The mysteries of psychic medium Tony Stockwell

Fiona Scott attended Tony’s show last week at the Wyvern Theatre in Swindon and she wrote a review to help give you all a little glimpse of what you can expect!

I was fascinated to meet Tony Stockwell as I’ve known about him for some time as the work of psychic mediums has long been an area of fascination for me.

Having spoken to Tony over the phone before his one-night show at Swindon’s Wyvern Theatre, myself and three friends turned up not knowing what to expect.

We were lucky to briefly see him before he prepared for the show and we were thrilled to be sitting in the stalls.

The first thing we noticed is that the majority of the audience was female – by a very long way. Many groups of female friends crowded in to the theatre ready and waiting for the show to begin. Several groups of three, I noticed.

Tony keeps things simple. He comes in with a stool and a single small table with a jug of water – and it soon becomes clear he needs this!

Whatever you may think of psychic mediums, to hold the attention of an audience for over two hours on your own is a feat in itself. As someone who does a lot of public speaking, I can appreciate the skill that takes.

Also what did surprise me is how funny Tony is – it became clear during the evening that over this 30 year career there’s very little he hasn’t heard before. From those audience members who are over-the-top excited through to the total sceptics who have been dragged along by friends or loved ones.

As Tony started talking and passing on messages, it was noticeable how he had to pause and listen regularly. It’s like watching a one-side conversation where you can only hear one side of the conversation. This can be quite eerie.

During the first half of the show, Tony’s ‘messages’ from the ‘other side’ seemed spot on. There were some moments where gasps of amazement passed around the room. From the woman who had a message from a loved one which mentioned her ‘bad toe’ and ‘Gary’ and a ‘police officer’. The woman said she was having problems with her feet due to diabetes and there were talks with her doctors about whether she might have to consider amputation. She said her partner was called Gary and he was a police officer.

There was a ‘message’ from a lady who died from cancer who wanted to thank her work friend for staying in touch with her when she left her job. There was also a message from a son to a father in the room which appeared to be very comforting for him. He said his child had passed away suddenly from an asthma attack.

During the second half of the evening it seemed that Tony found it more difficult to tune in to people in the room. There were messages which seemed to come through which were not obviously related to anyone in the room. One was from a man who had died from cold while sitting on a park bench – this man, apparently, may have been homeless and possibly had a problem with alcohol. Tony insisted the park bench was significant.

It did surprise me that Tony stands his ground with messages – he is very clear about what he says he can see and experience. He doesn’t change it to suit someone’s story. The park bench was a case in point. There were a couple of people in the room who could relate to some of the details of this deceased man – however none could relate to the park bench. Tony didn’t change this detail at all. He simply moved on.

Overall, I personally found the evening fascinating. There was no message for me so I cannot share any insight into how that might feel – and my friends didn’t get a message either. What I did see was that those who had messages were very comforted by it, they felt it helped them.

Personally, for me, it was an interesting evening. There was nothing cheesy about it in that there were no special effects – it was a man chatting to his audience.

Would I go again? Yes, I would. Do I believe? I think I do, though with a critical and, typically journalistic cynical eye. I do believe that there are things we still don’t understand and I love that. I’ve had some weird, inexplicable experiences in my life over the last decade and I’m glad about it.

What I do believe is that Tony provides comfort to people whether they’ve lost someone recently or many years ago. For me, that is enough.

To find out more about Tony visit https://tonystockwell.com

The photograph was taken by Paul Nicholls of Imagination Photography.