Billy Kidd

Magician. Conjuror. Wizard. Liar.

Billy Kidd is a Magician with a background in theatre, she has an incredible presence and charisma and excels in all types of magic performance. Having a mix of incredible sleight of hand skills as a close-up artist, along with extensive experience with both street magic and stage-based shows, has meant that Billy is hot property on stages, TV screens and high profile events around the world.

With classical training in acting (BFA), dance (RAD) and music (RCM), Billy started her career performing professionally at the age of 11 as an actor on film, television and theatre. She completed her formal training but was not contempt with a burgeoning career in this space, and after seeing a live street magician performance she realised it was her calling to become a magician. It was a decision she wouldn’t regret. Within no time, she became the face for ‘O2’s Load & Go TV’ advertising campaign where she showcased her talent, followed by becoming a co-host of ‘Discovery’s Breaking Magic’ TV series which aired globally to over 200 countries. She quickly became a popular face of magic on TV, featuring in both of ITV’s hit shows ‘Game of Talents’ and ‘Next Great Magician’, Channel 5’s ‘When Magic Goes Horribly Wrong’ and two of the BBC’s series ‘Xmas Lectures’ and ‘Now You See It’. Her profile skyrocketed after Billy competed in US show Wizard Wars, where she received the only standing ovation from judges Penn & Teller and was cast as a Wizard regular for the rest of the series.

A plethora of further global TV appearances followed along with a regular slot in the West End show Wonderville, which elevated her profile and has allowed her perform magic at a variety of close-up shows, corporate stage shows, street festivals, theatres and for cruise liners. Billy regularly captivates audiences around the world and is available to perform for your next event!

Repertoire

Billy specialises in the following areas:

Stage based shows
Festival focused performances
Walk about, close-up magic

Act information

Experienced and flexible performing comedy magic stage shows that can be custom designed to suit your event, Billy can tailor a 20-to-45-minute performance for your event. She performs a slick show that is full of energy, audience participation, with amusement and astonishment provided in equal measures! Her outdoor festival and events show is created specifically for this environment, she uses her skill to gather a crowd from nothing and to get the atmosphere pumping. This show is perfect for music/arts festivals, state fairs, and corporate events, her performance in this environment has been honed from years of experience performing around the world.

Billy’s skill as a sleight of hand magician is perfectly designed to perform in a roaming, closeup magic settings such as corporate events, private functions, dinner galas, weddings or cocktails parties, where she can roam from group-to-group, performing personally magic for spectators. Alternatively, a close-up table can be set in the room for smaller groups to attend and experience the magic up front. Whatever your event Billy will elevate it and will create a real talking point amongst guests, adding pizzaz and a touch of stardust!

Previous Clients & Media Appearances

O2
Amazon
Samsung
Discovery Channel
ITV’s
Channel 5
BBC
HBO/Sky+
Disney Cruise Line
Glastonbury Festival
BP
Sainsbury’s

Location Based

Bristol
London

Locations Served

South West England
South East England
UK Wide

Testimonials

What Billy has the ability to do onstage is to bring you to a place where you stop asking, “How did she do that?” And you start saying to yourself, “I want to see more. I want to believe. I want to be a part of what’s happening tonight.” Scott Shiller, LIBERTY MAGIC PRODUCER.

Her tricks were impressive, but I found myself looking more towards her story than the trick itself. She weaved humor, sadness, comedy and more into her act and it felt genuine. This is not me saying her tricks took a backseat, they did not. I was wowed by what she performed, but the theme and story weaved everything together so nicely. It felt real. I loved it. Marta Napoleone, MARTA ON THE MOVE.

‘Billy Kidd in Bridging the Gap’ is like a lush, wall-of-sound rock album. There are layers to this thing; there’s showmanship and theatricality. Kidd too is world-renowned and impeccably skilled, but her show doesn’t aim simply to wow — there’s deep, full-bellied laughter, absurdity, drama and even sadness. This is not performance art, though; while you’ll be moved at times during Kidd’s performance, she is more than capable of dazzling. Simon Collier, PITTSBURGH MAGAZINE.

…..with Billy Kidd what you see is VERY impressive. Even without the theatrical overlay, these tricks would be undeniably amazing. But it’s the element of theatre that makes her different. With her oddball sense of humor, quirky energy and mingled UK/USA accent, Billy Kidd’s Doctor Who-esque energy and enthusiasm is infectious. Watching Kidd perform feels like watching one of the great stage-comedy “characters” in an early outing, like how audiences must have felt seeing Dame Edna or Pee-Wee Herman before they broke big. It’s especially telling that Kidd ends her show not with a spectacular trick, but with a theatrical bit: she lets the magic serve the story, but it’s the story that sends us home. Gary Kerestan, BROADWAYWORLD.

Her showmanship is exquisite and her connection with her audience is direct and genuine. I was more than willing to go along whatever odd, unpredictable, and magical path she chose to take us down. I could go on for hundreds of words about how much I enjoyed Bridging the Gap, but since one of the most delightful parts of the performance is its sheer unexpected weirdness, I won’t go into too many details. Her onstage persona has a puckish quality that must have taken years to hone but feels absolutely effortless. The overall sense is of entering an Alice in Wonderland -esque world where reality isn’t so much removed as it is askew. Laura Caton, PITTSBURGH IN THE ROUND.