Where did you write it and where did it go? Each and everyone of us cheered and applauded at every appropriate moment of this story he took us on. This would fall apart immediately if someone could testify that either of the two audience members were sitting in the audience as it happened. The sparse set and dim lighting are designed to give off an air of mystery. What a shitty thread. My partner who went with me wasn't affect by any of it. 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. Ive spent the whole day convinced that you must of been a stooge or something..but now I dont know what to think! Maybe I should go again and secretly film when I get backstage. I will say. KindEnvironment5098 5 mo. It can only have been a stooge, with the filming done in the interval or in advance. 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. There are flashes of red light and a partial blackout, I would estimate for between 3 and 5 seconds, no more. 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!! Before he was known at all, I saw him perform close-up magic to a handful of people, me being one of them. I may have set my expectations too high and in some ways the show was more predictable than I had anticipated. The stage curtains including a large heavy safety curtain come down obscuring the view of the stage. Yeah, the table trick is pretty straightforward, and old school. Nobody has seen this, probably only a very small number of the audience will have actually remembered they were still there. The content of SHOWMAN remains a closely guarded secret, but if youve seen him before, you know youre in for a powerhouse treat! 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. Please mark as spoiler or respond with PM. Delighted to hear that other people had the same experience unless of course we were just in the majority that were under his spell! 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. Please see this post I did a while ago for a detailed explanation. I was sat in the stalls by the stage left exit a few nights ago. (Showman: Light Spoilers) Laura Masters 597 subscribers Subscribe 441 views 5 months ago On 28th July 2022, I saw Derren Brown perform. It didn't work on him. Youll thank us for that. By rejecting non-essential cookies, Reddit may still use certain cookies to ensure the proper functionality of our platform. Went to see it in Birmingham in October. 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. Would love to hear your theory about how the final peice was done. Reddit and its partners use cookies and similar technologies to provide you with a better experience. Hes completely in tune with the human psyche knowing what makes us tick, function and even vulnerable. Create an account to follow your favorite communities and start taking part in conversations. He is a multi-award winning performer, part magician, illusionist and mind reader, or maybe even someone who is very skilled at tricking our minds. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. At this point in the show, the participant is blindfolded. 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). But some of the things aren't fake in the way of being straight up lies. 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. 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 . Enlightening, thought-provoking and illuminating. What I can tell you about the sold-out audience at the New Theatre in Cardiff, who were there to see the opening night of DERREN BROWN SHOWMAN, is that we werent disappointed on any front. 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. Imagine what would happen if anyone could get on stage during the interval. I get you, but there was a second person not chosen at the same time. In fact he even told us from the stage, not to give reveal anything. Along the way it discloses the secrets of some of Derrens spectacular tricks of the mind. Reading time: 2 mins Seen on: 10 May 2022 by Dawn Geddes. In my show lots of people put their hands up saying they saw it? I want to know how he knew personal histories, like "you're thinking about dying your hair". 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 FOLLOWING CONTAINERS SPOILERS. 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 . 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. So let's focus on that person. The unofficial pub capital of the world. Did he guess your correctly and was specific? 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. And she's the one who wanted to go see him in the first place. 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. He relies completely on us to allow him to take us on the journey with him. He is warm, charismatic and builds a rapport, careful not to make anyone in the auditorium feel uncomfortable. The numbers the man was writing were much darker, like a pen with fresh ink. On the left hand side we have DB and the card person, on the right we have the watcher. These are the obvious tricks. 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. We were all there to be entertained, but also retained some scepticism. 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. Reddit and its partners use cookies and similar technologies to provide you with a better experience. 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. I think the 50% thing was intentionally confusing. 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 card didnt get used in the show I saw. - don't know. 227 comments Add a Comment Like the OP, I performed a similar function at yesterday's matine performance. 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. And thats what Derren does best. I received complimentary tickets to this event. Dont expect a great big flashy, glitzy set, this is Derren Brown not David Copperfield. The hypnotised dude would have been given a pen that wouldn't mark the board. He then does a dance next to the hanging box, and the woman returns to her seat. His stage persona is immaculate. 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. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. I've read about the table which can effect the dice roll but what about the coin tosses ? What happened with the card that you wrote on? Secondly, she couldn't remember her own name, and she was called up to the bottom of the steps along with 10 other people. DB's team are quickly picking the same card out of a deck back stage. ago. Yeah my guess is. Care to point me in the right direction regarding the thumb tip? They didnt appear again for a good 10 minutes. 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. It worked on me though, I didn't see a thing. When we showed the serial number on the big screen, it was absolutely the serial number of the note I last held onto. We put our hands up first too because he asked 'Who saw the red lightsand saw 'name' walk across the stage to the box'. It may not display this or other websites correctly. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. 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. He then lines them up, and there is a funny segment where they can't remember the number 7. But I also need to tell you, he is so damn funny. At the time, I couldn't think of a legitimate reason why it would have been there. Act 2 begins. He sits her down at the same table, and makes her walk across to the hanging box to place the playing card inside. This is simply not true. Read more: Derren Brown gears up for Bristol on his smash-hit 'Showman' tour I'm talking about the big reveal right at the very end! Just from knowing a little more about what happens to the person on stage. Derren just glossed over it at the time saying some of you will have seen what happened but no one did. 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. I saw him come back down. They're waiting, watching the amazing chair trick to end act 1. Feel free to dm questions that may possibly ruin it. Spoiler alert Ultimately, he is a fantastic entertainer, and an expert in reading human behaviour and . In fact he even told us from the stage, not to give reveal anything. I hope the bit you're referring to doesn't get cut out by the time I go. 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. 18/03/2022 00:21. 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. Did you go on stage during the interval at all? Yes, I've been to see it - it was fantastic - but why would you do something like this when one of the first things Derren asks at the beginning of the show is specifically not to talk about it, because it ruins the experience for other people? 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. 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! Very strange this, why didn't they just return to their seats? Bounty hunter Sharkey tracks criminals across the galaxy in his converted, rocket-powered ice-cream truck -- with help from his 10-year-old partner. Derren walks over to the flip chart once after all the numbers are up on the board and pockets it.As its folded up so small it is easy to palm and conceal. 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. 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. 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. The cameraman gets a good look at this, we can all see it. You must log in or register to reply here. The problem is that the wooden box wasnt suspendes until the 3rd trick. He is engaging and funny and not once do you feel he is wrestling to get to his final goals. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. Incidentally, that isnt a spoiler but a genuine part of the experience we should all take away, whether you get to see this tour or not. 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. Tickets are available at www.atgtickets.com. This didnt happen. You can pay a visit HERE if youd like to check. 13 May 2022. Be sure to subscribe and catch all the amazing moments of magic, suggestion, psychology, misdirection \u0026 showmanship! By rejecting non-essential cookies, Reddit may still use certain cookies to ensure the proper functionality of our platform. Hell of a show though, and well worth seeing. 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. Its best just to go with the flow and enjoy a master at work. DERREN BROWN is bringing his current show SHOWMAN to the Apollo Theatre. Would love to know which part you thought was fake tho if your willing to share? In A Book of Secrets, Derren Brown shows us that it is in thosemoments when we are faced with adversity that we can find lifes most lasting rewards. 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. 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. 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. He then introduced us to people who have clearly influenced him. 02922-362359 Derren has well and truly earned himself a fan. Like the rest of the world - the tour had been rescheduled multiple times due to the pandemic. Do women just always think about dying their hair? As those 3 people leave the stage, DB says "please will you 3 wait at the bottom of the stairs, we just need to check you are all OK following the hypnosis". Firstly; during the interval - I was at the show in Glasgow on Thursday night. 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. So this just leaves person 3 (our playing card person) with DB and his team back stage. Noise. First of all, you absolutely dont want to give anything away spoilers are a definite no-no for us, and Derren. But such is the talent of Brown that even I was baffled at times by what I had witnessed. (I saw the show twice last month). Create an account to follow your favorite communities and start taking part in conversations. I also (and this may be my imagination, it was loud up there!) Then, end of act 1, big black-out temporarily, curtain comes down. 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. went to see the show last night. 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. As I said, were not going to include any spoilers here. For more information, please see our I kinda want to go again and film it to see if its real. I honestly don't know how the hell he did it other than hypnosis. Derren channels the experiences of those in attendance - past, present and future - into a mesmerising, and downright poignant, couple of hours. 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). Feel free to Ama about the experience and I'll try answer best I can from what Derren has let me remember. 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 . Could he have the stage area duplicated back stage? I just wondered if he'd given a subtle clue. 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