Prepare yourself for an evening of mesmerism, crystal-gazing and ghostly possession. Please join hands as we call upon some friendly phantoms to find out why the Victorians were so fascinated with the spirit realm.

Sources:

Owen, Alex. 1089. The Darkened Room: Women, Power and Spiritualism in Late Victorian England. Chicago: University of Chicago Press.

Julie Mathias, “Seeing is Believing: Spiritualism in the Victorian Era-Part 1”, Curious Histories (blog on oldoperatingtheatre.com), January 26th, 2017. 

Barrow, L. 1986. Independent Spirits. London: Routledge & Kegan Paul.

Berry, Catherine. 1876. Experiences in Spiritualism. London: James Burns.

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Music by:

David Fesilyan & David Renda