Magician and mentalist in Monaco — Oliver Henke
Close-up magic for Monaco events
A German close-up magician and mentalist who has performed in Monaco. Discreet entertainment for small, high-value gatherings — no announcement, no stage, no show-act appearance.
The standard in Monaco is the same as at more than 1,500 shows before: your guests should leave genuinely impressed, not merely entertained.
At a glance
Everything you want to know before enquiring
Eight details organisers asking about Monaco raise most often — enough to judge in two minutes whether this fits your evening.
| Detail | For your event in Monaco |
|---|---|
| Formats | Close-up magic at the tables, stage show with mentalism – or both in one evening |
| Duration | Close-up two to three hours · stage show 30 to 50 minutes |
| How many guests | Around 80 to 150 guests in two to three hours, in small groups one after another |
| Equipment | None required. No power, no sound, no stage, no set-up in your run of show |
| Where he works | Monaco and beyond – Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Mallorca |
| Languages | German and English |
| Experience | More than 1,500 shows · 4.94 out of 5 on ProvenExpert, 100 % recommendation |
| Reply to your enquiry | Usually within 24 hours, with a note on which format carries your evening |
What it is
Magic that happens in your guests' own hands
No stage, no announcement, no pause in the evening. He moves between the groups, and the card finishes in your guest's hand.
The difference
He joins five or six guests, plays three to five minutes, and moves to the next group. No microphone, no lighting cue, no moment where the room has to be quietened. Nothing in your schedule has to move.
What it does to a room matters as much as the astonishment. Guests who had only exchanged nods now have something to compare notes about. At a reception designed for introductions, that is the more dependable tool.
Nothing is installed and nothing is announced, so a late start costs nothing. If dinner slips, he stays with the guests.
Discretion
The guest who happens to show you something
Monaco evenings are small, and the guest list is the point. An announced show act changes the temperature of a room like that — usually not for the better.
He arrives as a guest
Dressed for the occasion, no props case in sight, no introduction from a host. He steps into a conversation, shows something, and it becomes clear only afterwards that this was part of the evening.
No photographs required
Nothing about the format depends on being filmed, posted or applauded. For gatherings where guests expect privacy, that matters more than any showreel.
It scales down, not just up
Twenty guests on a terrace are enough. Where a stage show would need sixty seated people to work at all, close-up magic is at its best in exactly the small circle Monaco tends to assemble.
Why it works
Knowing that engineers scrutinise magic more closely than most, you managed within minutes to make us doubt our own grasp of physics.
Dr. J. StinnesbeckE.ON Engineering, Rotterdam
Formats
Three ways to use him in Monaco
Which one carries the night is a question of format, not of budget.
More on close-up magic
Two to three hours in among the guests, with no technical requirements at all.
Stage show & mentalism
Thirty to fifty minutes with guests from the room in the leading roles. From roughly sixty seated guests.
Both in one evening
The most requested pairing: close up during the reception, the stage set afterwards.
We were thoroughly impressed by the professionalism and the sheer level of the performance. What struck us most was the closeness he built with the audience.
Event management
Romaco Group
Our guests and we were left speechless more than once. The audience was picked up perfectly and left astonished. Our expectations were exceeded by a distance.
Event management
Hexagon
He works in a smart, modern way that genuinely enchants people. Absolutely recommended.
Philipp Sauer
GEDORE
Before you ask
What organisers in Monaco ask most
Has he performed in Monaco before?
Yes. Monaco is one of more than ten European capitals on his circuit, alongside Vienna, Paris, Stockholm, Milan and Rome.
Can he perform without being announced?
That is the preferred way. Without an introduction the first moment lands harder: he simply joins a group and starts. An announcement is only needed if you also want a stage set.
Is a small gathering worth it?
Yes. From roughly twenty guests upwards the format works well, because everyone experiences it from close range. For small numbers the engagement is simply shorter — an hour is often enough.
Is the show performed in English?
The show runs in English, and much of it needs no language whatsoever. Guests shuffle, choose and hold the props. In Monaco, where a room is rarely one nationality, that is the whole point.
What does he need on site?
Close up needs nothing: no power, no microphone, no stage, no table. Somewhere for a jacket is enough. A stage set adds a radio mic and about three by two metres of clear floor.
How many guests can he reach in one evening?
Eighty to a hundred and fifty guests across two to three hours. For more, either extend the time or focus on the terrace, the bar and the reception.
Does he claim to have psychic abilities?
No. It is presented as craft, plainly. In front of a sceptical audience that is the only tenable position, and the effect is not diminished by it.
What does it cost?
It depends on duration, guest numbers, format and travel. No price list is published, because a flat figure would mislead you. You receive a written fixed-price quote for your actual run of show, usually within 24 hours, travel included and itemised.
Read on
The formats in detail
Close-up magic
Magic among your guests — no stage, no technology, no programme slot.
To close-up magicMore on the stage show
30 to 50 minutes of magic and mind reading as the shared highlight of the evening.
To the stage showThe second half
The mentalist half of a Monaco 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.
Discretion matters more here than volume. One guest on stage, no announcement over a PA, nothing that turns a private dinner into a gala.
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.
Tell me about your event.
Occasion, date and rough guest count are enough to start. From that it is easy to say which format carries your evening — and where in the run of show it belongs.