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 Lloyd, who was expelled in 1991 when her deception was exposed, accepts belated apology from the society Deception has always been an integral part of magic. So when Sophie Lloyd set about ...

Sophie Lloyd, who was possibly also known as Sue Lloyd, dressed up as a man to take her exams for the Magic Circle - fooling her examiners and going out for a drink with them afterwards. Wednesday 13 ...

Sophie Lloyd was expelled in 1991 for ‘deliberate deception’ after being admitted while pretending to be a man The council meeting of the Magic Circle on 9 October 1991 was a historic occasion, ...

Last year, the Magic Circle began searching for Sophie Lloyd, who disguised herself as a man in 1991 to gain membership and was then ousted. On Thursday, she returned. By Amelia Nierenberg Reporting ...

There had been resistance to admitting the duo because of their willingness to reveal the secrets behind their illusions. But it was always more complicated than that. By Sopan Deb Penn & Teller have ...