The last hugely successful magician to come out of Middlesbrough was Paul Daniels, but don't let that put you off fellow townsman and comic conjuror Pete Firman. Along with a cabal of other hip young magicians like Ali Cook, Barry and Stuart and Jonathan Goodwin, Firman is responsible for making it socially acceptable to say that you like magic again, taking the uncool baton passed on by the velvet-suited magicians of the 1970s and 80s and adapting it for the noughties by injecting the wizardry with humour, energy and attitude. Firman's shows combine adept trickery, sometimes as offensive as Jerry Sadowitz, with great comic timing.
· The Stand, Edinburgh, Tue 16; The Stand, Glasgow, Wed 17; Lemon Tree, Aberdeen, Thu 18; The Ironworks, Inverness, Fri 19