Marvel at the magic skills of Britain’s Got Talent winner Lance Corporal Richard Jones when he takes to the stage at Weymouth Pavilion tomorrow evening.
His brand new show The Military Illusionist combines magic, comedy and mind-reading, taking the audience on a journey through their own imagination and uncovering the unsolved mysteries of the mind.
Richard, who grew up in Essex, stole the hearts of the nation with his captivating performances on Britain’s Got Talent. He was the first magician to ever win the show.
He wowed the judges and public with his mind-reading skills that involved a David Beckham cut-out and turning a can of fizzy orange into hot tea, and a trick that gave Amanda Holden and David Walliams electric shocks
Since winning Britain’s Got Talent, Richard’s life has changed. A magnificent performance at the Royal Variety Show in December 2016 saw Richard read the mind of HRH Prince Charles and receive a standing ovation from the entire audience at The Eventim Apollo
This year has been busy for this soldier and magician. Richard starred in his own prime-time ITV special - Operation Magic in April 2017. On the show, audiences watched as he went back to where his Army career began while entertaining the troops who deserve it the most.
Richard enlisted the help of Katherine Jenkins and even returned to the Britain’s Got Talent set, paying a visit to the judges and showing them tricks along the way.
He has just returned from a morale tour of Afghanistan where he travelled for a number of weeks, heading to different bases, putting on shows for not only British forces, but soldiers deployed in Afghanistan from all over the world.
Richard said: “It was an honour to meet our country’s brave men and women, and the show’s turn out of hundreds of troops in Kabul was incredible. The positive impact our troops are making in Afghanistan is truly inspiring and should not be forgotten.”
During his time in Afghanistan, Richard not only spent time entertaining the troops on base but also spent time performing for local Afghans in the village markets.
*Lance Corporal Richard Jones, The Military Illusionist, Weymouth Pavilion, Sunday, June 3, 7.30pm. Call the box office for tickets.
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