Dear Reader, My adventures and travels amongst you have been somewhat curtailed this year. I find I must write to you to let you know that I am providing inspirational and insightful tarot card readings. I invite you to join me in my Parlour of Paranormality, where I shall look into the depth and nature…
In this article we will delve into the world of the seance room in the Victorian Era. We will peek at the link between spiritualism, magic and the repression of women. From the 1880s medics began to pathologise spiritualism with Female Hysteria. The idea of hysteria has been somewhat trivialised by todays Internet memes. These…
From 2012 onwards I was back pursuing my first love performing. My day job was family entertainer on cruise ships, school shows and parties. I devoted any remaining spare time to creating my Gothic Victorian character. I wanted to reflect the success of Victorian female magicians such as Anna Eva Fay and Lulu Hurst. I…
I have always had a great interest in history, inspired by the historical novels of Jean Plaidy. Antonia Frasers “The Weaker Vessel” further cultivated an interest in ‘herstory’ Vs history. As part of my English Degree I studied Feminist literature and the gothic novels of the 19th Century. Bliss! A whole three years of reading…
Phantasmagorical at Horror Festivals Brighton Horror Festival – Phantasmagorical Magician Sylvia Sceptre will be performing Phantasmagorical at the Brighton Horror Festival on the 16th and 17th October 2018. Sylvia will be performing at Sweet Werks who run venues in Brighton, Glasgow and Edinburgh. This will be the first time Phantasmagorical has been performed since…
Vince Wilson, organiser of Bizarre Hauntings magic convention in Gettysburg invited me to perfom Phantasmagorical on the Friday night of the convention. Obviously I jumped at the chance to perform in front of my esteemed peers and the night was a roaring success, culminating in a standing ovation! The Saturday day time I attended an…