JAMES FREEDMAN has built an unrivalled reputation as a stage pickpocket and magician. He has appeared before royalty, heads-of-state and celebrities throughout the world, earning himself the title "The Man of Steal'

James combines his incredible pickpocket skills with magic and humour in a unique performance that keeps audiences enthralled.

Members of the audience who assist James on stage become the real stars of the show as watches, wallets and other valuables disappear and reappear from their pockets.

A member of The Magic Circle, a sleight of hand expert and an authority on street pickpockets and their methods, James has lectured to police and security staff and been a specialist advisor on numerous television programmes and film productions.