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. 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 ?? 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. 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. On the left hand side we have DB and the card person, on the right we have the watcher. 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. He is warm, charismatic and builds a rapport, careful not to make anyone in the auditorium feel uncomfortable. 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. Like the rest of the world - the tour had been rescheduled multiple times due to the pandemic. The playing card (now signed) has moved from the card box to the wooden box on the stand. 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. 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. We all had the same view - funny what the mind does or doesnt focus on. Would love to hear your theory about how the final peice was done. I want to know how he knew personal histories, like "you're thinking about dying your hair". It wouldn't even need to be perfect, because when the card is revealed, the person who signed it is on the other side of the stage. The explanation was his prodigious memory and the academic tricks he uses to retain information. 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. 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. But actually, it can be equally challenging for us in the audience too. That part finishes, and DB retains 1 of the 4 people on stage to do the balancing chair trick to end act 1. 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, Most magicians I know or have spoken to -- no, scratch that --. 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. As to how the numbers are guessed Im not sure, Hi! Venue Apollo Theatre. However, all I heard was 5, 4, 1 and must have lost about 10-15 seconds. went to see the show last night. Please mark as spoiler or respond with PM. 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. Be prepared to laugh, a lot, and maybe cry too. 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. 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. I think thats enough hints. 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. 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. Act 2 begins. Who said you, The smell of old books hits you as soon as you str, Dublin. Just got back from the Edinburgh show and was going to ask the same thing. Derren told me in our telephone interview ahead of . And she's the one who wanted to go see him in the first place. Derren has created a new show that does not feel like any of his previous shows (based upon what we have seen on DVD). His Majesty's Theatre British illusionist wows audience with his most personal show to date. I have just been to see it tonight and I think I know exactly how he did the last trick. 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. Press J to jump to the feed. Went to see it in Birmingham in October. First of all, you absolutely don't want to give anything away - spoilers are a definite no-no for us, and Derren. So how did the signed card get into the box? He relies completely on us to allow him to take us on the journey with him. Derren channels the experiences of those in attendance - past, present and future - into a mesmerising, and downright poignant, couple of hours. Oooh I never considered that! Ends 19/03/2023. So let's focus on that person. Imagine what would happen if anyone could get on stage during the interval. 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. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. I laughed along to the person the first and second time, but the 3rd time he got about 70% of the audience, me included. Thanks! Went to see Derren Brown's Showman yesterday. But that's another story. I just wondered if he'd given a subtle clue. Cookie Notice Of course, the mind-boggling illusions remain a secret. I think it might be filmed during the blackout on the first card trick. As I said, were not going to include any spoilers here. How then did lots of people in the crowd see it happen in the moment? Or maybe were all under some kind of mass hypnotic spell. But Brown is certainly not there to humiliate volunteers into clucking like a chicken or revealing their deepest, darkest desires. Create an account to follow your favorite communities and start taking part in conversations. 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. If your already a fan you will 100% love it. 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. He then chooses a second person (who's hands also stuck earlier) with the Frisbee. When I got to the stage and took the bank note out of the envelope, Derren. That's exactly what DB wants us to believe. 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. I kinda want to go again and film it to see if its real. 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,". 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 like this theory. I don't think it will be cut. I sat in that chair for a good while. But believers will believe, and it is the willing participants which will make every single show a different experience. the coin spin made a completely different sound depending which side it landed on. Enlightening, thought-provoking and illuminating. At the time I just assumed so they could move the chair and person and put them back at the end of the interval. 5 seconds later, lights back on, audience amazed by what they've just seen. By rejecting non-essential cookies, Reddit may still use certain cookies to ensure the proper functionality of our platform. The stage curtains including a large heavy safety curtain come down obscuring the view of the stage. He was just staying with them while DB finished act 1. and our Any one have any theory how that would be possible? Running time 2hrs 40mins. I had to check with Pa Lee my plus one for the evening whether my mind was playing tricks on me. People are talking, getting up to go to the bar/toilet. 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. "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! Then, as his career progressed, I was lucky to catch him at the Tobacco Factory in Bristol. I correctly guessed them all once i realised this. 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. Care to point me in the right direction regarding the thumb tip? Meanwhile, the usher and those 3 audience members have disappeared, I assume through the stage door they were stood next to. What happened with the card that you wrote on? Create an account to follow your favorite communities and start taking part in conversations. So how did he do that one where he had his head covered and was gussing people's star-signs and all sorts of other stuff about them. I wasn't brave enough to do this in front of Derren. 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! I have no inside knowledge so my theory is completely based on what I saw last night. He then introduced us to people who have clearly influenced him. They are stood out of sight of most of the audience, at the bottom of the stairs, next to a stage door. 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. Derren Brown is an award-winning illusionist, magician and mentalist. 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. video filmed in interval? 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. 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. Ok so only problem is, the trick didn't work on my Dad. Yeah, the table trick is pretty straightforward, and old school. A PM or just commenting in code will be great! 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. Press J to jump to the feed. W. 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.". 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. It wasn't filmed in the interval though. I believe the numbers are pre written, and the participant simply adds a few of their own. 2nd trick, he walks across and puts it in on the floor. 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. So this just leaves person 3 (our playing card person) with DB and his team back stage. Reddit and its partners use cookies and similar technologies to provide you with a better experience. DERREN BROWN RETURNS TO THE WEST END STAGE! As part of a whopping 155-venue world tour, SHOWMAN will be performing seven shows a week between December 2022 and March 2023. The first thing we need to do is eliminate what DB wants us to believe. This is simply not true. 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. swear I heard some kind of electronic buzzing as it was rattling in the glass. Would be very interested to hear your theory too. 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. 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. 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. Tickets are available at www.atgtickets.com. The finale, too, was a very clever use of camera trickery. Sharing moments of anger, frustration, loneliness and loss, Derren reveals how its possible to find consolation and compassion. 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. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. Subscribe For More Derren Brown: https://www.youtube.com/c/OfficialDerrenDerren Brown is a British mentalist, illusionist and author. Production name Derren Brown: Showman. 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. Like saying to a man "you've recently thought about Konnie Huq"? 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. JavaScript is disabled. What a shitty thread. We were all there to be entertained, but also retained some scepticism. I'm talking about the big reveal right at the very end! 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. Firstly, her hands locked in place. 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 makes sense on the card. In fact he even told us from the stage, not to give reveal anything. Hope you enjoyed it as well as I did. The cameraman gets a good look at this, we can all see it. 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. 3rd trick, he walks over and puts it in the suspended box. Very strange this, why didn't they just return to their seats? Of course, because he hasn't memorised all the books. 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. As Channel 4 . I have no idea how he did it, the hand thing didn't work at all on me, but that must have. 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! SPOILER Derren Brown - Showman (Spoilers) Coin trick. We never see footage of that. 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). Delighted to hear that other people had the same experience unless of course we were just in the majority that were under his spell! This would fall apart immediately if someone could testify that either of the two audience members were sitting in the audience as it happened. 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. 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. 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. I saw that show too and was baffled at the end. 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. At the start of the interval the doors were opened and the four of them - including the guy who later got called up to do the box trick - were quickly swept out. The man is a fecking genius innit. Derren Brown in Showman 2021/2022. Yeah my guess is. He'd memorised the info about them before the show. Main photo: Mark Douet. Privacy Policy. Saw you still sitting in your chair at the end and you looked pretty perplexed! - no. 1. Along the way it discloses the secrets of some of Derrens spectacular tricks of the mind. You must log in or register to reply here. This makes sense to me. Master mind-reading performers from another century who did remarkable, and sometimes verging on unlawful things with their abilities. I'm fairly sure our guy got an interval. 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. 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 The tour is a long one running right through till October. He is a storyteller who can keep 1200 people hanging onto what he says and does. Same for person 2. Derren once did a camera trick on TV where he predicted the lottery, using split screen editing. So it couldnt have been recorded then, Nobody saw what allegedly happened. I've read about the table which can effect the dice roll but what about the coin tosses ? I found myself looking for the language, both spoken and non-verbal, which may impel people to behave in one way or another. Derren Brown is an award-winning illusionist, magician and mentalist. But I won't say publicly. 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. His ease on stage is second to none, and the way he reacts with the audience and volunteers is masterful. The Monkey King. 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. But I'd take a pretty educated guess I'm right. But how did an entire audience miss this right in front of our eyes? Just from knowing a little more about what happens to the person on stage. During the blackout, there simply wasn't time for the person to get off the chair, walk across with DB, climb up, put the card in the box, climb down and walk back to their seat. 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!! 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. We are implored not to give anything away before the curtain falls. DB then hypnotises her/him in exactly the same was as we see in act 2. I may have set my expectations too high and in some ways the show was more predictable than I had anticipated. 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. The hand and memory thing is just to try find the kind of person he needs. 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. 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. It may not display this or other websites correctly. I received complimentary tickets to this event. 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. It wasn't untill I talked to my partner I clicked on to what I think has happened. I was in London over the weekend with my husband Ruud Evers, to tick a long overdue 'to-do' off my list. I was on stage as the die roller/coin flipper/bank note guy. 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? 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. Any idea how the name for the teddy bear and the dad comments appear on the badge? If you want to know my idea just drop me a message. 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. Even in our most challenging times we can find meaning and grow. (Ad: Event Invite*) Its tricky to talk about the latest Derren Brown show without giving away any spoilers. Learn how your comment data is processed. Bounty hunter Sharkey tracks criminals across the galaxy in his converted, rocket-powered ice-cream truck -- with help from his 10-year-old partner. It can only have been a stooge, with the filming done in the interval or in advance. 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. Nobody has seen this, probably only a very small number of the audience will have actually remembered they were still there. Imagine what would happen if anyone could get on stage during the interval. Derren noticed it and tried to do a little thing scribbling with the pen to say its running out. 02, 2021. 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. 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.
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