Mystique (Blackpool Pleasure Beach)

Last updated August 23, 2023

Mystique was a long running illusion show at Blackpool Pleasure Beach featuring many different types of illusions, comedy and dance.

The show ran until 2006 and featured illusionist Richard De Vere and his canine companion Schnorbitz for many years.

2006 Cast

Name	Country	Character
Clare Bramhall	England	Spirit Of Endearment
Richard De Vere	England	Master Of Illusion
Alex Gray replaced by Ian Oswald	England	Guardian Of Souls
Jennifer Henderson	England	La Chanteuse
Kristina Jackson	Australia	Spirit Of Ecstasy
Katsiaryna Kirychenka	Belarus	Spirit Of Dreams
Marc Lawlor	England	Guardian Of Morality
Yvonne Quinn	Scotland	Spirit Of Virtue
Lucy Southwick	England	Spirit Of Inspiration
Rebecca Stevens	England	Spirit Of Love
Hanna Telford	England	Temptress Of Desire
Brett Watkiss replaced by Innis Robertson	England	Guardian Of Temperance
Danielle Wheeler	England	Spirit Of Fantasy
Kelly Willars	England	Enchantress Of Passion

2005 Cast List

Name	Country	Character
Clare Bramhall	England	Spirit Of Endearment
Lynsey Brown	Scotland	Enchantress Of Passion
Richard De Vere	England	Master Of Illusion
Gemma Forshaw	England	Spirit Of Inspiration
Marc Lawlor	England	Guardian Of Morality
Yvonne Quinn	Scotland	Spirit Of Virtue
Alexa Jayne Robinson	England	Spirit Of Dreams
Nikita Scott Johns	England	La Chanteuse
Rebecca Stevens	England	Spirit Of Love
Hanna Telford	England	Temptress Of Desire
Rolando Theodorou	Cyprus	Guardian Of Souls
Anna Woolhouse	England	Spirit Of Ecstasy
Ernesto Valdez	Cuba	Guardian Of Temperance
Phil Walker	England	Comedian/Compere
Danielle Wheeler	England	Spirit Of Fantasy

2004 Cast List

Name	Country	Character
Clare Bramhall	England	Spirit Of Endearment
Lynsey Brown	Scotland	Spirit Of Love
Lauren Coney	England	Spirit Of Fantasy
Krystal Cooper	England	La Chanteuse
Richard De Vere	England	Master Of Illusion
Gemma Forshaw	England	Spirit Of Inspiration
Amanda Kulpan	England	La Chanteuse
Marc Lawlor	England	Guardian Of Morality
Ian Oswald	England	Guardian Of Souls
Yvonne Quinn	Scotland	Spirit Of Virtue
Alexa Jayne Robinson	England	Spirit Of Dreams
Hanna Telford	England	Temptress Of Desire
Lauren Faye Todd	England	Spirit Of Ecstasy
Ernesto Valdez	Cuba	Guardian Of Temperance
Phil Walker	England	Comedian/Compere
Kelly Willars	England	Enchantress Of Passion

2003 Cast List

Name	Character
Alison Beckett	Spirit Of Dreams
Tom Bright	Comedian/Compere
Lauren Coney	Spirit Of Fantasy
Krystal Cooper	La Chanteuse
Richard De Vere	Master Of Illusion
Graham Elsley	Guardian Of Temperance
Gemma Forshaw	La Chanteuse
Sara Furlong	Spirit Of Inspiration
Emma Hollings	Spirit Of Love
Marc Lawlor	Guardian Of Morality
Ian Oswald	Guardian Of Souls
Caroline Renno	Temptress Of Desire
Lydia Scott	Spirit Of Virtue
Lauren Faye Todd	Spirit Of Ecstasy
Tamzin Taryn Wilcock	Spirit Of Endearment
Kelly Willars	Enchantress Of Passion

2002 Cast List

Name	Character
Gemma Blower	Spirit Of Fantasy
Tom Bright	Comedian/Compere
Richard De Vere	Master Of Illusion
Gemma Forshaw	Spirit Of Inspiration
Louise Haggath	Spirit Of Love
Joe Hartford	Spirit Of Endearment
Tatiana Jarkova	Enchantress Of Passion
Marc Lawlor	Guardian Of Morality
Phillip Needham	Guardian Of Temperance
Ian Oswald	Guardian Of Souls
Caroline Renno	Temptress Of Desire
Lydia Scott	Spirit Of Virtue
Nikita Scott Johns	La Chanteuse
Kelly Willars	Spirit Of Ecstasy
Anya Willis	Spirit Of Dreams

2001 Cast List

Name	Character
Tom Bright	Comedian/Compere
Kelly Clayton	Spirit Of Inspiration
Richard De Vere	Master Of Illusion
Joe Hartford	Spirit Of Endearment
Eve Headley	Spirit Of Fantasy
Tatiana Jarkova	Enchantress Of Passion
Marc Lawlor	Guardian Of Morality
Nicki Moffett	Spirit Of Virtue
Ian Oswald	Guardian Of Souls
Caroline Renno	Spirit Of Love
Ben Russel	Guardian Of Temperance
Nikita Scott Johns	La Chanteuse
Charlotte Searle	Temptress Of Desire
Hanna Telford	Spirit Of Dreams
Kelly Willars	Spirit Of Ecstasy

2000 Cast List

Name	Country	Character
Tom Bright	England	Comedian/Compere
Jenni Carvell	England
Stina Dahlsrund	Norway
Richard De Vere	England	Master Of Illusion
Dean Ellis	England
Tatiana Jarkova	Russia	Enchantress Of Passion
Marc Lawlor	England
Karen Martin	England
Sasha Millard	England	La Chanteuse
Julia Pearson	England
Charlotte Telford	England	Temptress Of Desire
Hanna Telford	England
Rolando Theodorou	Cyprus
Kelly Willars	England

1999 Cast List

Name	Character
Nikki Alexander	Guardian Of Temperance
Tom Bright	Comedian/Compere
Jenni Carvell	Spirit Of Love
Stina Dahlsrund	Spirit Of Ecstasy
Richard De Vere	Master Of Illusion
Dean Ellis	Guardian Of Virtue
Nic Jackson	Spirit Of Dreams
Tatiana Jarkova	Enchantress Of Passion
Charlotte Knight	Spirit Of Endearment
Marc Lawlor	Guardian Of Morality
Sasha Millard	La Chanteuse
Charlotte Telford	Temptress Of Desire
Kirsty Walton	Spirit Of Souls
Toria Whitney	Spirit Of Fantasy

1997 Cast List

Name	Character
Nikki Alexander
Tom Bright	Comedian/Compere
Richard De Vere	Master Of Illusion
Tracey Gittins
Chris Haydn
Sara Highlands
Marc Lawlor
Diane Le Carol	Singer
Claire Matthews
Justine Morden
Laetitia Ray	Enchantress Of Passion
Justine Roberts
Rachel Roberts
Jayne Saunders	Temptress Of Desire
Justine Wade

1996 Cast List

Name	Character
Nikki Alexander
Louise Arey
Karen Black
Tom Bright	Comedian/Compere
Craig Christian
Richard De Vere	Master Of Illusion
Nico Ellis
Rosaline Frew
Tracey Gittins
Peter Hartley	Example
Dee Jago
Rachel Manns
Melissa Paul
Alan Phoenix

1995 Cast List

Name	Character
Nikki Alexander
Hugh Black	Pre-Show Artiste
Karen Black
Tom Bright	Comedian/Compere
Guy Collins	Pre-Show Artiste
Stillie Dee
Christian Griffin Romanov	Illusionist
Loula
Thia Stephan
Michelle McHugh
Juliette Pemberton
Victoria Unthank	Female Vocalist
Katrina Vassilieva
Antony Winmill

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