Hypnotist Stage Academy
Stage hypnosis is not about tricks, scripts or guessing. It is about understanding people, building confidence, and safely guiding volunteers into powerful, hilarious experiences. Learn it from Richard Barker, one of the world's most experienced comedy stage hypnotists.
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Three ways to train
Learn the method online, get real reps at a live workshop, and keep growing inside the Elite community. Start with one, or combine all three for the fastest results.
140+ on demand video lessons with 24/7 access. Volunteers, pre-talk, inductions, routines, show structure, safety and marketing, from your first lesson to a full show.
See the Online ClassHands on training in real rooms with real volunteers, in the UK, the USA and selected international locations. Immediate feedback, live demonstrations, supervised practice.
See Live WorkshopsThe private community where stage hypnotists level up. Ask questions, post your videos for feedback, and get ongoing guidance from Richard, away from Facebook.
Join the CommunityWhat you will learn
The modern stage hypnotist takes people deeper than in a clinical setting, in a fraction of the time, while hundreds of people watch. You must spot the best volunteers fast, read their depth throughout the show, and word suggestions that work with every kind of personality, safely and ethically.
Who it is for
No experience needed. Follow a clear path from the basics to your first show.
Add a headline comedy hypnosis show to the act you already perform.
Command a room and guide people with clear, confident language.
Move from one to one sessions into stage work in front of an audience.
The 3 month path
Stage hypnosis is part skill and part performance. Like stand-up, you learn the material quickly and become great by performing, getting feedback, adjusting and performing again.
Learn the core method in the Online Class: suggestibility tests, inductions, your first reliable routines and the safety framework. Absolute beginners get the most by pairing it with a live workshop.
Practice on small groups and post your videos inside the Elite community. Your wording becomes natural and your confidence starts to sound effortless.
Attend a live workshop and run short test shows. Tighten your timing, manage volunteers and fix small issues with mentoring before they become habits.
Most students can deliver a structured comedy hypnosis show with a clear opening, a strong middle and a confident finish, plus a safety process that keeps volunteers feeling great.
Your trainer
Richard Barker is one of the world's most experienced and respected comedy stage hypnotists and hypnosis trainers, with more than two decades of professional performing and teaching.
He has performed in over 40 countries across the UK, the USA, Europe and Asia, in theaters, on cruise ships, at corporate events, colleges and festivals, and has hypnotized and entertained tens of thousands of live audience members.
Too many classes are led by trainers who talk about hypnosis more than they perform it. Every technique you learn here comes straight from live shows Richard is still performing today.
Hear it from the students
Read the books
Richard's books, including Secrets of the Stage Revealed, the guide to hypnosis and stage hypnotism. A full copy comes free inside the online class.
Questions
It teaches you how to create a safe, funny, audience ready hypnosis show. It is less about mystery powers and more like learning to run a great live event: choosing the right volunteers, guiding them with clear suggestions, keeping the room calm, and building big laughs without crossing lines.
Good training covers volunteer selection, suggestibility tests, inductions, show structure, safety and aftercare, stagecraft, and the business of getting booked. In the UK, public stage hypnosis is regulated under the Hypnotism Act 1952, and councils can require permits and conditions.
Yes. Think of it like learning to drive: you learn the rules and controls quickly, and you become confident through real practice. Learn the basics of suggestion, learn tests to pick the right volunteers, learn a simple show format, then repeat it until your voice and timing feel natural.
Yes. The online class covers foundations, routines, show structure, safety rules and marketing, and you can replay any lesson until it is second nature. Students then get live practice at workshops and feedback inside the Elite community.
Hypnotist Stage Academy runs live classes in both the UK and the USA, plus the online class you can take from anywhere in the world, and the Elite online community for ongoing feedback and mentoring.
A practical path is about 3 months: the online class for the method, practice with feedback in the Elite community, then live workshops and short test shows. Over the next 3 to 12 months your show gets sharper and your bookings become more consistent.
Richard Barker, known as The Incredible Hypnotist, is an internationally recognized comedy stage hypnotist and hypnosis trainer who has performed in over 40 countries, extensively in both the UK and the USA, in theaters, on cruise ships and at corporate events, colleges and festivals.
Your stage is waiting
Start the online class today, then join a live workshop and the Elite community to get there faster.
