5 seconds later, lights back on, audience amazed by what they've just seen. However, all I heard was 5, 4, 1 and must have lost about 10-15 seconds. the coin spin made a completely different sound depending which side it landed on. Whilst all of that is happening, the second person on stage, the "watcher" is standing very still and is staring at the box. I saw your show in Hull too! There was no 'security check' for hidden cameras. 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. ago. swear I heard some kind of electronic buzzing as it was rattling in the glass. You are using an out of date browser. If you want to know my idea just drop me a message. So the person who eventually got chosen was totally random and DB had no control over this. 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. But wait! Ive spent the whole day convinced that you must of been a stooge or something..but now I dont know what to think! Starts 09/12/2022. I was in London over the weekend with my husband Ruud Evers, to tick a long overdue 'to-do' off my list. Would love to hear your theory and any others, please inbox me as I am completely baffled by the finale and I need some form of answer to this confusion!! I was thinking about the venue as we made our way to our seats. He then moves onto the chair balancing trick, while the other 3 are waiting with an usher at the bottom of the stairs. Of course, the mind-boggling illusions remain a secret. 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. 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! This review refers to the October 2021 touring production of Derren Browns Showman. by Stephi Wild Jul. But Brown is certainly not there to humiliate volunteers into clucking like a chicken or revealing their deepest, darkest desires. He is a storyteller who can keep 1200 people hanging onto what he says and does. I've seen a woman - totally convinced of her own genuineness - do a similar thing on herself! 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 didn't explain why it had to be her, but made a point of saying its not something he usually does. Im a sceptic, always looking for those moments of distraction or sleight-of-hand. Production name Derren Brown: Showman. Glasgow King's Theatre 4 - 12 March 2022 Edinburgh Playhouse 3 - 7 May 2022 Aberdeen Meanwhile, the usher and those 3 audience members have disappeared, I assume through the stage door they were stood next to. Press J to jump to the feed. What I did learn from my time on stage was that Derren appears to make really good use of technology in his performances. Oooh I never considered that! Is there anybody who heard the full countdown? His team backstage are putting together a split screen video using the two pieces of footage. I was the box watcher in Belfast. Honestly the most confusing experience of my entire life. 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. Press J to jump to the feed. A jaw-dropping, mind-boggling experience. As its one of the main acts of the show. Any idea how the name for the teddy bear and the dad comments appear on the badge? 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. Which basically means that he plays tricks of the mind and manipulates the audience into seeing and thinking what he wants them to see and think. There only one part of my experience I'm convinced was faked but only in a very certain way. I watched carefully, the usher was not checking to see if these 3 people were OK after hypnosis. And yes, I still havent really told you about the show. It wasn't filmed in the interval though. I saw you at the show last night! Author Andy Nyman, Derren Brown . If anyone wants to know my theory then please PM me. But how did an entire audience miss this right in front of our eyes? For me, a Derren Brown event is as much about the audience as it is him, and the 1500 people packed into the New Theatre were a crucial part of this live spectacular. 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 rejecting non-essential cookies, Reddit may still use certain cookies to ensure the proper functionality of our platform. (Showman: Light Spoilers) Laura Masters 597 subscribers Subscribe 441 views 5 months ago On 28th July 2022, I saw Derren Brown perform. At the time, I couldn't think of a legitimate reason why it would have been there. We saw on stage in act 2 that she couldn't remember putting the playing card in the box on the floor, so equally she wouldn't remember doing all of what I have just described during the interval. The playing card (now signed) has moved from the card box to the wooden box on the stand. I want to know how he knew personal histories, like "you're thinking about dying your hair". We put our hands up first too because he asked 'Who saw the red lightsand saw 'name' walk across the stage to the box'. Who said you, The smell of old books hits you as soon as you str, Dublin. By rejecting non-essential cookies, Reddit may still use certain cookies to ensure the proper functionality of our platform. This is simply not true. Derren Brown is an award-winning illusionist, magician and mentalist. We heard the first bit and stuck our hand up but then he asked 'Who didn't see anything/just saw darkness'. 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). 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 ?? Being up on stage, I noticed that the back of the chair that the hypnotised guy was sitting on was hella thick, so I am pretty convinced that a stagehand was indicating to the hypnotised guy how the coin landed through pulses in the back of the chair. Convinced a few friends to go to the last show in Dublin on Saturday and they left completely bamboozled by the whole thing and I loved watching them trying to piece it all together. In my show lots of people put their hands up saying they saw it? I just wondered if he'd given a subtle clue. He didn't get me to put on the blindfold until after he gave me the card, and they filmed me writing the whole time (I think, lol) but Derren did instruct me to keep adding more numbers at the top, bottom etc until he was satisfied. He saw the whole thing, Derren getting the chair, the guy standing on it, putting card in etc etc. DERREN BROWN RETURNS TO THE WEST END STAGE! Feel free to Ama about the experience and I'll try answer best I can from what Derren has let me remember. Derren openly admits he's a "fake" - it's all just magic tricks, after all. Derren has created a new show that does not feel like any of his previous shows (based upon what we have seen on DVD). DERREN BROWN is bringing his current show SHOWMAN to the Apollo Theatre. Since his television debut with Derren Brown: Mind Control in 2000 hes produced multiple series and specials, winning two Laurence Olivier Awards. And whether you believe or not, you will still be swept away by the well-crafted and tightly scripted performance. 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. 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. Master mind-reading performers from another century who did remarkable, and sometimes verging on unlawful things with their abilities. I'll inbox you conclusion we came too, as I don't want to ruin anything for anyone. Be sure to subscribe and catch all the amazing moments of magic, suggestion, psychology, misdirection \u0026 showmanship! That's exactly what DB wants us to believe. People are talking, getting up to go to the bar/toilet. All theatres have them,. My partner who went with me wasn't affect by any of it. The explanation was his prodigious memory and the academic tricks he uses to retain information. 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. He is all of those things, but actually so much more. Act 2 begins. 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. A small venue, which hid nothing from the audience. Now, the eagle-eyed among you will have noticed that this review of Derren Brown Showman, hasnt even begun to mention the content of the show, the fact is I simply cant. 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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. 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. Press night 15/12/2022. This didnt happen. Bounty hunter Sharkey tracks criminals across the galaxy in his converted, rocket-powered ice-cream truck -- with help from his 10-year-old partner. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ideomotor_effect. 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. I'm not going to straight up tell you how it's done, but I'll give you some help trying to work it out. And the Showman left many guests at the Alex Theatre's Press Night scratching their heads in awe and wonder. The second being that the video played at theend was pre-recorded during the interval, but that theory has a fewissues that I won't get into here. It was filmed in the 1st blackout of the 1st card trick :), Saw the show in Liverpool and Im a mentalist myself, really enjoyed it and I too noticed a couple of things. Sharing moments of anger, frustration, loneliness and loss, Derren reveals how its possible to find consolation and compassion. Showman Coin in the Box (Spoilers) Anyone know how tf Derren pulled off the card in the box trick? Oh dear sorry I meant card in the box, got it mixed up lol. Then, as his career progressed, I was lucky to catch him at the Tobacco Factory in Bristol. Dont expect a great big flashy, glitzy set, this is Derren Brown not David Copperfield. Main photo: Mark Douet. This makes sense on the card. I have a Derren Question. All those little head shakes and nods he does -- are they just tics or are they a crucial part of his techniques? Hope you enjoyed it as well as I did. Do women just always think about dying their hair? Reddit and its partners use cookies and similar technologies to provide you with a better experience. For almost 20 years I have been a huge fan of Derren | 10 comments on LinkedIn A look back at Derren Brown's most inexplicable tricks and stunts. 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. This site uses cookies to help personalise content, tailor your experience and to keep you logged in if you register. As to how the numbers are guessed Im not sure, Hi! I have a good guess at how the third time is done. Showman is, at its heart, a show about how the. 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). 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. I sat in that chair for a good while. The stage curtains including a large heavy safety curtain come down obscuring the view of the stage. Follow The Man Himself: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DerrenBrown/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/DerrenBrown Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/derrenbrown/ Website: http://derrenbrown.co.uk/License code | CODE: LD-KE91OHRL5H4ID Looking forward to seeing it myself next year! But such is the talent of Brown that even I was baffled at times by what I had witnessed. In fact he even told us from the stage, not to give reveal anything. envelope on stage, there was nothing else in there (so forget dividers/flaps/duplicate notes or anything like that). 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. He froze the man in place on the chair and then the curtain came down. Like the rest of the world - the tour had been rescheduled multiple times due to the pandemic. At least half an hour passes between when DB finishes that part of the show, until when we see the final video at the very end. Derren doesnt claim to possess any supernatural powers and his acts are often designed to expose the methods of those who do. All those little head shakes and nods he does -- are they just tics or are they a crucial part of his techniques? Coming into a review of a DERREN BROWN live show is tricky. Hes completely in tune with the human psyche knowing what makes us tick, function and even vulnerable. The most sensible solution is that it's a different card. Create an account to follow your favorite communities and start taking part in conversations. Ok so only problem is, the trick didn't work on my Dad. Remember that Derren has a fantastic memory (his library trick comes to mind). KindEnvironment5098 5 mo. 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. So thought he deserved a as spoiler free wirte up as I could. 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! It may not display this or other websites correctly. But during the goldfish trick he rolled up his sleeves while saying 'ignore any distractions' - at the end as he goes off stage that gospel choir comes on which is a pretty huge distraction. These are the obvious tricks. Showman is the much-anticipated live show tour by British performer, Derren Brown, now touring the UK until 2022. On the left hand side we have DB and the card person, on the right we have the watcher. 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. Please mark as spoiler or respond with PM. Derren has well and truly earned himself a fan. However. 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. And she's the one who wanted to go see him in the first place. Its a trick, its always a trick with Derren, To rule out the potential that he hypnotised the audience, someone needs to watch the show again and look at the second hand on their watch when Derren counts 1,2 and then see if it magically moves 15 seconds, or if it simply carries on as normal. 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. THE FOLLOWING CONTAINERS SPOILERS. 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. DB's team are quickly picking the same card out of a deck back stage. So how did the signed card get into the box? 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. For just over two hours this consummate professional has the audience in the palm of his hand. I saw him come back down. We need to look back at her movements from the moment she was chosen to go on stage. Or maybe were all under some kind of mass hypnotic spell. Went to see it in Birmingham in October. Theres also a set or pictures on the wall, particularly one of Laurel and Hardy when they were in town back in the day. His stage persona is immaculate. 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. So that leads us to only one conclusion, we have all missed/forgot 20 seconds of the show. Be prepared to laugh, a lot, and maybe cry too. SYNOPSIS: 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 . video filmed in interval? 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. . Like the OP, I performed a similar function at yesterday's matine performance. 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. Derren channels the experiences of those in attendance - past, present and future - into a mesmerising, and downright poignant, couple of hours. - no. 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. The answer must be, because something has already happened with that person which means the big reveal needs them back on stage for act 2. "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! A PM or just commenting in code will be great! Tickets are available at www.atgtickets.com. Derren told me in our telephone interview ahead of . Brown manages to achieve a sense of connectivity throughout the audience as he opens the show discussing "how the thing that makes us feel most alone, are the things that bring us together most,". 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. Loving all these explanations - the weirdest bit for me is that me and my friend had slightly different experiences. And then remember that 90% of that audience booked tickets with a credit card. Would love to hear your theory about how the final peice was done. So it couldnt have been recorded then, Nobody saw what allegedly happened. The tour is a long one running right through till October. But I'd take a pretty educated guess I'm right. Is that the personalized coin wrapped in string inside a box trick that he did for Enigma? It didn't work on him. His Majesty's Theatre British illusionist wows audience with his most personal show to date. Cookie Notice Along the way it discloses the secrets of some of Derrens spectacular tricks of the mind. They're waiting, watching the amazing chair trick to end act 1. Derren just glossed over it at the time saying some of you will have seen what happened but no one did. Then, end of act 1, big black-out temporarily, curtain comes down. I'm fairly sure our guy got an interval. and our 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. My previous encounters were very different to this experience, and believe me, SHOWMAN is one hell of an experience. Very strange this, why didn't they just return to their seats? Would be very interested to hear your theory too. 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. So let's focus on that person. His one-man shows have received wide critical acclaim and more Olivier wins and nominations than any other in history! Did he guess your correctly and was specific? It is then quickly edited with the 3rd attempt, cut split screen to include the box watcher by Derrens team off stage. Brown effortlessly weaves illusions into a personal and tender narrative. Derren Brown in Showman 2021/2022. Excellent show would recommend everyone sees it! 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. I really don't think this other theory would hold up to scrutiny but I did wonder if it was being broadcast live to the stage? As far as we can all see, what we are watching is one video clip, with all three people on stage at the same time. A lovely li, In Dublins fair city rounding off a week of, I may have been a little obsessed with the colourf, "I can never travel without my diary, one should a, Yes, its touristy. The second curtain is the fire curtain. To find a way to better connect with family and friends, and indeed with ourselves. Take a look at Derrens website for all the DATES. Opening 4 March at King's Theatre,. DB chooses 4 of these people to go on stage, probably the most suggestible ones. He is engaging and funny and not once do you feel he is wrestling to get to his final goals. I've inboxed you what me and my partner think, as I don't want to spoil anything for people that may not of seen it. Opening 4 March at King's Theatre, Glasgow, SHOWMAN will tour the UK and Ireland until 29 October 2022. A signature isn't that hard to copy, especially when you're looking at the close up on the camera. 2000-2023 Derren Brown & Vaudeville Productions Ltd. All rights reserved, A fantastic show a performance that will blow your mind.. Imagine what would happen if anyone could get on stage during the interval. I like this theory. 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). I always love the tv specials he does but Ive never seen him live! Did you go on stage during the interval at all? And as we were to discover, Covid was going to have a profound effect not just on the scheduling but the contents of the show, too. So, the usher has these 3 people, 1 of which is the playing card person. But I'm stoked to hear how exciting you found it being on stage. Delighted to hear that other people had the same experience unless of course we were just in the majority that were under his spell! Please see this post I did a while ago for a detailed explanation. 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. 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. My theory: because 1 of these 3 people (the playing card person) was still needed by DB. Which in reality is true, accepting that every performance is different. 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. Same for person 2. Derren Brown began his career on British television 20 years ago and has become something of a fixture since. In fact he even told us from the stage, not to give reveal anything. It may be a one-man show, but we all leave feeling like we have been a part of a collective experience. Before he was known at all, I saw him perform close-up magic to a handful of people, me being one of them. But it seems impossible, and nobody in the audience has seen it happen. Feel free to dm questions that may possibly ruin it. But I won't post public Spoilers. 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. *Why is this post marked AD? 13 May 2022. After the four participants were taken off stage they were held at the base of the steps by an exit for a few minutes by an usher. 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. Now I still often blame myself - why am I so suggestible? I think the 50% thing was intentionally confusing. As far as she is concerned, she has received the exact same checking over treatment as the other 2 people. 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. Saw you still sitting in your chair at the end and you looked pretty perplexed! W. Subscribe For More Derren Brown: https://www.youtube.com/c/OfficialDerrenDerren Brown is a British mentalist, illusionist and author. I say challenging, and I am of course referring to Derren himself. 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. 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. As Channel 4 . 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