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 ?? In fact he even told us from the stage, not to give reveal anything. As part of a whopping 155-venue world tour, SHOWMAN will be performing seven shows a week between December 2022 and March 2023. As for the original signed card, DB probably took this out of the card box during the blackout when the person was sat there under hypnosis. Now I still often blame myself - why am I so suggestible? 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. When I got to the stage and took the bank note out of the envelope, Derren. His one-man shows have received wide critical acclaim and more Olivier wins and nominations than any other in history! I received complimentary tickets to this event. They didnt appear again for a good 10 minutes. 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. There's a coup in the closing moments so mindblowing, so laser-guided, to undermine the hold-out scepticism of an unbeliever like me, that I ended up feeling he had surpassed even himself. So therefore, what we see in that video at the end DID happen. This didnt happen. As to how the numbers are guessed Im not sure, Hi! Subscribe For More Derren Brown: https://www.youtube.com/c/OfficialDerrenDerren Brown is a British mentalist, illusionist and author. I laughed along to the person the first and second time, but the 3rd time he got about 70% of the audience, me included. envelope on stage, there was nothing else in there (so forget dividers/flaps/duplicate notes or anything like that). If you want to know my idea just drop me a message. Do women just always think about dying their hair? At the time, I couldn't think of a legitimate reason why it would have been there. 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. I will say. 2nd trick, he walks across and puts it in on the floor. Since his television debut with Derren Brown: Mind Control in 2000 hes produced multiple series and specials, winning two Laurence Olivier Awards. I can't remember how much of the actual architecture is in the shot to begin with but if he just needs a large black floor and his table then it could work. First of all, you absolutely dont want to give anything away spoilers are a definite no-no for us, and Derren. Derren Brown: Showman is at Bristol Hippodrome On May 24-28 at 7.30pm, with a 2.30pm matinee on May 28. But actually, thats when they stood on the chair to put it in the swinging box which was lowered and then raised again before the lights came back up. He then lines them up, and there is a funny segment where they can't remember the number 7. 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. But Brown is certainly not there to humiliate volunteers into clucking like a chicken or revealing their deepest, darkest desires. Derren Brown is an award-winning illusionist, magician and mentalist. 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. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. And she's the one who wanted to go see him in the first place. 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. He then chooses a second person (who's hands also stuck earlier) with the Frisbee. 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. 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. These are the obvious tricks. What a shitty thread. Noise. 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. The first thing we need to do is eliminate what DB wants us to believe. 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. I've read about the table which can effect the dice roll but what about the coin tosses ? Warning if anyone is going to see Derren Brown Showman Live Tour then I advise you NOT to watch this video as it does contain spoilers for the show!! When I got to the stage and took the bank note out of the envelope, Derren asked I had checked the serial number on my way up as apparently a lot of people do, and we had a giggle. They then brought the same person back on stage for the trick (where he said in my show that this is something he doesnt normally do, but would have to do to make the whole thing work) and brought up somebody new from the audience to then give the video credibility that it wasnt filmed earlier in the show. It may be a one-man show, but we all leave feeling like we have been a part of a collective experience. Incidentally, if anyone you know has been to see the show, tell them to be quiet, not tell you anything, and dont dare ruin it. KindEnvironment5098 5 mo. Anyone got any theories? Yes, its expensive. All those little head shakes and nods he does -- are they just tics or are they a crucial part of his techniques? First rule of seeing a Derren Brown show is: you don't talk about what you saw in the Derren Brown show. Oooh I never considered that! The explanation was his prodigious memory and the academic tricks he uses to retain information. I'm talking about the person who is sat with DB at the table in act 2 and is hypnotised to put a playing card in a wooden box. Please see this post I did a while ago for a detailed explanation. As far as she is concerned, she has received the exact same checking over treatment as the other 2 people. I may have set my expectations too high and in some ways the show was more predictable than I had anticipated. But that's another story. They're waiting, watching the amazing chair trick to end act 1. Derren Brown, the multi award-winning master of mind control and psychological illusion is back, bringing his critically acclaimed production SHOWMAN to the West End for the very first time. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. I wasn't brave enough to do this in front of Derren. This review refers to the October 2021 touring production of Derren Browns Showman. 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. I've worked out how about 3/4 of the tricks are done (i think!). Firstly; during the interval - I was at the show in Glasgow on Thursday night. Then, as his career progressed, I was lucky to catch him at the Tobacco Factory in Bristol. That's exactly what DB wants us to believe. He is engaging and funny and not once do you feel he is wrestling to get to his final goals. 3rd trick, he walks over and puts it in the suspended box. But it seems impossible, and nobody in the audience has seen it happen. His stage persona is immaculate. Location London. Derren Brown is an award-winning illusionist, magician and mentalist. I was the box watcher in Belfast. Its definitely one of those shows where you need to start a WhatsApp group with fellow audience members so you can share all your how on earth did he do that? messages. A signature isn't that hard to copy, especially when you're looking at the close up on the camera. I had to check with Pa Lee my plus one for the evening whether my mind was playing tricks on me. You can pay a visit HERE if youd like to check. You really could sit there all night and listen to him. If you Google that it will explain better how it was done. In eight episodes, packed with gripping real life stories and cutting edge science, the series takes you into the deeper recesses of the mind, to reveal whats going on, identify the bits which tend to go wrong and show you how to repair them. The video was pre-recorded during the intermission, behind the heavy curtain. I heard 1, 2, the lights went off and then I clearly heard someone running and saw someone dart across the stage in the blackness, took no more than a few seconds, then went to 5. My guess is that it was an e-ink display and a stagehand wirelessly transmitted the numbers onto the board after my serial number had been shown on the big screen. 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. Main photo: Mark Douet. He is warm, charismatic and builds a rapport, careful not to make anyone in the auditorium feel uncomfortable. DERREN BROWN is bringing his current show SHOWMAN to the Apollo Theatre. There only one part of my experience I'm convinced was faked but only in a very certain way. Does anyone remember a TV series from the late 60s where a man goes for walks with his talking house and dustbin. This is all being filmed from a very carefully positioned camera at the side of the stage, from the same position where they filmed the part described above during the interval. This is simply not true. 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. When I got to the stage and took the bank note out of the envelope, Derren, the coin spin made a completely different sound depending which side it landed on. Tickets are available at www.atgtickets.com. 2000-2023 Derren Brown & Vaudeville Productions Ltd. All rights reserved, A fantastic show a performance that will blow your mind.. Ok so only problem is, the trick didn't work on my Dad. Honestly felt like everything I knew in life was shattered. He often claims his impossible effects are merely achieved through \"\"magic, suggestion, psychology, misdirection, and showmanship\"\". As I said, were not going to include any spoilers here. By rejecting non-essential cookies, Reddit may still use certain cookies to ensure the proper functionality of our platform. Each and everyone of us cheered and applauded at every appropriate moment of this story he took us on. Act 2 begins. Press J to jump to the feed. I don't think it will be cut. By rejecting non-essential cookies, Reddit may still use certain cookies to ensure the proper functionality of our platform. I went to see the show last night, and spent the remainder of the evening trying to work out how DB pulled off the trick involving the playing card in the box and in particular the video at the end. 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. His Majesty's Theatre British illusionist wows audience with his most personal show to date. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. The big clue is why did he get the person from act 1 back for a different segment in act 2? He relies completely on us to allow him to take us on the journey with him. 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. Hell of a show though, and well worth seeing. Opening 4 March at King's Theatre, Glasgow, SHOWMAN will tour the UK and Ireland until 29 October 2022. And yes, I still havent really told you about the show. Im guessing this was him using his powers of suggestion to the audience that some people saw something that you did not. Would be very interested to hear your theory too. *Why is this post marked AD? Dont know why youre being downvoted, this is 100% right. Did you go on stage during the interval at all? To us the signatures will look the same. Our Opening Night Review, Cludeo at the New Theatre Cardiff Our Opening Night Review, We Meet the Real Copper Topp Ahead of RuPauls Drag Race UK Tour, Celebrate the Legendary Max Boyce at His 50th Anniversary Concerts, Fresh Sounds and Powerful Stories Spring at the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama, Wolf A New BBC One Prime Time Thriller Rooted in Wales, Everybodys Talking About Jamie At The WMC All Week, Willow Returns and Filmed in Wales Check Out the Nine Locations, Bronwen Lewis More From The Living Room. I have an idea how some of it was done, but it only throws up more 'impossible' things that I can't explain! Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. A small venue, which hid nothing from the audience. So, where do they go? He really is the ultimate storyteller, which by now we accept is all part of the routine, if indeed you can call it that. He then moves onto the chair balancing trick, while the other 3 are waiting with an usher at the bottom of the stairs. 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. Same for person 2. 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 usher takes them back stage. 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). I have just been to see it tonight and I think I know exactly how he did the last trick. And I have to say it's one of the best tricks he's done at a live stage show. 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. 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. I was the participant for one of the shows for this trick and when Derren handed me the cardboard, it was completely blank. He was just staying with them while DB finished act 1. Any idea how the name for the teddy bear and the dad comments appear on the badge? As Channel 4 . It wasn't filmed in the interval though. Third time round when he put the box up a good ten foot high and counted up, all the lot of us heard was "1.. 2.. 5.". Derren Brown began his career on British television 20 years ago and has become something of a fixture since. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. I went last night. It may not display this or other websites correctly. I noticed the guy who came back later to be used again appeared near the end of the interval. 18/03/2022 00:21. After all, its a performance that relies on intrigue. At this point DB says sorry it needs to be someone who wasn't up on stage earlier on, and instructs her to throw the Frisbee to someone else. Feel free to dm questions that may possibly ruin it. Starts 09/12/2022. 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. In the card trick, all I heard was 1-2-5. My partner who went with me wasn't affect by any of it. info@southwaleslife.com, Derren Brown: Showman Our Spoiler-Free Opening Night Review, Matthew Bournes Nutcracker! The UK Tour continues until October 2022 For full dates and ticket purchases, check out Derren Brown: Showman. There is no other explanation. 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. All theatres have them,. Derren told me in our telephone interview ahead of . For just over two hours this consummate professional has the audience in the palm of his hand. The usher held the envelope open for me as I inserted it, and when I opened the envelope on stage, there was nothing else in there (so forget dividers/flaps/duplicate notes or anything like that). Read more: Derren Brown gears up for Bristol on his smash-hit 'Showman' tour Coming into a review of a DERREN BROWN live show is tricky. And that it isn't difficult to get information about people once you have their name, address, credit card details and whatnot. I'll inbox you conclusion we came too, as I don't want to ruin anything for anyone. Showman is the much-anticipated live show tour by British performer, Derren Brown, now touring the UK until 2022. The pre-written numbers were written with a pen where the ink was running out in the other night's show. 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 . Reddit and its partners use cookies and similar technologies to provide you with a better experience. The card didnt get used in the show I saw. https://www.reddit.com/r/derrenbrown/comments/viwx4j/derren_brown_showman_the_ending_explained_in/. So during the blackout, one of two things happens. THE FOLLOWING CONTAINERS SPOILERS. The sleeves being rolled up is just another little detail that makes us reject that it's happening now, though of course he has plenty of time to roll them back down and back up between appearances. 13 May 2022. DB requires the same person (from the forgotten number 7 game) back on stage. For almost 20 years I have been a huge fan of Derren | 10 comments on LinkedIn If your already a fan you will 100% love it. By rejecting non-essential cookies, Reddit may still use certain cookies to ensure the proper functionality of our platform. DERREN BROWN RETURNS TO THE WEST END STAGE! Totally brilliant, mind completely blown. 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. The story told was that they were being checked out to make sure they were no longer hypnotised. He has the utmost respect for his audience, delighting in the things he is able to extract and share from the willing volunteers head, but also ever mindful of the powerful affect he has on each and every one of us. We are implored not to give anything away before the curtain falls. I was sat in the stalls by the stage left exit a few nights ago. I saw him come back down. Swansea University Bay Campus, Swansea University Bay Campus, Fabian Way, Crymlyn Burrows, Skewen, Swansea, Taibach Community Library, Taibach Community Library, Commercial Road, Taibach, Port Talbot, New Theatre, Park Place, Cardiff CF10 3LN, Savoy Theatre, The Savoy Theatre, Church Street, Monmouth NP25 3BU, Memo Arts Centre, Memo Arts Centre, Gladstone Road, Barry, The Blake Theatre, Almshouse Street, Monmouth NP25 3XP, Chapter Arts Centre, Market Road, Cardiff CF5 1QE, Clwb Ifor Bach, 11 Womanby Street, Cardiff CF10 1BR, International House, 10 Churchill Way Any one have any theory how that would be possible? 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. But I won't say publicly. But then, strangely, a second curtain came down, which I immediately thought must be to hide the first curtain from us in case there was movement that affected the curtain. 227 comments Add a Comment Then, end of act 1, big black-out temporarily, curtain comes down. 1. This person, who was also a woman last night, is then instructed to stand in a specific place on stage to guard the box. 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. by Stephi Wild Jul. Again, it doesn't really matter which method he used here, either way the original card is now in his pocket. Where did you write it and where did it go? 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