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. I've worked out how about 3/4 of the tricks are done (i think!). They wouldn't have felt it or remembered it when they came round. *Why is this post marked AD? Take a look at Derrens website for all the DATES. 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. The video was pre-recorded during the intermission, behind the heavy curtain. 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.". I want to know how he knew personal histories, like "you're thinking about dying your hair". But I'm stoked to hear how exciting you found it being on stage. The playing card (now signed) has moved from the card box to the wooden box on the stand. Then, as his career progressed, I was lucky to catch him at the Tobacco Factory in Bristol. - no. He then moves onto the chair balancing trick, while the other 3 are waiting with an usher at the bottom of the stairs. Even in our most challenging times we can find meaning and grow. What a shitty thread. 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. I think this is probably right but he's doing what, over 200 shows on this tour? 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 --. Oh dear sorry I meant card in the box, got it mixed up lol. So how did the signed card get into the box? Like saying to a man "you've recently thought about Konnie Huq"? He has the utmost respect for his audience, delighting in the things he is able to extract and share from the willing volunteers head, but also ever mindful of the powerful affect he has on each and every one of us. Coming into a review of a DERREN BROWN live show is tricky. Main photo: Mark Douet. And the Showman left many guests at the Alex Theatre's Press Night scratching their heads in awe and wonder. 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. By rejecting non-essential cookies, Reddit may still use certain cookies to ensure the proper functionality of our platform. I always love the tv specials he does but Ive never seen him live! So, in a world where we are all trying to catch up with the time weve lost, grab hold of those we have missed, and re-evaluate what is really important to us, Derren doesnt just perform some amazing how the hell does he do that moments. Press J to jump to the feed. He is all of those things, but actually so much more. 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. I went last night. There only one part of my experience I'm convinced was faked but only in a very certain way. I know it sounds really complicated and techy, but standing about a foot above the glass looking directly downwards, an awkwardly prolonged rattling of the dice is exactly what I witnessed. This makes sense on the card. 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 was the participant for one of the shows for this trick and when Derren handed me the cardboard, it was completely blank. The big clue is why did he get the person from act 1 back for a different segment in act 2? 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. 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). Before he was known at all, I saw him perform close-up magic to a handful of people, me being one of them. 02922-362359 I had to check with Pa Lee my plus one for the evening whether my mind was playing tricks on me. But actually, it can be equally challenging for us in the audience too. I think the 50% thing was intentionally confusing. I'm talking about the big reveal right at the very end! 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 1 35 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. Our guy (Bham show, 29th Oct) had to stand on a chair to even reach the box! As far as she is concerned, she has received the exact same checking over treatment as the other 2 people. Secondly, she couldn't remember her own name, and she was called up to the bottom of the steps along with 10 other people. Originally scheduled pre-pandemic, COVID has clearly had a significant influence on the show that is now being performed across the country. 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. 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 feel like he might have skipped 3-4 and filmed the video during the interval. For just over two hours this consummate professional has the audience in the palm of his hand. The sparse set and dim lighting are designed to give off an air of mystery. 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. The unofficial pub capital of the world. checked out to make sure they were no longer hypnotised? Derren is at his very best on stage. 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. First rule of seeing a Derren Brown show is: you don't talk about what you saw in the Derren Brown show. 227 comments Add a Comment Totally brilliant, mind completely blown. Thanks! 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. After all, its a performance that relies on intrigue. 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. Oooh I never considered that! But Brown is certainly not there to humiliate volunteers into clucking like a chicken or revealing their deepest, darkest desires. 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. Which in reality is true, accepting that every performance is different. The multi-award-winning master of mind control and psychological illusion, Derren Brown, is back, launching his first brand new theatre show in six years: Showman. Opening 4 March at King's Theatre,. 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. 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. My previous encounters were very different to this experience, and believe me, SHOWMAN is one hell of an experience. Does anyone remember a TV series from the late 60s where a man goes for walks with his talking house and dustbin. Hope you enjoy it as much as I did pal. 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. Its clear he too has been scarred by the effects of the pandemic, as much as we all have. I think it might be filmed during the blackout on the first card trick. Like the OP, I performed a similar function at yesterday's matine performance. Press J to jump to the feed. Theres also a set or pictures on the wall, particularly one of Laurel and Hardy when they were in town back in the day. 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. Derren Brown is an award-winning illusionist, magician and mentalist. 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. Derren just glossed over it at the time saying some of you will have seen what happened but no one did. Of course, the mind-boggling illusions remain a secret. SPOILER Derren Brown - Showman (Spoilers) Coin trick. 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