A powerful yet easy to perform stage routine that makes you look like a real pickpocket. Without stooges, or pre show work the performer elegantly steals banknotes, a wallet and even the watch from a volunteer. A superb introduction into the world of theatrical pocket picking!
Reviews
"This is FANTASTIC! At last, a truly professional pickpocket routine that looks like the real thing, but is easy to do. Lee is one of only a handful of people in the world who really know about the real secrets of picking pockets. This is a wonderfully commercial routine, created by a professional for professionals. If you want to add pocket picking to your skills, you need this routine."
Marc Paul
"Very smart thinking"
Andy Nyman
"This is brilliant! the most practical pickpocketing routine I’ve ever read."
Bob Percy
"I’m glad to report that this is one of the best stand-up routines I’ve seen in a long while, the routine is a combination of some very clever routining. There are a couple parts in the routine that will get magicians in the audience scratching their heads! To sum up, if you’re looking for a very strong stand-up routine which will also make you look like a very accomplished pickpocket, a routine which could easily close any show, a routine which is fast paced and extremely entertaining then look no further, quality stand-up routines like this don’t come along everyday."
Gary Jones
FROM THE INTRODUCTION:
You have been introduced onstage as the world’s leading authority on picking pockets. As you look out at the audience, you feel a bead of sweat trickle down your neck and you realise that on this beautiful summer’s day, the entire room is filled with lovely, young people wearing nothing but t-shirts, tight jeans and expectant smiles. Yes, the days have gone when you could expect an audience to be dressed up to see a show, and that means that the pickpocket’s craft is much more difficult.
This routine is the result of collaboration with my good friend and fellow magician, Justin M. Monehen. I wanted to create a short routine that naturally fitted into my pickpocket show. It had to pack small, play big and couldn’t require the volunteer to have anything in his pockets. I had seen other pickpockets attempt such a thing (resorting either to standard magic tricks or, worse still, a stooge), but I always felt that these routines diluted the perceived “skill” of picking pockets.
Justin suggested stealing banknotes, one at a time, from a volunteer and worked out the mechanics of the effect and the logic behind it. I then broke in the routine and integrated it into my stage act over several months, to transform the trick into a genuine pickpocket routine.
The resulting effect not only met all my criteria, but also became one of my favourite routines. I have successfully performed it on cruise ships, in theatres, at public fêtes and in close-up situations and it never fails to get a great reaction. I hope you enjoy it, as it is a perfect and simple introduction to the theatrical world of pocket picking that will allow a beginner to practise a dipping routine without burdening the performer with the possibility and worry of failure.
Reviews
"This is FANTASTIC! At last, a truly professional pickpocket routine that looks like the real thing, but is easy to do. Lee is one of only a handful of people in the world who really know about the real secrets of picking pockets. This is a wonderfully commercial routine, created by a professional for professionals. If you want to add pocket picking to your skills, you need this routine."
Marc Paul
"Very smart thinking"
Andy Nyman
"This is brilliant! the most practical pickpocketing routine I’ve ever read."
Bob Percy
"I’m glad to report that this is one of the best stand-up routines I’ve seen in a long while, the routine is a combination of some very clever routining. There are a couple parts in the routine that will get magicians in the audience scratching their heads! To sum up, if you’re looking for a very strong stand-up routine which will also make you look like a very accomplished pickpocket, a routine which could easily close any show, a routine which is fast paced and extremely entertaining then look no further, quality stand-up routines like this don’t come along everyday."
Gary Jones
FROM THE INTRODUCTION:
You have been introduced onstage as the world’s leading authority on picking pockets. As you look out at the audience, you feel a bead of sweat trickle down your neck and you realise that on this beautiful summer’s day, the entire room is filled with lovely, young people wearing nothing but t-shirts, tight jeans and expectant smiles. Yes, the days have gone when you could expect an audience to be dressed up to see a show, and that means that the pickpocket’s craft is much more difficult.
This routine is the result of collaboration with my good friend and fellow magician, Justin M. Monehen. I wanted to create a short routine that naturally fitted into my pickpocket show. It had to pack small, play big and couldn’t require the volunteer to have anything in his pockets. I had seen other pickpockets attempt such a thing (resorting either to standard magic tricks or, worse still, a stooge), but I always felt that these routines diluted the perceived “skill” of picking pockets.
Justin suggested stealing banknotes, one at a time, from a volunteer and worked out the mechanics of the effect and the logic behind it. I then broke in the routine and integrated it into my stage act over several months, to transform the trick into a genuine pickpocket routine.
The resulting effect not only met all my criteria, but also became one of my favourite routines. I have successfully performed it on cruise ships, in theatres, at public fêtes and in close-up situations and it never fails to get a great reaction. I hope you enjoy it, as it is a perfect and simple introduction to the theatrical world of pocket picking that will allow a beginner to practise a dipping routine without burdening the performer with the possibility and worry of failure.
