Russ Appleby Close Up Magician

I've booked Russ for 4 of my events now - can't keep away! His close up magic is just fantastic, and he's so easy and pleasant to work with. All the guests have been amazed by his magic. I thoroughly recommend Russ - he's amazing!

Russ came and entertained our guests at our Halloween ball. His close up magic is fantastic and he is a lovely guy. I’m looking forward to more of the same at my daughters wedding next year. Thankyou Russ for your generosity also. Everyone thought you were amazing.

Russ was superb on our wedding day keeping guests thoroughly entertained with his magnificent array of close up magic. Had so many compliments from our guests And people were still trying to fathom out his card skills even at Breakfast. We would highly recommend Russ for any occasion.

We at last minute decided to book entertainment for our wedding and we asked russ, quite last minute if he would..... Amazing, just wow!! He entertained all our guests young and old and did not disappoint.... Very professional and such a lovely guy..... Would love to keep him in mind for any future events and would recommend to all friends and family, he really is first class at his profession... Thankyou for making our wedding day even more special and memorable with your presence :)

Had all our guest's amazed with his magic! So Glad we had Russ to perform at our party. Professional, from the start to the finish. Can highly recommend Smart Magic!!

Russ entertained at our wedding three days ago. He delivered exactly as advertised and over expectations. The guests were amazed and very well entertained. I would definitely engage him again in the future. Thank you.

Absolutely fantastic new years eve entertainment from Russ. Amazing feedback from all our guests and staff. Would 100% recommend Russ if you want a "wow " at your party .

In a reception room full of noisy guests you could always tell where Russ was - the table with all the applause coming from it. Amazing to watch and enjoy, everyone commented how good he was. Everyone should book this guy! 5 stars easily.

Russ came to our wedding! Had the guests laughing and enjoying the moments. Great tricks. Also got the better of my bother playing cribbage. And loved ring switches and transferring crosses. Thanks, would have him again anytime. Well worth every penny a real boon to our wedding day.

booked Russ for our daughters wedding. He arrived on time and entertained everyone for the whole 3 hours he was there. Everyone was mesmerised by his tricks and wanted more. At times he had to peel himself away from guests to work the room and outside as they all wanted more from him. Some tricks to this day we will wonder how he did them. He was talk of the night and the following day. Definitely recommend him and will definitely book him again for another event. Many thanks Russ

Russ came to entertain 60 people at my 80th birthday party. A lovely entertaining man, who noticeably went to tables where conversation had lapsed. Truly mesmerising, I’ve had letters from friends who came to the party who found his entertainment amazing. The bottle passing through the table still has a relative most annoyed as she really can’t figure out how he did the trick- true magic?! Would thoroughly recommend Russ to everyone of all ages.

We booked Russ for our wedding on June 9th to keep the guests entertained for 2 hours before the wedding breakfast started, all anyone can say is WOW, he was absolutely brilliant not only very approachable but everything we could have hoped for. His close up magic was fantastic and how he does some of the things is beyond belief even now. I would highly recommend Russ to anyone who is thinking of hiring a magician for an event. Trust me you will not be disappointed.

Russ performed at a corporate event that I organised and he was absolutely amazing! He was very professional and ensured that he circulated all of the tables and kept the energy up in the room. His magic was very impressive and he certainly left everyone amazed and slightly baffled! He was a pleasure to deal with and I would definitely recommend Russ to add a little bit of magic and sparkle to your event. Thank you Russ!

Russ performed at a corporate event that I organised and he was absolutely amazing! He was very professional and ensured that he circulated all of the tables and kept the energy up in the room. His magic was very impressive and he certainly left everyone amazed and slightly baffled! He was a pleasure to deal with and I would definitely recommend Russ to add a little bit of magic and sparkle to your event. Thank you Russ!

Russ performed at our wedding and was top of his game, by far the best magician iv ever seen and everybody there was blown away by him so glad we booked him

Russ performed at our wedding and was top of his game, by far the best magician iv ever seen and everybody there was blown away by him so glad we booked him

I could not recommend this guy enough. So easy to deal with answering any questions we had then at our wedding keeping everyone amazed with his magic tricks his 2 hours flow past so quickly!

I am so pleased we booked him for our wedding day! He was amazing and blew everyone away with his amazing tricks. I have handed his details out so many times I've lost count. A* class magician and an all round great guy!

We booked him for our wedding. We can't thank him enough.

We booked Russ for our wedding in Knowsley hall in liverpool. I can not recomend him enough, he did some amazing and i mean amazing tricks. he had all gueast well entertained looking for more and the kids would not leave him alone. A+

This guy is amazing kept us entertained for hours would thoroughly recommend him.

Absolutely fantastic evening of magic whilst we dined during our office Christmas party. Everyone loved Russ, he is extremely talented and left everyone very impressed.

We booked russ for our wedding September 2019 and he was by far the best thing we booked for our big day! We still have people talking about him when they visit us. He worked the room perfectly, honestly can’t recommend him enough and to top it off he’s a genuinely nice guy. Mr and Mrs Clark

We booked Russ of Smart Magic for our wedding on the 7th September after being wowed by him at a wedding fair. We knew our guests would love him and they did. We had so many amazing comments about him and people just couldn't figure out how he did his tricks. I would recommend Russ to anyone. Not only was he great at magic but he's a really nice guy too!

Russ performed at an event we organised in August 2019. Everything went like clockwork; he arrived in plenty of time and the magic was superb. He interacted with the guests very well, skilfully knowing when to start and when to leave the guests to chat among themselves for a while and return to that table later. I would certainly book Russ again.