Excellent show would recommend everyone sees it! But such is the talent of Brown that even I was baffled at times by what I had witnessed. Create an account to follow your favorite communities and start taking part in conversations. Create an account to follow your favorite communities and start taking part in conversations. I saw your show in Hull too! 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 --. 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. ago. I like this theory. The story told was that they were being checked out to make sure they were no longer hypnotised. I noticed the guy who came back later to be used again appeared near the end of the interval. 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. I have no idea how he did it, the hand thing didn't work at all on me, but that must have. 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. When he guessed the numbers, Derren was doing his best to direct him but he got loads wrong so just moved straight to the reveal, so this makes sense. 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. I have a good guess at how the third time is done. 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. You are right. 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). We heard the first bit and stuck our hand up but then he asked 'Who didn't see anything/just saw darkness'. 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. Then for the big moment. 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. I was sitting in row 3 and could see everything during the two blackouts. THE FOLLOWING CONTAINERS SPOILERS. 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? To us the signatures will look the same. Dont know why youre being downvoted, this is 100% right. Like saying to a man "you've recently thought about Konnie Huq"? All theatres have them,. Create an account to follow your favorite communities and start taking part in conversations. As Channel 4 . There is no other explanation. 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. The "watcher" is in place guarding the box. But I'm stoked to hear how exciting you found it being on stage. I saw him come back down. Derren once did a camera trick on TV where he predicted the lottery, using split screen editing. Just from knowing a little more about what happens to the person on stage. The content of SHOWMAN remains a closely guarded secret, but if youve seen him before, you know youre in for a powerhouse treat! First of all, you absolutely don't want to give anything away - spoilers are a definite no-no for us, and Derren. In my show lots of people put their hands up saying they saw it? I have a Derren Question. I had to check with Pa Lee my plus one for the evening whether my mind was playing tricks on me. 5 seconds later, lights back on, audience amazed by what they've just seen. 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. There was no 'security check' for hidden cameras. By rejecting non-essential cookies, Reddit may still use certain cookies to ensure the proper functionality of our platform. Fun show last night (Night of Wonders) - for me its fun to work out how the tricks are done, though you should just let it lie and enjoy the show. Derren noticed it and tried to do a little thing scribbling with the pen to say its running out. Bounty hunter Sharkey tracks criminals across the galaxy in his converted, rocket-powered ice-cream truck -- with help from his 10-year-old partner. 1. 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. Is that your theory or do u know for sure? DERREN BROWN is bringing his current show SHOWMAN to the Apollo Theatre. Noise. Cardiff, CF10 2HE Press J to jump to the feed. Of course, the mind-boggling illusions remain a secret. Does legacy TV programme footage deteriorate over time. Coming into a review of a DERREN BROWN live show is tricky. For just over two hours this consummate professional has the audience in the palm of his hand. 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! My theory: because it happened at a completely different time to when we are led to believe it happened. 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 . Which in reality is true, accepting that every performance is different. W. 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. Opening 4 March at King's Theatre,. If you put the two cards next to each other there will be small discrepancies, but that's irrelevant. He sits her down at the same table, and makes her walk across to the hanging box to place the playing card inside. He really is the ultimate storyteller, which by now we accept is all part of the routine, if indeed you can call it that. (Ad: Event Invite*) Its tricky to talk about the latest Derren Brown show without giving away any spoilers. All those little head shakes and nods he does -- are they just tics or are they a crucial part of his techniques? Then, end of act 1, big black-out temporarily, curtain comes down. Again, this is completely spoiler free. 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. His connection with us was life affirming. He saw the whole thing, Derren getting the chair, the guy standing on it, putting card in etc etc. Be sure to subscribe and catch all the amazing moments of magic, suggestion, psychology, misdirection \u0026 showmanship! You're almost right. 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. He is a storyteller who can keep 1200 people hanging onto what he says and does. And whether you believe or not, you will still be swept away by the well-crafted and tightly scripted performance. I've worked out how about 3/4 of the tricks are done (i think!). 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. As part of a whopping 155-venue world tour, SHOWMAN will be performing seven shows a week between December 2022 and March 2023. Any one have any theory how that would be possible? https://www.reddit.com/r/derrenbrown/comments/viwx4j/derren_brown_showman_the_ending_explained_in/. In fact he even told us from the stage, not to give reveal anything. 227 comments Add a Comment Even in our most challenging times we can find meaning and grow. 02, 2021. Honestly the most confusing experience of my entire life. I'm fairly sure our guy got an interval. Location London. Sharing moments of anger, frustration, loneliness and loss, Derren reveals how its possible to find consolation and compassion. By rejecting non-essential cookies, Reddit may still use certain cookies to ensure the proper functionality of our platform. Along the way it discloses the secrets of some of Derrens spectacular tricks of the mind. 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. However, all I heard was 5, 4, 1 and must have lost about 10-15 seconds. So now they have two pieces of footage. Derren Brown began his career on British television 20 years ago and has become something of a fixture since. With . Sentimental Objects With Derren Brown! Loving all these explanations - the weirdest bit for me is that me and my friend had slightly different experiences. He is engaging and funny and not once do you feel he is wrestling to get to his final goals. The problem is that the wooden box wasnt suspendes until the 3rd trick. He was just staying with them while DB finished act 1. Since his television debut with Derren Brown: Mind Control in 2000 hes produced multiple series and specials, winning two Laurence Olivier Awards. It can only have been a stooge, with the filming done in the interval or in advance. Read more: Derren Brown gears up for Bristol on his smash-hit 'Showman' tour Imagine what would happen if anyone could get on stage during the interval. So thought he deserved a as spoiler free wirte up as I could. Just got back from the Edinburgh show and was going to ask the same thing. 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. Saw you still sitting in your chair at the end and you looked pretty perplexed! 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. Derren Brown: Showman. Would love to know which part you thought was fake tho if your willing to share? 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. I think the 50% thing was intentionally confusing. 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. Remember that Derren has a fantastic memory (his library trick comes to mind). 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. 1st trick, he reaches over the desk. "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! 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. 1. Any idea how the name for the teddy bear and the dad comments appear on the badge? Before we go any further, what did the audience think of the show? He then lines them up, and there is a funny segment where they can't remember the number 7. People are talking, getting up to go to the bar/toilet. He said that twice. I want to know how he knew personal histories, like "you're thinking about dying your hair". If you want to know my idea just drop me a message. 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. Do women just always think about dying their hair? Oh dear sorry I meant card in the box, got it mixed up lol. 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. The most sensible solution is that it's a different card. So how did the signed card get into the box? The former we enjoyed for the whole two and a half hours of the show (with an interval), the latter was thrown out the door and replaced with a true gasp of amazement. 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. But some of the things aren't fake in the way of being straight up lies. Press J to jump to the feed. Now I still often blame myself - why am I so suggestible? I feel like he might have skipped 3-4 and filmed the video during the interval. I understand the principles behind it but it's done so well that no matter how hard you look, you're still impressed. What happened with the card that you wrote on? I correctly guessed them all once i realised this. I saw that show too and was baffled at the end. I was on stage as the die roller/coin flipper/bank note guy. Press J to jump to the feed. (I saw the show twice last month). Tickets are available at www.atgtickets.com. I feel like there was something inside the dice (a thumper) that was vibrating the dice until it could be confident that it would land with the predicted number facing upwards. Does anyone remember a TV series from the late 60s where a man goes for walks with his talking house and dustbin. 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. 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 The hand and memory thing is just to try find the kind of person he needs. Cookie Notice Press night 15/12/2022. He is warm, charismatic and builds a rapport, careful not to make anyone in the auditorium feel uncomfortable. Like the OP, I performed a similar function at yesterday's matine performance. Care to point me in the right direction regarding the thumb tip? 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. Delighted to hear that other people had the same experience unless of course we were just in the majority that were under his spell! Brown effortlessly weaves illusions into a personal and tender narrative. 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. However. He froze the man in place on the chair and then the curtain came down. 2000-2023 Derren Brown & Vaudeville Productions Ltd. All rights reserved, A fantastic show a performance that will blow your mind.. 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". It's the same trick he used for when he predicted the lottery numbers, and it works beautifully. 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. When we showed the serial number on the big screen, it was absolutely the serial number of the note I last held onto. We all had the same view - funny what the mind does or doesnt focus on. The numbers the man was writing were much darker, like a pen with fresh ink. Whilst all of that is happening, the second person on stage, the "watcher" is standing very still and is staring at the box. Then, as his career progressed, I was lucky to catch him at the Tobacco Factory in Bristol. Opening 4 March at King's Theatre, Glasgow, SHOWMAN will tour the UK and Ireland until 29 October 2022. Ive spent the whole day convinced that you must of been a stooge or something..but now I dont know what to think! 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). 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. Yes of course the show has themes, script and direction, but given the obvious unpredictability of the audience it makes for a great, and challenging experience. I was in London over the weekend with my husband Ruud Evers, to tick a long overdue 'to-do' off my list. The audience dont see the piece of card before the participant writes on it. 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. No, i, But first coffee. 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. The pre-written numbers were written with a pen where the ink was running out in the other night's show. Again, I stopped listening shortly afterwards, not because the subject matter wasn't itneresting but because I just wanted to watch the show without some loudmouth fanboy getting in the way! He then chooses a second person (who's hands also stuck earlier) with the Frisbee. SPOILER Derren Brown - Showman (Spoilers) Coin trick. And then remember that 90% of that audience booked tickets with a credit card. The second curtain is the fire curtain. They are stood out of sight of most of the audience, at the bottom of the stairs, next to a stage door. Learn how your comment data is processed. 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. At the time I just assumed so they could move the chair and person and put them back at the end of the interval. 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. This makes sense to me. . Yeah, the table trick is pretty straightforward, and old school. DERREN BROWN RETURNS TO THE WEST END STAGE! It may even be a different box. - don't know. Im guessing this was him using his powers of suggestion to the audience that some people saw something that you did not. But it seems impossible, and nobody in the audience has seen it happen. 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. I honestly don't know how the hell he did it other than hypnosis. He just seriously impressed me especially as a complete and utter skeptic of some of the things he did, I couldn't of being more impressed. I think it might be filmed during the blackout on the first card trick. I will say. It is then quickly edited with the 3rd attempt, cut split screen to include the box watcher by Derrens team off stage. Did he guess your correctly and was specific? 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. 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. The video was pre-recorded during the intermission, behind the heavy curtain. 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. 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? Hope you enjoy it as much as I did pal. I think thats enough hints. 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