Deception, disguise and finally a disappearance. This might sound like the premise of a magic trick, but it’s actually the story of a woman who managed to fool a male-only, world-famous magic society ...

Sophie created the character of Raymond Lloyd, right, in 1991 using dental prosthetics and a floppy-haired wig - Matt Writtle In 1991, Sophie Lloyd performed her greatest trick before the Magic Circle ...

A British society of magicians expelled a woman for tricking her way into the club in 1991. Now it wants to invite her back, but the woman seems to have pulled a disappearing act. By Amelia Nierenberg ...

Penn and Teller are inducted into the Magic Circle at the London Palladium - Ian West/PA Penn and Teller, the American magician duo, have been inducted into the Magic Circle after a 50-year ban for ...

A woman who was kicked out of the Magic Circle for pretending to be a man has been allowed back into the prestigious society after more than 30 years. Sophie Lloyd wore a male disguise in 1991 to ...

A woman kicked out of the Magic Circle for pretending to be a man is being let back into the organisation after more than 30 years. Sophie Lloyd wore a male disguise in 1991 to trick the prestigious ...