Magician who pretended to be a man given Magic Circle membership

Magician who tricked her way into men-only Magic Circle allowed in 34 years later

Sophie Lloyd, pretending to be ‘Raymond Lloyd’, allowed to join elite society in 1991 – but later that year she revealed disguise when women started to be granted membership, only to then be expelled

The Magic Circle's first female member fooled them into believing she was a man - how did she do it?

Over 30 years after being unceremoniously kicked out, the Magic Circle has tracked down Sophie Lloyd to apologise and reinstate her membership. But how did she fool the famous society?

Magician who pretended to be a man given Magic Circle membership

Sophie Lloyd disguised herself as a man to join the Magic Circle in 1991, when female magicians were not allowed membership.