Opening 4 March at King's Theatre,. The usher takes them back stage. Does anyone remember a TV series from the late 60s where a man goes for walks with his talking house and dustbin. Ends 19/03/2023. Fresh from a sold out tour of the UK and Ireland, his new, interactive show, has received the most off-the-chart reviews of his career. Before he was known at all, I saw him perform close-up magic to a handful of people, me being one of them. And the Showman left many guests at the Alex Theatre's Press Night scratching their heads in awe and wonder. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ideomotor_effect. So, the usher has these 3 people, 1 of which is the playing card person. Showman is a 10 out of 10 knock out. Just from knowing a little more about what happens to the person on stage. Coming into a review of a DERREN BROWN live show is tricky. The card didnt get used in the show I saw. The person at the table has chosen the card and signed it. We are led to believe by DB that just like the first 2 times, it was the person with their hand on the box who has done this. By accepting all cookies, you agree to our use of cookies to deliver and maintain our services and site, improve the quality of Reddit, personalize Reddit content and advertising, and measure the effectiveness of advertising. I would say to ask yourself which is the even remotely plausable explanation between those two and work it from there.That's the problem with this show, Derren makes it so impossible, it can only be done one way, and you don't have to be a magician to work it out. Since his television debut with Derren Brown: Mind Control in 2000 hes produced multiple series and specials, winning two Laurence Olivier Awards. I saw him come back down. It does make the most sense but its still a major trick to pull off by moving all that stuff around in such a short amount of time. There only one part of my experience I'm convinced was faked but only in a very certain way. I was sitting in row 3 and could see everything during the two blackouts. He is all of those things, but actually so much more. And yes, I still havent really told you about the show. A signature isn't that hard to copy, especially when you're looking at the close up on the camera. It was very confusing but extremely well done , When Derren asked our audience how many people saw her put the card in the box (when it was hanging from the ceiling), I looked around and couldnt see any hands up but he said quite a few hands were up. I had to check with Pa Lee my plus one for the evening whether my mind was playing tricks on me. I only figured out which bit was faked and a very good guess at who was because my partner said something to me when I asked her a question. Glasgow King's Theatre 4 - 12 March 2022 Edinburgh Playhouse 3 - 7 May 2022 Aberdeen I'm guessing none of this was half as obvious on the big screen.Serial number trick:I can 100% confirm that the bank note I brought on stage was the bank note that we used. I think it might be filmed during the blackout on the first card trick. I also noticed that on my finally throw, it seemed to roll around in the glass a LOT longer than the previous times I had rolled it. I feel like there was something inside the dice (a thumper) that was vibrating the dice until it could be confident that it would land with the predicted number facing upwards. Reading time: 2 mins Seen on: 10 May 2022 by Dawn Geddes. He saw the whole thing, Derren getting the chair, the guy standing on it, putting card in etc etc. His team backstage are putting together a split screen video using the two pieces of footage. Originally scheduled pre-pandemic, COVID has clearly had a significant influence on the show that is now being performed across the country. Then, as his career progressed, I was lucky to catch him at the Tobacco Factory in Bristol. My theory: because 1 of these 3 people (the playing card person) was still needed by DB. I will say. My theory: because it happened at a completely different time to when we are led to believe it happened. Derren noticed it and tried to do a little thing scribbling with the pen to say its running out. At this point in the show, the participant is blindfolded. And the Showman left many guests at the Alex Theatres Press Night scratching their heads in awe and wonder. Totally brilliant, mind completely blown. I found myself looking for the language, both spoken and non-verbal, which may impel people to behave in one way or another. If your already a fan you will 100% love it. Or maybe were all under some kind of mass hypnotic spell. When we showed the serial number on the big screen, it was absolutely the serial number of the note I last held onto. 1st trick, he reaches over the desk. My current manshape is a magician and he hates Derren with a passion and I watched Derren's magic show a few weeks ago with my man muttering and insulting Derren and also explaining how everything was done and how he could of done it so much better the entire way through. That part finishes, and DB retains 1 of the 4 people on stage to do the balancing chair trick to end act 1. Reddit and its partners use cookies and similar technologies to provide you with a better experience. The live footage then displays where he has his sleeves down, and then moments after the footage goes off, he's back on stage with his sleeves up. He then lines them up, and there is a funny segment where they can't remember the number 7. You can also see when Derren does the hand waving in front of the box watcher, he isnt looking at them directly in the eyes because its spliced together. Would love to hear your theory about how the final peice was done. Press J to jump to the feed. (Showman: Light Spoilers) Laura Masters 597 subscribers Subscribe 441 views 5 months ago On 28th July 2022, I saw Derren Brown perform. by Stephi Wild Jul. Looking forward to seeing it myself next year! Apparently he got someone to pick a book at random from a library and then a page, and then a paragraph, and then Derren read it word for word. He is engaging and funny and not once do you feel he is wrestling to get to his final goals. The UK Tour continues until October 2022 For full dates and ticket purchases, check out Derren Brown: Showman. I was the participant for one of the shows for this trick and when Derren handed me the cardboard, it was completely blank. This person, who was also a woman last night, is then instructed to stand in a specific place on stage to guard the box. I laughed along to the person the first and second time, but the 3rd time he got about 70% of the audience, me included. What applied then, still applies now how the hell he does what he does, I have no idea, other than to say the skill and intensity of what he does both with, and to an audience is incredible. Press J to jump to the feed. Sentimental Objects With Derren Brown! The first is of DB and the playing card person (from during the interval) and the second is essentially what we all saw, but filmed from the side of the stage. Im a sceptic, always looking for those moments of distraction or sleight-of-hand. No, i, But first coffee. And our automatic thought is that this MUST have been filmed during the act 2 segment of the show because that is the only time all three of them were on stage together in those positions. Think about when the person who puts the card in the box is selected from the audience, compared to when that trick actually takes place, and why Derren had to set it up like that. I was the box watcher in Belfast. 18/03/2022 00:21. Went to see Derren Brown's Showman yesterday. 20 Questions The giveaway with 20 Questions was that the 6 people had to write down the answers on a bit of paper at the back of the stage. There's also a possibility that the card never went into the card box in the first place, and DB used sleight of hand to make it appear the card had gone in. Actually, he most certainly does not. Hope you enjoyed it as well as I did. But. For more information, please see our W. So the person who eventually got chosen was totally random and DB had no control over this. Showman is, at its heart, a show about how the. Starts 09/12/2022. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. That's exactly what DB wants us to believe. Well, as they were leaving the stage DB said he had to "check" on them. This review refers to the October 2021 touring production of Derren Browns Showman. The stage curtains including a large heavy safety curtain come down obscuring the view of the stage. Derren doesnt claim to possess any supernatural powers and his acts are often designed to expose the methods of those who do. He is warm, charismatic and builds a rapport, careful not to make anyone in the auditorium feel uncomfortable. I had to hide my giggles as this was clearly a deep seated hatred requiring years of therapy and I, as a mere mortal was not willing to go there. Main photo: Mark Douet. and our A small venue, which hid nothing from the audience. Add into that a slick production, simple but effective, and you have a good old fashioned, not to be missed, mind-blowing night at the theatre. He was just staying with them while DB finished act 1. By accepting all cookies, you agree to our use of cookies to deliver and maintain our services and site, improve the quality of Reddit, personalize Reddit content and advertising, and measure the effectiveness of advertising. Imagine what would happen if anyone could get on stage during the interval. At the time I just assumed so they could move the chair and person and put them back at the end of the interval. I'm talking about the big reveal right at the very end! Before we go any further, what did the audience think of the show? We put our hands up first too because he asked 'Who saw the red lightsand saw 'name' walk across the stage to the box'. My partner who went with me wasn't affect by any of it. Honestly the most confusing experience of my entire life. went to see the show last night. Noise. As part of a whopping 155-venue world tour, SHOWMAN will be performing seven shows a week between December 2022 and March 2023. It's the same trick he used for when he predicted the lottery numbers, and it works beautifully. Cookie Notice Interestingly, the Frisbee landed with someone who had already been up on stage in act 1, I think for the first game of guessing the partners. Derren Brown is still the greatest showman, but his emotional honesty is even more spellbinding.~ Daily Telegraph, A fantastic show a performance that will blow your mind.~ The Guardian, The psychological wizard will leave you utterly amazed.~ Sunday Mirror. I would love to tell you about the opening for example, but it would be wrong of me to do so I can say it is one of the most effective openings to a show I have ever seen. They're waiting, watching the amazing chair trick to end act 1. Following SHOWMAN's world premiere last autumn which wowed audiences up and down the country, Derren Brown is back on stage with his biggest ever live tour! The numbers the man was writing were much darker, like a pen with fresh ink. Would be very interested to hear your theory too. I believe the numbers are pre written, and the participant simply adds a few of their own. In fact he even told us from the stage, not to give reveal anything. He paints vivd pictures with his words, and its those images that stick, perhaps to be recalled later. I was sat on the far side of the show and it was the exit that the 4 people came out of during the interval. Create an account to follow your favorite communities and start taking part in conversations. He is a naturally engaging performer than the audience are willing to interact and empathise with. In this brand new podcast series, Derren Brown explores the many worries and pressures we all experience in modern life and how we can find meaningful ways to manage them better. Ive spent the whole day convinced that you must of been a stooge or something..but now I dont know what to think! A jaw-dropping, mind-boggling experience. On the left hand side we have DB and the card person, on the right we have the watcher. Anyone got any theories? - don't know. Which in reality is true, accepting that every performance is different. What I did learn from my time on stage was that Derren appears to make really good use of technology in his performances. I received complimentary tickets to this event. What I did notice, was that although the "whiteboard" was blank before the guy started write anything, literally nobody saw what he had written until he was done (the board was turned away from me, it wasn't on the big screen and the guy himself was blindfolded). 13 May 2022. I'm pretty sure it was filmed during the 1st blackout of the card trick where he told the card trick audience member that they reached across the table and put a card in the box. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. I was hoping that you would tell me how he managed to guess UFO and whip in 20 questions. 227 comments Add a Comment Press J to jump to the feed. They didnt appear again for a good 10 minutes. So does Derren feel we are suckers as Barnum would happily say? Venue Apollo Theatre. Running time 2hrs 40mins. The "watcher" is in place guarding the box. 1 35 The first thing we need to do is eliminate what DB wants us to believe. Derren Brown asks questions about the world, and his intelligent curiosity benefits us all. Elizabeth Day, Derren Brown gets into your brain and reveals how to make it work better. checked out to make sure they were no longer hypnotised? He then takes her back stage, brings her out of hypnosis, and says yeah you're fine too and an usher escorts her back to the theatre. However, you can trust that I will always be honest and truthful on A Brummie Home and Abroad, and being an invited guest will not influence my opinion in any way. We dont know whats going to happen, how events are likely to unfold, and whether Derren will be feeling it on the night youre there. These are the obvious tricks. I have just been to see it tonight and I think I know exactly how he did the last trick. But some of the things aren't fake in the way of being straight up lies. However. So that leads us to only one conclusion, we have all missed/forgot 20 seconds of the show. DERREN BROWN is bringing his current show SHOWMAN to the Apollo Theatre. And thats what Derren does best. He relies completely on us to allow him to take us on the journey with him. I'll inbox you conclusion we came too, as I don't want to ruin anything for anyone. . As I sat there looking at Derren and trying to gauge the audience reaction, I wondered how I was going to describe him to you. 02, 2021. Would love to know which part you thought was fake tho if your willing to share? We all had the same view - funny what the mind does or doesnt focus on. This didnt happen. Giving them time to film the shot for the trick. The New Theatre is something very special with its ornate decoration and beautifully crafted interiors. It doesn't really matter which of these methods they used, the result is the same - there's a box on stage with the signed card in it. Person number 1 (not our playing card person) is then checked very quickly by DB - all fine - and is then escorted back to the theatre by an usher. We of course do, and when its over, we are are left with a collective bond, like we have all shared something only the 1500 of us in the theatre can ever experience. I saw that show too and was baffled at the end. I may have set my expectations too high and in some ways the show was more predictable than I had anticipated. Dont know why youre being downvoted, this is 100% right. They're waiting, watching the amazing chair trick to end act 1. Same for person 2. We heard the first bit and stuck our hand up but then he asked 'Who didn't see anything/just saw darkness'. What you'll see in Derren Brown's first new show in six years is being kept secret by both Brown and his faithful audiences, but Derren has said: "All I can reveal is that the show will . But I'm stoked to hear how exciting you found it being on stage. We see DB hypnotise the playing card person twice, and they unconsciously put the playing card in the box themselves, but have no recollection of doing so. From March 8 to October 29, 2022, Derren Brown, the ever-popular multi-award winning master of mind control and illusion, will be taking SHOWMAN back on the road for . I know it sounds really complicated and techy, but standing about a foot above the glass looking directly downwards, an awkwardly prolonged rattling of the dice is exactly what I witnessed. This makes sense to me. His experience of the last couple of years has been parallel to all of us, and it was this shared bond which held the theme of the show. People are talking, getting up to go to the bar/toilet. Tickets are available at www.atgtickets.com. I hope the bit you're referring to doesn't get cut out by the time I go. He shared his own personal tough times of loss and heartache, in the hope we can take something away and use it in our own lives. But that's another story. Then, end of act 1, big black-out temporarily, curtain comes down. The pre-written numbers were written with a pen where the ink was running out in the other night's show. Derren Brown is an award-winning illusionist, magician and mentalist. Its clear he too has been scarred by the effects of the pandemic, as much as we all have. The man is a fecking genius innit. "Crabbing and Caravans: A September Break on the English Riviera", "One Day in London: Greenwich Museums and the Bermondsey Beer Mile", Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window), Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window), Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window), Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window), Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window), AD GIFTED TICKET | I never fail to appreciate that, Chris is out tonight so this is how Im spending, Wow, 2023 has been a ride so far! Like the OP, I performed a similar function at yesterday's matine performance. Then for the big moment. Again, I stopped listening shortly afterwards, not because the subject matter wasn't itneresting but because I just wanted to watch the show without some loudmouth fanboy getting in the way! I do love to try and figure out his tricks myself so I did look all over the card to see if anything was amiss but the only thing I saw was a tiny dot drawn on pen at the top, presumably to line up the zancig board. Please see this post I did a while ago for a detailed explanation. Then nearabouts the end of the show, Derren popped up a clip of him helping the bloke he called up on stage to put the card . Showman Coin in the Box (Spoilers) Anyone know how tf Derren pulled off the card in the box trick? It wasn't untill I talked to my partner I clicked on to what I think has happened. In my show lots of people put their hands up saying they saw it? It may not display this or other websites correctly. First rule of seeing a Derren Brown show is: you don't talk about what you saw in the Derren Brown show. The problem is that the wooden box wasnt suspendes until the 3rd trick. I think the 50% thing was intentionally confusing. So therefore, what we see in that video at the end DID happen. My previous encounters were very different to this experience, and believe me, SHOWMAN is one hell of an experience. We are implored not to give anything away before the curtain falls. I always thought I was someone who was quite hard to hypnotise so was utterly shocked to find that I might have been. Derren openly admits he's a "fake" - it's all just magic tricks, after all. Derren Brown is an award-winning illusionist, magician and mentalist. If it was possible to hypnotise an entire audience to forget parts of the show, he wouldn't need to go to the lengths he does to whittle down audience members to find the most suggestible people. Any one have any theory how that would be possible? By rejecting non-essential cookies, Reddit may still use certain cookies to ensure the proper functionality of our platform. Could he have the stage area duplicated back stage? Spoiler alert Ultimately, he is a fantastic entertainer, and an expert in reading human behaviour and . A look back at Derren Brown's most inexplicable tricks and stunts. So, in a world where we are all trying to catch up with the time weve lost, grab hold of those we have missed, and re-evaluate what is really important to us, Derren doesnt just perform some amazing how the hell does he do that moments. Press night 15/12/2022. After all, its a performance that relies on intrigue. Reddit and its partners use cookies and similar technologies to provide you with a better experience. There is no other explanation. Derren talks about the themes of his new show, and how it is constantly evolving.Derren Brown's SHOWMAN is out on a mega tour of the UK & Ireland until Oct 2. The cameraman gets a good look at this, we can all see it. 02922-362359 I was at the show last night (Thursday) too and was also very confused but when 50% of people put their hand up the first time I had actually put my hand up out of confusion because it wasnt quite clear what he had asked I thought he asked who saw the lights flash, nobody actually saw what happened the video at the end must have been pre recorded during the interval like a few people have suggested, its a brilliant trick and very well executed. Secondly, and this is what is so exciting about seeing him live, every performance is different. I have no inside knowledge so my theory is completely based on what I saw last night. Yeah my guess is. So now they have two pieces of footage. But a good demonstration of why you shouldn't be taken in by Mystics and Mediums. Another small but important point, DB actually re-positioned her and made a point to ask her to just move a small fraction to the left and guided her into a slightly new position. And if youd like to read our interview with Derren, and take a look back at some of his highlights, go to our special feature HERE. ago. But believers will believe, and it is the willing participants which will make every single show a different experience. And that it isn't difficult to get information about people once you have their name, address, credit card details and whatnot. Then, end of act 1, big black-out temporarily, curtain comes down. So he's relying on over 200 different people (the card trick people) not to say anything about how they filmed it in the interval. And then remember that 90% of that audience booked tickets with a credit card. The second part with the box watcher is filmed when we see him on stage and the camera crew are very clever at splitting two screens to make it look like one, just like when he 'predicted' the lottery, the same idea is used. Derren Brown: Showman is at Bristol Hippodrome On May 24-28 at 7.30pm, with a 2.30pm matinee on May 28. As I said, were not going to include any spoilers here. What a shitty thread. Then just some classic Derren sleight of hand to switch out the card in the swinging box with the signed card as the watcher was not permited to remove the card from the box her/himself. Derren told me in our telephone interview ahead of . Even already seeing it months before and knowing what to look for, I don't know how it's done other than an "off screen" routine and if so then I'm even happy with that to be honest ha. SPOILER Derren Brown - Showman (Spoilers) Coin trick. But I won't say publicly. The multi-award-winning master of mind control and psychological illusion, Derren Brown, is back, launching his first brand new theatre show in six years: Showman. I watched carefully, the usher was not checking to see if these 3 people were OK after hypnosis. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. Who said you, The smell of old books hits you as soon as you str, Dublin. Is that your theory or do u know for sure? But then I believe that all they actually did during the missing 15 seconds was knock the box so that it would swing, I think the camera angle did two things to firstly, as you mentioned, block the audience so you couldnt see whether the curtain was up or down, but also secondly to ensure that the person watching the box and the person putting the card in the box dont overlap. Now I still often blame myself - why am I so suggestible? I noticed in particular that the clip is filmed at an angle where you can't see the front of the stage and so can't see the audience or if the curtain is down. Derren Brown: Showman - Our Spoiler-Free Opening Night Review By South Wales Life - 30 March 2022 Coming into a review of a DERREN BROWN live show is tricky. But I won't post public Spoilers. I have no idea how he did it, the hand thing didn't work at all on me, but that must have. To be honest, Im still not totally a believer. Act 2 begins. Did he guess your correctly and was specific? For almost 20 years I have been a huge fan of Derren | 10 comments on LinkedIn So currently, we have two working theories about the trick, one beingthat he really just hypnotized half the audience to forget what happenedduring the 3rd attempt. Or coffee? I was on stage the longest and had the best opportunity to observe the secret of the trick, but I was hypnotised and couldn't remember. He sits her down at the same table, and makes her walk across to the hanging box to place the playing card inside. So thought he deserved a as spoiler free wirte up as I could. With . It's driving me nuts, I would like to know the part the thought was fake as well if you wouldn't mind inboxing me too plz. By rejecting non-essential cookies, Reddit may still use certain cookies to ensure the proper functionality of our platform. DB chooses 4 of these people to go on stage, probably the most suggestible ones. His connection with us was life affirming. Firstly, her hands locked in place. Production name Derren Brown: Showman. I was thinking about the venue as we made our way to our seats. But actually, it can be equally challenging for us in the audience too. Hope that makes sense, Saw it last night, for us it was a different person doing the chair and the card trick (the card trick person was one who was chosen previously though). 3rd trick, he walks over and puts it in the suspended box. The story told was that they were being checked out to make sure they were no longer hypnotised. I want to know how he knew personal histories, like "you're thinking about dying your hair". Its important that the camera is in exactly the same position here, and that the watcher is stood in the right position, hence why DB had to move her ever so slightly last night. In thirteen fascinating chapters, Derren takes us on a personal journey - to the scene of a childhood humiliation, to lonely evenings on tour, to being paralysed by shyness at a dinner party, to navigating middle age and to finding love. For tickets, go to https://derrenbrown.co.uk/Welcome to the official Derren Brown YouTube channel. Youll thank us for that. But I also need to tell you, he is so damn funny. Then when the video of what happened played at the end of the show, it was a good 10-15 secs long, giving Derren the time to make the other guy put the card in the box, wave his hand in front of the lady who was the 'box watcher' and do a little dance in front of the camera. Thinking about it in hindsight, my guess is that one edge of the coins would have been shaved so that, looking through the camera, one could tell whether the coin was heads up or heads down once it landed. Again, this is completely spoiler free. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. So then for the trick. He comes out to a crowd of eager fans who expect to be blown-away, astounded, gob-smacked, or whichever cliche you care to throw into the mix. I have a Derren Question. I think this is probably right but he's doing what, over 200 shows on this tour? When I got to the stage and took the bank note out of the envelope, Derren. To us the signatures will look the same. He is a storyteller who can keep 1200 people hanging onto what he says and does. I held my bank note above my head from the dress circle, and on my way to the stage I took a sneaky glance at the serial number because I had an inkling that it would be relevant later. 2nd trick, he walks across and puts it in on the floor. If you Google that it will explain better how it was done. If you dont have a ticket, its unlikely youll get there as, at this point, there isnt one single seat left for the rest of the week. So let's focus on that person. Press J to jump to the feed. swear I heard some kind of electronic buzzing as it was rattling in the glass. The second curtain is the fire curtain. In thirteen fascinating chapters, Derren takes us on a personal journey to the scene of a childhood humiliation, to lonely evenings on tour, to being paralysed by shyness at a dinner party, to navigating middle age and to finding love. *Why is this post marked AD? We need to look back at her movements from the moment she was chosen to go on stage. I saw your show in Hull too! Just saw Derren Brown this week and the guy they got on stage obviously not a stooge successfully predicted every coin toss and Dice roll ?? He didn't explain why it had to be her, but made a point of saying its not something he usually does. Even in our most challenging times we can find meaning and grow. Mega spoilers here.Coin trick: Dice trick: Serial number trick: envelope on stage, there was nothing else in there (so forget dividers/flaps/duplicate notes or anything like that). They wouldn't have been aware of it, of course, being "under" Derren's spell.Dice trick:I held the dice and it felt a bit heavily than I felt it ought to be. The two blackouts them up, and it works beautifully you enjoyed it as well as I said, not... The playing card inside my mind was playing tricks on me mark to learn the rest of the 4 on! 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