Sophie Evans (magician)
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Sophie Evans is an English-born magician who lives and works mainly in Las Vegas
. She works regularly at the famous Hollywood Magic Castle
, in the close-up room and the parlour, as well as onstage in the Palace. She is an international award-winning magician, taking the coveted closeup award in Australia
in the mid-nineteen nineties. Sophie is best known in England
for her work on the BBC
's "Sorcerers Apprentice
" magical TV series for children, playing herself - Miss Evans, the magic teacher in series 1,2, and 3.
She comes from an established English show-biz family that goes back 4 generations. Her great-great-grandmother was a Gaiety girl
; her great-grandfather a music hall
performer and her grandfather was well-known stuntman
and technical director
, Rupert Evans. Other family members include Monica Evans
, who understudied
Joan Littlewood
in Rhinoceros and later became become a Pigeon Sister in "The Odd Couple
" and is the voice of Maid Marian in Robin Hood
.
Sophie Evans is a specialist in close-up and comedy
magic, as well performing her burlesque
-style magical-fire stage act. She has opened for "The Amazing Johnathan
" in Vegas, and often works with International Magician Kevin James
as part of the Award Winning "Twisted Cabaret". She also acts as a magic and fire consultant.
Las Vegas metropolitan area
The Las Vegas Valley is the heart of the Las Vegas-Paradise, NV MSA also known as the Las Vegas–Paradise–Henderson MSA which includes all of Clark County, Nevada, and is a metropolitan area in the southern part of the U.S. state of Nevada. The Valley is defined by the Las Vegas Valley landform, a ...
. She works regularly at the famous Hollywood Magic Castle
The Magic Castle
The Magic Castle, located at 7001 Franklin Avenue in the Hollywood district of Los Angeles, California, is a nightclub for magicians and magic enthusiasts, as well as the clubhouse for the Academy of Magical Arts. It bills itself as "the most unusual private club in the world."-Nightclub:The Magic...
, in the close-up room and the parlour, as well as onstage in the Palace. She is an international award-winning magician, taking the coveted closeup award in Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
in the mid-nineteen nineties. Sophie is best known in England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
for her work on the BBC
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
's "Sorcerers Apprentice
The Sorcerer's Apprentice (TV series)
The Sorcerer's Apprentice is a children's television programme that aired on BBC One. It was hosted by Barney Harwood, and saw 14 lucky scholars picked from auditions taking place across the UK. The successful applicants were then taken to magic school, where they were given 18 days of training...
" magical TV series for children, playing herself - Miss Evans, the magic teacher in series 1,2, and 3.
She comes from an established English show-biz family that goes back 4 generations. Her great-great-grandmother was a Gaiety girl
Gaiety Girls
Gaiety Girls were the chorus girls in Edwardian musical comedies, beginning in the 1890s at the Gaiety Theatre, London, in the shows produced by George Edwardes. The popularity of this genre of musical theatre depended, in part, on the beautiful dancing corps of "Gaiety Girls" appearing onstage in...
; her great-grandfather a music hall
Music hall
Music Hall is a type of British theatrical entertainment which was popular between 1850 and 1960. The term can refer to:# A particular form of variety entertainment involving a mixture of popular song, comedy and speciality acts...
performer and her grandfather was well-known stuntman
Stuntman
A stuntman or stunt performer is someone who performs dangerous stunts.Stuntman may also refer to:*The Stunt Man, a 1980 film starring Peter O'Toole*Stuntman , a 2002 video game**Stuntman: Ignition, its sequel...
and technical director
Technical director
The Technical Director or Technical Manager is usually a senior technical person within a software company, film studio, theatrical company or television studio...
, Rupert Evans. Other family members include Monica Evans
Monica Evans
Monica Evans is an English actress best known for her portrayal of Cecily Pigeon in Neil Simon's The Odd Couple. She was in the original Broadway cast for its entire run, then appeared in the film version in 1968, and finally appeared in some episodes of the television series based on the play...
, who understudied
Understudy
In theater, an understudy is a performer who learns the lines and blocking/choreography of a regular actor or actress in a play. Should the regular actor or actress be unable to appear on stage because of illness or emergencies, the understudy takes over the part...
Joan Littlewood
Joan Littlewood
Joan Maud Littlewood was a British theatre director, noted for her work in developing the left-wing Theatre Workshop...
in Rhinoceros and later became become a Pigeon Sister in "The Odd Couple
The Odd Couple
The Odd Couple is a 1965 Broadway play by Neil Simon, followed by a successful film and television series, as well as other derivative works and spin offs, many featuring one or more of the same actors. The plot concerns two mismatched roommates, one neat and uptight, the other more easygoing and...
" and is the voice of Maid Marian in Robin Hood
Robin Hood (1973 film)
Robin Hood is an 1973 American animated film produced by the Walt Disney Productions, first released in the United States on November 8, 1973...
.
Sophie Evans is a specialist in close-up and comedy
Comedy
Comedy , as a popular meaning, is any humorous discourse or work generally intended to amuse by creating laughter, especially in television, film, and stand-up comedy. This must be carefully distinguished from its academic definition, namely the comic theatre, whose Western origins are found in...
magic, as well performing her burlesque
Burlesque
Burlesque is a literary, dramatic or musical work intended to cause laughter by caricaturing the manner or spirit of serious works, or by ludicrous treatment of their subjects...
-style magical-fire stage act. She has opened for "The Amazing Johnathan
The Amazing Johnathan
John Edward Szeles , better known by the stage name The Amazing Johnathan, is an American stand-up comedian/magician. His act is mostly composed of hijinks, interaction with one specific audience member and a few legitimate magic tricks. Since 2001, he has been a year-round headliner in Las Vegas...
" in Vegas, and often works with International Magician Kevin James
Kevin James (magician)
Kevin James is an award-winning French-born American magician, known for creating several unique magical effects, such as the "Floating Rose" which is performed by David Copperfield....
as part of the Award Winning "Twisted Cabaret". She also acts as a magic and fire consultant.