Master mind-reading performers from another century who did remarkable, and sometimes verging on unlawful things with their abilities. I wasn't brave enough to do this in front of Derren. Totally brilliant, mind completely blown. So now DB's team has footage of him walking with the lady, her putting the card in the box, and her walking back to her seat. I have a Derren Question. If you want to know my idea just drop me a message. In our show tonight he "didn't press hard enough" too and had a light "5" on there. His one-man shows have received wide critical acclaim and more Olivier wins and nominations than any other in history! Which in reality is true, accepting that every performance is different. In the card trick, all I heard was 1-2-5. At one point he makes reference to the greatest showman, P T Barnum, yes, the man who inspired the film. Act 2 begins. Each and everyone of us cheered and applauded at every appropriate moment of this story he took us on. By rejecting non-essential cookies, Reddit may still use certain cookies to ensure the proper functionality of our platform. 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. At the time, I couldn't think of a legitimate reason why it would have been there. But how did an entire audience miss this right in front of our eyes? Its Browns first brand new live show in 6 years; its the first time Ive seen him live and its clear why his previous shows have received such critical acclaim. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. Well, as they were leaving the stage DB said he had to "check" on them. So thought he deserved a as spoiler free wirte up as I could. checked out to make sure they were no longer hypnotised? The video was pre-recorded during the intermission, behind the heavy curtain. And I have to say it's one of the best tricks he's done at a live stage show. He wants us to believe, in showing that video, that each and every one of us in that theatre missed/forgot 15-20 seconds of the show. My friend and the stranger on the other side of me didnt see the running or hear it at all, they thought I was winding them up! Loving all these explanations - the weirdest bit for me is that me and my friend had slightly different experiences. 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!! 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. Secondly, and this is what is so exciting about seeing him live, every performance is different. Whilst all of that is happening, the second person on stage, the "watcher" is standing very still and is staring at the box. The "box watcher" wasnt there, but he knew exactly where they would be standing, so he could act as though there was a person there to wave at etc, then its an easy edit job to splice her/him in. So let's focus on that person. On the left hand side we have DB and the card person, on the right we have the watcher. It may not display this or other websites correctly. He's a mind reader so he could find out and I would face legal consequences. The new person was there and the box was swinging in the video, which gave it the credibility to suggest it happened when we saw it, but my thoughts are that it was two separate videos filmed at two different times then edited. If you can, get to a venue and grab some seats, the trip will be worth every mile of your hard earned fuel. Sharing moments of anger, frustration, loneliness and loss, Derren reveals how its possible to find consolation and compassion. And yes, I still havent really told you about the show. 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. Nobody has seen this, probably only a very small number of the audience will have actually remembered they were still there. 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 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. Do women just always think about dying their hair? The usher takes them back stage. His connection with us was life affirming. Please mark as spoiler or respond with PM. But actually, it can be equally challenging for us in the audience too. One of DB's team comes on and quickly puts the card in the box, or they have an exact replica pre-prepared box back stage with the duplicate signed card in it, and the switch is made. Like the OP, I performed a similar function at yesterday's matine performance. In my show lots of people put their hands up saying they saw it? Coming into a review of a DERREN BROWN live show is tricky. So that leads us to only one conclusion, we have all missed/forgot 20 seconds of the show. My theory, and it may very well be wrong, is similar to yours where I think that part of it was filmed during the interval, specifically where the person put the card in the box, but I dont believe the box watcher was there for this part. Derren just glossed over it at the time saying some of you will have seen what happened but no one did. 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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. 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. 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. This is similar to my experience, I thought I saw a shadow run across the stage and heard a chair clatter, my partner said she heard the chair being dragged but didn't see the shadow. The Monkey King. Starts 09/12/2022. Now I still often blame myself - why am I so suggestible? As Channel 4 . I was on stage as the die roller/coin flipper/bank note guy. The man is a fecking genius innit. After moving his family into his childhood home, a man's investigation into a local factory accident connected to his father unveils dark family secrets. At the time I just assumed so they could move the chair and person and put them back at the end of the interval. 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. He places the box on a stand which requires someone to stand on a chair to get to. It didn't work on him. 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. 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. 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. 5 seconds later, lights back on, audience amazed by what they've just seen. Then, end of act 1, big black-out temporarily, curtain comes down. 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. After all, its a performance that relies on intrigue. He is engaging and funny and not once do you feel he is wrestling to get to his final goals. The sparse set and dim lighting are designed to give off an air of mystery. By rejecting non-essential cookies, Reddit may still use certain cookies to ensure the proper functionality of our platform. I just wondered if he'd given a subtle clue. Please see this post I did a while ago for a detailed explanation. He said that twice. 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. The second curtain is the fire curtain. The box wasnt suspended for the first trick. Audience participation is encouraged from the off, and there are a surprising number of people keen to be publicly manipulated in the name of entertainment. Feel free to Ama about the experience and I'll try answer best I can from what Derren has let me remember. KindEnvironment5098 5 mo. I saw him come back down. Since his television debut with Derren Brown: Mind Control in 2000 hes produced multiple series and specials, winning two Laurence Olivier Awards. In this brand new podcast series, Derren Brown explores the many pressures and worries we experience in modern life and how we can find meaningful ways to manage them better. Derren Brown: Showman review - a performance that will blow your mind Apollo theatre, London The veteran illusionist outdoes himself with an evening of bewildering trickery that holds a. Meanwhile, the usher and those 3 audience members have disappeared, I assume through the stage door they were stood next to. 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. Derren Brown is an award-winning illusionist, magician and mentalist. The hand thing didnt work, I have a hypnosis book called "reality is plastic" which teaches a VERY similar routine for the hands sticking together and forgetting your name, and the number 7.However, when the light thing happened, and they showed the video afterwards, I thought that there was no way ANYONE other than the guy (or girl) on stage would be affected. Derren doesnt claim to possess any supernatural powers and his acts are often designed to expose the methods of those who do. But I also need to tell you, he is so damn funny. Press night 15/12/2022. There was no 'security check' for hidden cameras. I was sat in the stalls by the stage left exit a few nights ago. 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. Anyone got any theories? He then does a dance next to the hanging box, and the woman returns to her seat. 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. Opening 4 March at King's Theatre, Glasgow, SHOWMAN will tour the UK and Ireland until 29 October 2022. When I got to the stage and took the bank note out of the envelope, Derren. Im a sceptic, always looking for those moments of distraction or sleight-of-hand. Or coffee? How then did lots of people in the crowd see it happen in the moment? Even in our most challenging times we can find meaning and grow. Main photo: Mark Douet. Firstly; during the interval - I was at the show in Glasgow on Thursday night. DB chooses 4 of these people to go on stage, probably the most suggestible ones. 1. 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. 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. He was just staying with them while DB finished act 1. 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). I've worked out how about 3/4 of the tricks are done (i think!). 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. Derren Brown: Showman. Venue Apollo Theatre. Sentimental Objects With Derren Brown! 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. Derren Brown - Showman will take place at the Gaiety, Dublin from April 12-16, the Grand Opera House, Belfast from April 19-23 and the Millennium Forum, Derry from April 26-30. I had to check with Pa Lee my plus one for the evening whether my mind was playing tricks on me. - no. He'd memorised the info about them before the show. As its one of the main acts of the show. Derren Brown began his career on British television 20 years ago and has become something of a fixture since. What does the content of you e-reader say about you? Underground | Derren Brown STAGE & SCREEN 2017-2018, UK Tour UNDERGROUND The multi-award winning master of mind control and psychological illusion fused together a collection of his favourite work to create UNDERGROUND - a jaw-dropping experience of magical genius. With . I saw that show too and was baffled at the end. I believe the numbers are pre written, and the participant simply adds a few of their own. Derren Brown in Showman 2021/2022. The stage curtains including a large heavy safety curtain come down obscuring the view of the stage. 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