"Lean gives a sharp upbeat performance, entertaining even those without the remotest interest in magic." - Jennifer May: The Irish Times
"Excellent! Really Excellent!" - Peter Florence, Director of The Hay Literary Festival
"Cool!" - Sir Terry Pratchett
"Your a genius!"
- Broadcaster Michael Burke
"Well done! Brilliant! I've no idea how you did that."
- Clive Anderson
"Your magic lifted our spirits, you have a lot of talent, and an ability to communicate beyond cultures." - Julia Marton-Lefevre, Executive Director of LEAD International
"It was great" - Magnus Linklater: The Times
"Owen Lean's close up magic is the most exciting thing I've ever experienced" - Professor Dennis Kennedy, Editor of The Oxford Encyclopedia of Theater And Performance
"His theory and practice of magic demonstrates that rare combination of useful scholarship and quality entertainment." - Dr. Matthew Causey, Senior Lecturer in Drama, TCD.
"Not since Noel Purcell sang 'Grafton Street is a wonderland with magic in the air' have Dubliners been so entranced." - Kate Thomas: The Independent
"A kind of magic the hipsters adore" - The London Paper
"I do not know how he does it. I know in my brain that it is a trick, but with my eyes it is for real. Do eyes deceive?" - John Hegarty, Provost at Trinity College Dublin
"The world-reknowed street magician whose skill is matched only by his wit" - Flay & Deville's Circus Of Marvels
"Literally pulling tricks out of thin air. He likes to add comedy to his shows." - The Irish Star