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BIZARRE: Magic circle | Mind Blowing Facts

"When I first joined The Magic Circle, all I could see were white-haired men in ties... now I'm its first female chair"

Laura London's passion for magic began when she was eight years old. Bringing punk attitude to the male-dominated institution,she's working to bring more women into magic

Woman & Home

Dynamo, TV talent, video tutorials: magic is back with new tricks

Once upon a time revealing a magician’s secrets could get you blacklisted, now anyone can learn an illusion or two

The Guardian - UK

Digested week: Memories of Wizbit, high hopes for Bill and Ted

Samuel Beckett’s writing the scripts for Keanu now, and even he couldn’t better the latest news from the Magic Circle

The Guardian - UK

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Magician who tricked her way into men-only Magic Circle given membership 34 years after expulsion

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 Independent UK

Magic Circle readmits magician who disguised herself as a man, 30 years later

Sophie Lloyd, who was expelled in 1991 when her deception was exposed, accepts belated apology from the society

The Guardian - UK

Magic Circle tries to track down first female member – who posed as a man

Sophie Lloyd was expelled in 1991 for ‘deliberate deception’ after being admitted while pretending to be a man

The Guardian - UK

Can London’s legal ‘magic circle’ fend off the threat from America?

City Voices: Britain’s big five elite practices face a growing challenge from American legal eagles

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Law student successfully sues former bosses using lessons learnt in university lectures

'I was over the moon and didn't believe it, I genuinely thought I was going to lose because it was my first case'

Wales Online

Top City legal firm freezes junior salaries in first sign of hiring slow down

Magic Circle firm says decision was taken because of “challenging economic conditions.”

Evening Standard

British Magician Uses Magic Skills to Protect Environment

Magic tricks performed by Megan Swann are not just for fun, they hold a vital message, according to Reuters.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Stephen Mulhern was once banned from The Magic Circle

The television presenter, comedian and magician got himself in hot water when he taught children how to do a famous trick

Wales Online

Honorary vice president of Magic Circle receives MBE at 102

Collecting his medal at Windsor Castle, Henry Lewis said magic has allowed him to raise money for charity and travel the world.

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