mirrors.
In this book, you needn’t fret about what lurks behind the curtain. The reality is bound to be thrilling!
