Magician and mentalist in Dublin — Oliver Henke
Modern magic for Dublin
Magic that happens right in front of your eyes: interactive, surprising and in the middle of your guests. For corporate events, weddings and exclusive celebrations in Dublin and across Dublin and the east of Ireland.
20+ years of experience · 1,500+ events · English & German · Booking across Europe
You are not booking a trick — you are booking a moment
A Dublin evening is rarely short of atmosphere. What people repeat the next morning is still something narrower than that: the one thing that happened at their table and could not be explained.
That is what Oliver Henke has been building for over twenty years — close up, an arm’s length from the guest, and on stage as a mentalist who can hold a full room still.
✓ Premium entertainment: As comfortable at a tech company’s winter party as at a Georgian townhouse wedding.
✓ Personal, never off the shelf: The set is cut to your evening — not lifted from a standard running order.
✓ Interactive: Your guests do the shuffling, the choosing and the deciding. Nobody just watches.
Magic right among your guests
There is no stage between him and the table. The card ends up in your guest’s own hand, and the group leans in rather than looks up.
He circulates the way a good host does: four or five minutes with a group, then on, leaving them talking to each other. Cards, coins and whatever sits on the table are the props — along with the choices the guests make themselves.
At receptions, corporate parties, gala dinners and weddings in Dublin this creates a very particular dynamic: people laugh together, start talking to each other and share something that connects them.
No stage, no distance, no announcement. It simply happens at the table.
The second half
The mentalist half of a Dublin evening
A magician works the reception. A mentalist carries the part after dinner, once the room is seated and looking the same way.
On stage
Close-up magic works while people are standing and moving. Mentalism works the moment they sit down, and it is the half most enquiries forget to ask about.
As a mentalist he reads a word a guest wrote down and never showed, names a number someone only thought of, and opens an envelope sealed before the decision inside it was made. Thirty to fifty minutes, one guest on stage at a time, the rest of the room watching somebody they know.
A Dublin room talks back, and that suits the stage half: the volunteer answers, the room reacts, and the piece is better for it.
Both halves belong to one evening and one fee: he works the tables during the reception, then takes the stage after dinner. Booking a magician and a mentalist separately means two contracts, two briefings and two people who do not know your run of show.
The right format for every occasion
Close-up magic
At the drinks reception, between courses or while the room mingles — close up, with nothing required from the venue.
Stage show + mind reading
The point in the evening where the whole room turns the same way: interactive magic and mind reading.
Close-up + stage show
Close up while people are still arriving, then everyone together for the stage piece.
Magic for special events in Dublin
Corporate events
Modern magic for company parties, galas, Christmas parties and client events – as a stylish icebreaker or as the shared highlight of the evening.
Weddings
Magic over the drinks reception, during dinner or as the highlight of the evening – personal, interactive and right among your guests.
Private celebrations
Birthdays, anniversaries and exclusive private events – close-up magic that turns guests into participants.
Magic in action
When your brand becomes part of the show
For a company evening the material can carry your own content. A product, a number from the year, the phrase the campaign runs on — it appears inside a piece, at the moment nobody is watching for it.
That is the difference between a booked act and a part of the evening. At client receptions, anniversaries and launches it gives the message something people retell afterwards.
It never tips into a pitch. The content sits inside the entertainment, and no guest feels sold to.
Oliver Henke travels to Dublin from Germany and also performs as a magician in Manchester, in Liverpool and in London.
The questions we are asked most often
What kind of magic does Oliver Henke perform in Dublin?
Two formats, or both across one evening. Close up he works the room itself — reception, tables, the hour when people are mingling – at the reception, at the tables or during networking, with cards, coins and borrowed objects. On stage he combines interactive magic with mind reading, so the whole room shares one highlight. Every show is built around your occasion, your guests and the running order of the evening.
Does Oliver Henke perform his show in English?
Yes. Oliver Henke performs the complete programme in English as well as in German, and all planning, contracts and correspondence for Dublin are handled in English. Because the magic works through the guests themselves – their hands, their choices, their reactions – it carries an international audience easily.
Where in Dublin does Oliver Henke perform?
Wherever your event takes place: a hotel in the city centre, a company event in the Docklands, a country-house wedding in Wicklow or a conference at the Convention Centre Dublin – the setting changes, the magic does not. Close-up magic needs no stage and no technical set-up at all, which makes it work in rooms where a conventional show act would not fit.
Can I book a magician in Dublin for a corporate event?
Company work fills most of the diary: winter parties, summer barbecues, awards dinners, conferences, trade fairs, client evenings, product launches and anniversaries. On request your products, brand messages or the central theme of the event are woven into the performance: surprising, high quality and never like an advertising presentation.
What does a magician in Dublin cost?
Four things set the fee: the length, the number of guests, the venue and the format – close-up magic during the reception, a stage show, or a combination of both. Travel and accommodation are quoted as a fixed amount, so nothing is added afterwards. Send the occasion, the date and the rough setting and you will receive an individual quote, usually within 24 hours.
Oliver Henke is based in Germany – how does a booking for Dublin work?
Much like a local booking, with one extra line in the quote. You enquire, you receive a written offer in English, and travel to Dublin and accommodation are already included in the agreed price. Oliver Henke has been performing internationally for over 20 years and plans his arrival with enough buffer to be on site long before your guests are.
What does he need on site – stage, sound or lighting?
Close up asks nothing of the room: no stage, no sound desk, no lighting cue, no build time. For the stage show a microphone, a sound system and a performance area of roughly four by three metres are enough; a technical rider is sent with the confirmation. Anything unusual about your venue can be discussed in advance.
How far in advance should I book a magician in Dublin?
December and summer Saturdays fill first — for those, plan months rather than weeks – those dates go first. Everything else is often possible at much shorter notice, and checking availability costs nothing. If your date is already fixed, ask early; if it is still open, Oliver Henke will tell you which dates are free.
Do not just book a magician, book an experience.
Tell me the occasion, the date and roughly where in Dublin it is — that is enough to begin. You will get a personal, no-obligation proposal quickly.
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