{"product_id":"the-departed-by-liam-montier","title":"The Departed by Liam Montier","description":"\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003c!-- mmlvidopen --\u003e\u003cvideo class=\"mmlink-embedded-video\" controls disablepictureinpicture width=\"100% !important\" id=\"vid0\" poster=\"https:\/\/www.murphysmagicsupplies.com\/images_trailerStartup\/78865-video1-preview.png\"\u003e\u003csource src=\"https:\/\/www.murphysmagicsupplies.com\/video\/clips_mp4fs\/78865-video1_416p.mp4\" type=\"video\/mp4\"\u003e\u003csource src=\"https:\/\/www.murphysmagicsupplies.com\/video\/clips_mp4fs\/78865-video1.mp4\" type=\"video\/mp4\"\u003e\u003c\/source\u003e\u003c\/video\u003e\u003c!-- mmlvidclose --\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eEffect:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eShe asked for no belief. She promised no voices, no apparitions, no spectacle - only a quiet room, candlelight, and the possibility that those we grieve may not be as distant as we fear.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Departed\u003c\/b\u003e is a story-driven mentalism piece set in Victorian England, inspired by spiritualist traditions and the idea of the Summerland - a gentle place believed to exist beside our own, where the departed wait in peace.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDuring the performance, a collection of aged cabinet photographs is introduced - each one representing a life remembered, a person missed. The cards are freely mixed by both performer and participant.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe participant is then asked to privately think of a single word from a list of twelve - something personal, silent, and unspoken - and to remember both the word and the number beside it. No information is given aloud.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA small selection of the cabinet cards is laid openly on the table, and a connection to the Summerland is established.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWithout questions.\u003cbr\u003eWithout fishing.\u003cbr\u003eWithout guessing.\u003cbr\u003eAnd nothing is written down.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe performer reveals the exact word the participant is merely thinking of - as though gently assisted by something beyond the room.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOnly then does the story deepen.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA seance journal is opened, dated November 1890, describing the unexplained appearance of a single cabinet photograph - a boy who was never invited, never summoned, and never spoke. As the journal is read, its descriptions begin to mirror one photograph lying among the others with unsettlingprecision.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe participant is asked for the number they remembered.\u003cbr\u003eThe performer slowly counts down through the photographs.\u003cbr\u003eThe final card is turned over.\u003cbr\u003eA name is revealed.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWilliam\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003cbr\u003eAt the exact position corresponding to the number the participant was merely thinking of.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWHAT'S INCLUDED\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHoused inside an aged presentation box, \u003cb\u003eThe Departed\u003c\/b\u003e includes everything required to perform the piece as intended:\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e26 replica cabinet photographs, faithfully recreated from genuine antique originals\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAn aged glassine envelope to house the photographs\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eClara Wren's séance journal entry, written and aged to period authenticity\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA small cabinet photograph of Miss Clara Wren herself\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA downloadable audio revelation, offered as an alternative to the written reveal\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003eEvery element has been designed to feel handled, personal, and quietly authentic - nothing glossy, nothing theatrical for its own sake.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is not a prop set.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt is a collection of artefacts.","brand":"Murphy's Magic Supplies, Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56342855319931,"sku":"DEPARTED","price":52.29,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/8225\/8105\/files\/78865-full.png?v=1784580374","url":"https:\/\/alakazam.co.uk\/es\/products\/the-departed-by-liam-montier","provider":"Alakazam Magic","version":"1.0","type":"link"}