You are invited to an Evening Celebration
At St Mary’s School, Shaftesbury, Dorset, SP7 9LP
Doors open 6:15pm
The lecture will be followed by drinks and canapés until 8:30pm

Lecturer: Ian Keable

Gained a First Class degree from Oxford University in Politics, Philosophy and Economics, qualified as a Chartered Accountant and then became a professional magician. A Member of The Inner Magic Circle with Gold Star. He is currently performing a show about Charles Dickens, who was an amateur conjurer, called The Secret World of Charles Dickens. In 2014 published Charles Dickens Magician: Conjuring in Life, Letters & Literature

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To download and print an appliction form click Application Form Evening Celebration May 2019

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This Section Was Added After The Lecture

On May 29th, in the beautiful surroundings of St Mary’s School, Shaftesbury, we held our
annual Evening Celebration.
Designed to be a light hearted event, the evening started with a talk on Charles Dickens’s
interest in conjuring and magic tricks. After this, our speaker, Ian Keable, who is himself a
member of the Magic Circle, entertained us with several of the conjuring tricks Dickens himself
would have done. Our Chair, Sheila Williams, bravely risked her diamond ring in a disappearing
act. Thankfully the ring turned up safely inside a nest of small boxes!
The evening finished in the School’s lovely Blue Common Room, with delicious canapés and a
glass or two of wine.