Quick Change Artists drive from UK to Sweden to fulfill Paper Conference Event!

The International Quick Change Artists have just returned after a very long road trip to Sweden! Since the volcanic eruption and the problems with the flights occurring close to this last event the costume change artists - Keelan and Charlotte decided it would be safer to make alternative travel arrangements in order to ensure they made it to the Paper Conference in time for their performance at the gala dinner.

Keelan and Charlotte set off from the UK on Friday night to catch the overnight ferry from Harwich to Hoek of Holland, then drove from Holland to Gothenburg, North Sweden on Saturday totally 13 hours drive. The event was held on Monday night in the SAS Radisson Hotel combined with the dinner in an old style restaurant come theatre which was 200 years old. The Quick Change Artists performed after the main course for the guests and the theme of "Change" was one that was very happy to be taken on after much controversy surrounding the recent paper strikes in Sweden. The delegates enjoyed the show and expressed their amazement when the Quick Change Artists got to meet some of them after the event.

Shortly after the Quick Change Performance, Keelan and Charlotte headed back onto the road in order to catch the Tuesday overnight ferry back to the UK.

Despite the extremely long road trip, when it should have been a very short flight, the Quick Change Artists appreciated a change from the normal "airport routine" and got to drive across 4 different countries and saw the more scenic route of them all!

Hocus Pocus - Cairo Magic Show featuring Quick Change Artists - April 10

Keelan and Charlotte the Costume Change Artists were delighted to be invited back to Cairo to perform for Events Plus in their second Magic Show in Cairo. The Quick Change Artists performed at the first ever magic show in Cairo organised by the same company last April which was a fabulous show and the Quick Change Artists met some legends of magic.

The second Magic Show was scheduled to be held in December, and the Quick Change Act were disappointed when they were informed that the show had been cancelled due to the Swine Flu outbreak. Government regulations had banned all large scale public events to reduce the risk of the infection spreading. Keelan and Charlotte were informed that the show would be postponed until 2010.

Thankfully when the dates had been decided for the shows in 2010 – Keelan and Charlotte were not already booked like some of the other acts that were due to appear in the show who were forced to pull out of the show. The Cairo Magic Show was sponsored by Mobinil and of the 6 shows the Quick Change Artists were performing in, 2 of these were booked out by clients and employees of the Mobile Phone network. The other 3 shows were open to the public through ticket sales and the sixth show was a charity event that was held for 1500 Egyptian orphans who were invited to come and watch the show for free.

The Egyptian crowd are very appreciative audience and responded well to all of the acts. The Quick Change Artists were closing the show with their spectacular Costume Change Act. Opening the show was German Magician – Tim Marc, followed by Comedy Magician – Michael Finney, then expert manipulator Danny Cole from the USA, then Scottish Dark Comedian Magicians – Barry and Stuart. The entire cast of entertainers were a wonderful group and everyone had a fabulous time.

The Cairo Magic Show was really well marketed and there were TV and Radio Adverts and large bill boards all over Cairo advertising the show.

Overall a very successful production show which hopefully will continue to bring the magic to Cairo, Egypt next year as well!

Quick Change for Cricket Team - India – Mumbai – April 10

A very quick and last minute trip came up for International Costume Change Artists Keelan and Charlotte, as they were invited only several days prior to the event to perform at a prestigious event in Mumbai. They did not know who they were performing for until they reached Mumbai earlier this month. Upon arrival they were told they would be performing for the Indian Cricket Team. Seeing as Cricket is India’s number one sport it was the equivalent of performing of the England Football team!

The event was held in a 5* Hotel in the centre of Mumbai and the Dress Change Artists were the only International Act but did get to perform alongside one of India’s most talented musicians. It was a real honor for the British Quick Change Artists to perform for the Indian Cricket Team, who they got to meet after the performance. They were a fantastic crowd and the event was a private one sponsored by a telecommunications network. The Quick Change Artists stayed one night in Mumbai before jetting back to London to catch their next flight to Cairo.

Quick Change for Trade Shows - Leipzig – Germany – March 10

Quick Change Artists had a brief but eventful trip to Germany this month. Keelan and Charlotte were booked to perform for the final night farewell dinner of a technology trade show event held at the Convention Centre in Leipzig.

The show went down very well considering complications with the luggage arriving extremely late from Berlin and putting the show in jeopardy. After all the stress it was worth while in the end as the 2000 strong crowd erupted with applause during the performance showing their appreciation for the amazing fast costume change act.

International Quick Change at Shree Cement India – Feb 10

Quick Change Artists – Keelan and Charlotte return to India yet again, to perform for one of the largest cement companies in India. Shree Cement were holding 2 private events for their clients and invited employees. The first of the two events was held at the cement plant itself and 20,000 employees were invited to watch the spectacular event. The show was comprised of 3 international acts, as well as Bollywood singers and Dancers and the winners of India’s Got Talent. The Quick Change Artists were excited to perform for such a large crowd – the equivalent of a music concert. Their amazing costume change show was very well received by the large crowd.

The second show was a much more intimate affair – being held in a 300 seat theatre. This show was mainly for the clients of Shree Cement and was invited guests. Keelan and Charlotte had a great time performing in India and got to meet some other International artists while out there. The trip co-insided with the Indian festival of colours. The quick change act which is full of bright colours and changing costumes was a perfect warm up for the eve of the colours festival and very well received by the theatre crowd.

Costume Change Performance at Equate 2009 – Kuwait – Feb 10

Whilst on their fleeting trip to Kuwait – Keelan and Charlotte – amazing Quick Change Artists were able to squeeze in a second performance of their super fast dress change act at the annual “Equate” Awards. The awards are given to employees of the company celebrating their performance, achievements and excellence for 2009! As part of the entertainment schedule The Quick Change Artists were invited to perform for the 800 guests attending the event in the Mariott Hotel, Kuwait City.

Both the audience and the clients were ecstatic with the costume change performances given by Keelan Leyser and Charlotte Marie.

Costume Change Act used for Marketing Campaign – Kuwait – Feb 10

The Quick Change Artists have just recently returned for a fleeting trip to Kuwait where they were booked to perform their amazing costume change act.

They were booked as part of a promotional and marketing campaign – the event was held in a cinema which made it really different and many large name brands were exhibiting at the event. The Quick Change Artists, were brought in to entertain the invited guests with their jaw dropping performance, however there was an extra twist in this quick change act – the final costume had been adapted to incorporate one of the event sponsors logo. Mobile phone giant – Zain – formally known as Vodafone in Kuwait. The reaction to the final dress change was outstanding when the audience saw the branded dress they went crazy!

The Quick Change Show went down fantastically and the branding on the dress makes another USP for International Costume Change Artists – Keelan and Charlotte!

Quick Change Artists appear at Charity Event in Park Lane - Jan 10

Charity Event in Park Lane - Jan 10

International Quick Change Artists – Keelan Leyser and Charlotte Marie, have generously given their time to support the London based charity – London Taxidrivers' Fund for Underprivileged Children. On 31st January 2010, The Madhatter’s Tea Party was held in the Grovenors Hotel, Park Lane for around 800 underprivileged children and their families. The entertainment went on through the afternoon and included a whole range of well known faces including the Cheeky Girls, Diversity, The Heavy Weight Boxing Champion, among many more dance and variety acts including the Quick Change Artists.

The Quick Change Artists performed their fast paced colourful dress change act to the packed ballroom, which went down a storm.

Charlotte said “ We were really pleased we were able to show these children something completely different that they had never seen before. We could see their mouths drop as the costumes instantaneously changed colour and style!”

The London Taxidrivers' Fund for Underprivileged Children is a fabulous charity and many of the taxi drivers do a lot of very good work for these children.

This one was of the very few performances the UK based Quick Change Artists have performed at as the majority of their costume change shows are International

Quick Change Performance on l-Istrina – Malta – Dec 09

The Quick Change Artists were invited to perform at the annual l-lstrina fund raising event which takes place annually in Malta to raise money for underprivileged people of Malta. The event was held in the Lufthansa Technik hangar in Luqa, which was transformed into a huge television studio. Similar to the UK events – Comic Relief and Children in Need – the event ran for 12 hours and raised over 2 million euros which was a record high for the event.
The Costume Change Artists were honoured to be the only International Act ever to appear at the event. Not only did they perform for the entire population of Malta as the show was broadcast on every TV station across Malta, they were fortunate enough to be entertaining the President and Prime Minster of Malta as well as the leaders of the apposition parties.
The Quick Change Act was enjoyed by everyone and the Quick Change Artists were pleased to perform at such a prestigious event for the country.

The event was held on 26th Dec 09 and was the most successful year on record!

Costume Change Artists perform for H&M at the Sonia Rykiel Collaboration Launch!

Keelan Leyser and Charlotte Marie - International Quick Change Artists have just got back from performing at the H&M and Sonia Rykiel Collaboration Launch held at the Grand Palais in Paris.

The event was huge, with 2000 invited guests - it completely took over the Grand Palais Exhibition Centre located in central Paris. The venue was transformed into a mini Paris, which comprised of a 60m tall Effiel Tower covered in over 100,000 fairy lights as well as a Arc De Triomphe that cracked in half at the start of the fashion show. There were many huge designers attending the event and there was no expense spared!

The Quick Change Artists were given their own performance area known as Le Mystere! They performed their spectacular quick dress change act several times throughout the night, and the quirkiness of the act fitted in perfectly!

Quick Change Artists in Ancient Egyptian Temple

The International Quick Change Artists - Keelan and Charlotte were privileged enough to be invited to perform in the Ancient Habu Temple in Luxor, Egypt for a private function held by Pepsi for the Directors of Pepsi - Middle East.

The Habu Temple was hired specifically for this private function and after many complications with restrictions, Pepsi were told they were the last ever client to privately hire this Temple as the Egyptian Government have now put restrictions in regarding private events in ancient temples. So the Quick Change Artists, were the last entertainers to ever perform in the Temple, so felt very privileged indeed!

Quick Change Artists perform for 10th Anniversary Celebration

Budapest's premier shopping centre - WestEnd recently celebrated its 10th Anniversary and as part of the celebration required the incredible Costume Change Magic Act of Keelan and Charlotte.

The Quick Change Artists flew into Budapest for the weekend event, which was actually held as a private function within the shopping centre, organised by WestEnd's owner.

They performed their Quick Change Magic Act as the finale to the fashion show which was put together by some of the stores within the WestEnd Shopping Centre for a showcase of their winter collections.

The Quick Change Artists only had a fleeting visit to Hungary before heading back to Egypt.

Quick Change Artists in India

The International Quick Change Duo are currently back performing in India. Less than a week after leaving Istanbul, Turkey, they found themselves jetting back to Mumbai for a 4 city tour of India yet again.

Keelan Leyser and Charlotte Marie are performing at the Ultra Tech Cement Companies industry awards ceremony and have completed the first of four shows starting in Goa.

The Quick Change Artists will be returning to the UK for a short period at the end of this month before heading off to their next International destination for the beginning of October.

Quick Change Artists in Istanbul, Turkey

The UK's Quick Change Artists - Keelan Leyser and Charlotte Marie, are currently in Istanbul, Turkey, as they perform their Quick Change Act to launch the opening of the brand new 212 Shopping Mall in Istanbul.

The Quick Change Artists, appeared live on a Turkish TV show on Friday to promote the opening of the 212 Shopping Mall happening the following day. They also performed their Quick Change Act for the Turkish Press at the opening ceremony after the ribbon was officially cut. The Quick Change Magicians went on to perform 2 public shows that same day as part of the opening celebrations.

They are performing a total of 17 Quick Change shows during this visit to Istanbul, Turkey.

Close up Magician performs at Celebrity Wedding and is featured in Hello Magazine!

Close Up Magician and Quick Change Artist, Keelan Leyser recently performed his close up magic tricks at a celebrity wedding and went on to be mentioned in "Hello" Magazine.

Alex Walkinshaw, actor from the Popular TV Series "The Bill" had Keelan perform his tricks to his and his new wife Sarah's friends and family. The wedding was held at a beautiful venue in Greenwich, London where many of his celebrity friends joined the couple to celebrate their marriage.

"Hello" Magazine were given the exclusive photos to their wedding and was made a big feature in this weeks Hello Magazine. Close up Magician, Keelan was given a mention in their feature.

Keelan started off in the magic business as a full time close up magician but is now better known for his Quick Change Costume Act with partner Charlotte Marie, which takes them all over the World for performances.

If you are looking for UK magicians for your event to perhaps walk around the tables performing close up magic, mix and mingle style then go to http://www.magicians.uk.com to hire magicians from the UK.

Quick Change Artists on Facebook

The British Quick Change Artists - Keelan Leyser and Charlotte Marie are now on Facebook so you can follow their travels, see their show photos, latest videos and news updates even easier. The Quick Change Artists page allows people to become fans of the costume change act and post comments onto the page. They will be updating the page regularly with their latest show schedules and quick change news.

To become a fan - visit their Facebook book page - Quick Change Artists.

Quick Change Artists Perform for British High Commissioner in India

While the Quick Change Artists were away in India performing for ESPN and Star Sports Channel, they extended their trip as they were invited to performed for the British High Commissioner of India at an event that was another celebration of the Cricket World Cup. The event was held at the High Commissioner's private residence which happened to be opposite the President of India's house in New Delhi. A live feed of the cricket was broadcast from the UK along with a performance from an Indian comedian and closing the show was the British Quick Change Artists - Keelan Leyser and Charlotte Marie.

Keelan and Charlotte were honored to perform at this private event and got to meet the High Commission himself and a lot of the British staff working at the British Embassy in India, which was a pleasant surprise to perform for Brits outside of the UK.

Quick Change Artists Appear on Britain's Got Talent!

Keelan Leyser and Charlotte Marie, the British Quick Change Artists appeared on the popular TV show - Britain's Got Talent last week on the final show of the auditions.

The British Couple who have been performing their Quick Change Act for the past 3.5 years auditioned for the show back in January. They went straight into the 2nd round after they were head hunted by the shows producers to appear on Britain's Got Talent. They were asked to appear for the first 2 series but had always been working abroad and weren't able to make it back to the UK for the auditions. In 2009 they were in the UK, so auditioned at the Hammersmith Apollo, London in front of the three judges; Simon Cowell. Piers Morgan and Amanda Holden and a packed theatre of 4000!

They performed a shortened 2 minute version of their usual 8 minute Quick Change Act which went down a storm with the entire audience and all the judges. They received a standing ovation for their quick change act and were put through to the live semi finals of the show.

Unfortunately, between the auditions and the live semi finals, the Quick Change Artists received a booking for a tour of India for Sports Channel giant ESPN, so were unable to perform in the live semi finals as the dates clashed!

To see Keelan Leyser and Charlotte Marie , the UK's Quick Change Artists appearing on Britain's Got Talent, see the clip below.