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September 2012, ArtsFest 2012, ArtsFest Birmingham, Birmingham, Paul gave a public mind reading stage show at the Crescent Crescent Theatre Theatre,, Birmingham as part of ArtsFest of ArtsFest,, the largest free arts festival in the UK[11]
September ber 1973) 1973) is a prof professi essiona onall Paul Paul Brook Brook (28 Septem British British presenter, presenter, author, author, mentalis mentalistt and performe performer. r. He has writte written n over over 17 books books on the sub subject ject of menta mentalis lism m and in particular psychological psychological mind reading. Paul is a fully paid member of Equity of Equity.. Brook Brook is also also a Vegan a Vegan,, Atheist [1] and a Skeptic a Skeptic..
Throughout 2012 and 2013 Paul was an on-set Executive Consultant for for a 10 episode mind reading and magic television series called 'Draíocht' starring Irish TV personality and magician Rua and created by Midas Productions. The show was first broadcast in the Spring of 2014 on the channel TG4 channel TG4..[12]
April and May 2014, Brook toured the United the United Kingdom and Europe and Europe with with the the Panasonic Panasonic Roadsho Roadshow. w. During During the five weeks Brook presented information about the latest Brook was born and raised in Birmingham Birmingham,, West Mid- technology that Panasonic has Panasonic has to offer and was able to lands, he still resides in the West Midlands in the mar- perform in ways that were analogous to these technoloket town of Willenhall Willenhall.. From From a young young age Brook Brook had gies. [13] an interest in the subjects of the mind, especially that of hypnos hypnosis. is. In the early early years years of his caree careerr he was a psychotherapist, and ran his own therapy practice in 2 Publi Publish shed ed work workss Birmingham.[2][3]
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In 2004 Brook decided to start entertaining full time and became a professional psychological mind reader. April 2007, Winner of the Magic Circle Close-Up Magician of the Year 2006, James 2006, James Brown, Brown, acknowledged Paul as one of the most prominent mind readers in the UK. [4] In Septemb September er 2007, prominen prominentt magic magic magazine magazine Genii wrote wrote a revie review w of his first first publi publici cised sed work work The Brook Brook Test , beginning his career as a technical author in the field of mentalism. [5] October 2007, was the first public stage show of Brook’s material. The show Open to Influence took place over two nights (18 and 19 October ) and was described by a reviewer, "...the audience were clearly enjoying themselves. The work Paul had put into the show was evident, and the smoothness with which it ran was exemplary. "[6]
April 2008, Brook Brook lectured lectured alongsid alongsidee Marc Pau Paull, Enrique Enríquez and David Berglas in Londo London. n. The lect lecture uress were on the psychological nature of mystery entertainment. A reviewer reviewer for the lecture wrote, "Already hailed as a must read for all mentalists, Alchemical Tools has taken the mentalist community by storm. "[7]
In 2009 2009 to 2010, 2010, Magic MagicSee Seen n magaz magazin inee gave gave Brook’ Brook’ss [8][9] products four and five star reviews. February 2010, The Magic Circular, Ian Circular, Ian Rowland said Rowland said of Brook’s Two Two in the the Bush Bush, "It’s just gorgeo gorgeous, us, and like many many great ideas in mentalism it’s so simple only a genius would ever think of it. "[10]
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The Brook Test ( 2007 )
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Good Vibrations (2007 )
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The Gift: the 14th step to mentalism ( 2007 )
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On Mephisto’s Shoulder ( 2007 )
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The Alchemical Tools ( 2008 )
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Thought Reader Card ( 2008 )
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You Know Who Card (2008 )
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Locked In Thought (2008 )
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The Chrysalis of a Polymath (2009)
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Double Blank Svengali Deck (2009)
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One In The Hand ( 2009)
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Two In The Bush ( 2009)
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Underhanded ( 2009)
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Juxtapose (2010)
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The Book of Lies (2010)
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This Way Up [limited edition] ( 2011)
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Mind Mind Powe Powerr Secre Secrets ts [ISBN 978-1-61979-622-5] 978-1-61979-622-5 ] (2011)
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NIX4 [limited edition] ( 2013)
[20] McBride, Jeff. “Review of 'On Mephisto’s Shoulder'.”. PaulBrook.co.uk. Retrieved 25 October 2012.
Brook’s works have been praised by a long list of prominent members within the field of mentalism, such as Andy Nyman,[14] Bob Cassidy,[15] Marc Salem,[16] Keith Barry,[17] Marc Paul,[18] John Archer,[19] Jeff McBride,[20] Richard Osterlind,[21] Colin McLeod,[22] to name a few.
[21] Osterlind, Richard. “Review of 'The Brook Test'.”. PaulBrook.co.uk. Retrieved 25 October 2012. [22] McLeod, Colin. “Review of 'The Alchemical Tools’.”. PaulBrook.co.uk. Retrieved 25 October 2012.
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[1] “Twitter Profile Information”. Twitter . PaulBrookSays. [2] “West Midlands Stop Smoking”. Hypnotherapistregister.com. Retrieved 25 October 2012. [3] “Paul’s Old Practice Listing”. Fyple.co.uk. Retrieved 25 October 2012. [4] Brown, James. MAGIC BUNNY Forum “MAGIC BUNNY Forum”. Retrieved April 2007. [5] Regal, David (September 2007). Genii . 9 70: 101 GENII Magazine http://geniimagazine.com/ GENII Magazine |url= missing title (help). [6] Smith, Phill. “Stage Show Review”. MagicWeek. Retrieved October 2007. [7] Webb, Andrew (April2008). “Tabula Mentis Lecture Review”. pp. 5–6. Retrieved 25 October 2012. [8] Shaw, Phil (September 2009). “MAGICSEEN Magazine”. Magicseen. 4 5: 63. [9] Shaw, Phil (March 2010). “MAGICSEEN Magazine”. Magicseen . 1 6 : 50–51. [10] Rowland, Ian (February 2010). “MAGIC CIRCULAR Magazine”. The Magic Circular 104 (1123): 55. [11] “ArtsFest Birmingham”. September 2012.
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[12] “Draiocht Tg4”. YouTube. Midas Productions. [13] “Tweets about the Tour”. Twitter . PaulBrookSays. [14] Nyman, Andy. “Review of 'The Brook Test'.”. PaulBrook.co.uk. Retrieved 25 October 2012. [15] Cassidy, Bob. “Review of 'This Way Up'.”. PaulBrook.co.uk. Retrieved 25 October 2012. [16] Salem, Marc. “Review of 'This Way Up'.”. PaulBrook.co.uk. Retrieved 25 October 2012. [17] Barry, Keith. “Review of 'On Mephisto’s Shoulder'.”. PaulBrook.co.uk. Retrieved 25 October 2012. [18] Paul, Marc. “Review of 'The Book of Lies’.”. PaulBrook.co.uk. Retrieved 25 October 2012. [19] Archer, John. “Review of 'This Way Up'.”. PaulBrook.co.uk. Retrieved 25 October 2012.
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