Is that the personalized coin wrapped in string inside a box trick that he did for Enigma? 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. The New Theatre is something very special with its ornate decoration and beautifully crafted interiors. 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. The second curtain is the fire curtain. Derren has created a new show that does not feel like any of his previous shows (based upon what we have seen on DVD). 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. I get you, but there was a second person not chosen at the same time. The video was pre-recorded during the intermission, behind the heavy curtain. I saw him come back down. Whether you are a believer or not, however you view what Derren so skilfully does, what is unarguable is that he really is the ultimate showman. 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. Giving them time to film the shot for the trick. 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!! Imagine what would happen if anyone could get on stage during the interval. Act 2 begins. 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. Ok so only problem is, the trick didn't work on my Dad. Any one have any theory how that would be possible? 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. Im a sceptic, always looking for those moments of distraction or sleight-of-hand. All those little head shakes and nods he does -- are they just tics or are they a crucial part of his techniques? 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. Derren noticed it and tried to do a little thing scribbling with the pen to say its running out. The usher takes them back stage. 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. Create an account to follow your favorite communities and start taking part in conversations. DERREN BROWN RETURNS TO THE WEST END STAGE! Press J to jump to the feed. 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. Youll thank us for that. DB then hypnotises her/him in exactly the same was as we see in act 2. info@southwaleslife.com, Derren Brown: Showman Our Spoiler-Free Opening Night Review, Matthew Bournes Nutcracker! We never see footage of that. 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. It's the same trick he used for when he predicted the lottery numbers, and it works beautifully. Feel free to dm questions that may possibly ruin it. 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. And yes, I still havent really told you about the show. Showman Coin in the Box (Spoilers) Anyone know how tf Derren pulled off the card in the box trick? He said that twice. So, where do they go? My previous encounters were very different to this experience, and believe me, SHOWMAN is one hell of an experience. 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. Reddit and its partners use cookies and similar technologies to provide you with a better experience. The playing card (now signed) has moved from the card box to the wooden box on the stand. 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. Which in reality is true, accepting that every performance is different. Derren Brown - Showman will take place at the Gaiety, Dublin from April 12-16, the Grand Opera House, Belfast from April 19-23 and the Millennium Forum, Derry from April 26-30. 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 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 . I kinda want to go again and film it to see if its real. Mega spoilers here.Coin trick:I noticed that there was a tiny micro camera attached to the edge of the table pointing horizontally across it. 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". 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. But it seems impossible, and nobody in the audience has seen it happen. No, i, But first coffee. 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. Secondly, and this is what is so exciting about seeing him live, every performance is different. After all, its a performance that relies on intrigue. I was sat in the stalls by the stage left exit a few nights ago. My theory: because it happened at a completely different time to when we are led to believe it happened. 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. 02922-362359 Please mark as spoiler or respond with PM. 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). Excellent show would recommend everyone sees it! Where did you write it and where did it go? Enlightening, thought-provoking and illuminating. Its best just to go with the flow and enjoy a master at work. He was just staying with them while DB finished act 1. 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. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. 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. Because as far as the audience are concerned, their segment of the show is finished. 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. So now they have two pieces of footage. 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? 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! 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. 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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. People are talking, getting up to go to the bar/toilet. Same for person 2. He then takes her back stage, brings her out of hypnosis, and says yeah you're fine too and an usher escorts her back to the theatre. Even in our most challenging times we can find meaning and grow. The pre-written numbers were written with a pen where the ink was running out in the other night's show. My partner who went with me wasn't affect by any of it. Went to see it in Birmingham in October. As its one of the main acts of the show. Very strange this, why didn't they just return to their seats? I received complimentary tickets to this event. You're almost right. Could he have the stage area duplicated back stage? 5 seconds later, lights back on, audience amazed by what they've just seen. But. 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. The cameraman gets a good look at this, we can all see it. Reddit and its partners use cookies and similar technologies to provide you with a better experience. 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. Along the way it discloses the secrets of some of Derrens spectacular tricks of the mind. Derren doesnt claim to possess any supernatural powers and his acts are often designed to expose the methods of those who do. The "watcher" is in place guarding the box. Dont know why youre being downvoted, this is 100% right. All those little head shakes and nods he does -- are they just tics or are they a crucial part of his techniques? I'm fairly sure our guy got an interval. JavaScript is disabled. Its clear he too has been scarred by the effects of the pandemic, as much as we all have. But how did an entire audience miss this right in front of our eyes? Well, as they were leaving the stage DB said he had to "check" on them. 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. For just over two hours this consummate professional has the audience in the palm of his hand. But I'm stoked to hear how exciting you found it being on stage. I found myself looking for the language, both spoken and non-verbal, which may impel people to behave in one way or another. I have a good guess at how the third time is done. 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? Take a look at Derrens website for all the DATES. By rejecting non-essential cookies, Reddit may still use certain cookies to ensure the proper functionality of our platform. 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. Sentimental Objects With Derren Brown! He then introduced us to people who have clearly influenced him. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. Press J to jump to the feed. Does anyone remember a TV series from the late 60s where a man goes for walks with his talking house and dustbin. But I also need to tell you, he is so damn funny. Subscribe For More Derren Brown: https://www.youtube.com/c/OfficialDerrenDerren Brown is a British mentalist, illusionist and author. A signature isn't that hard to copy, especially when you're looking at the close up on the camera. At this point DB says sorry it needs to be someone who wasn't up on stage earlier on, and instructs her to throw the Frisbee to someone else. - no. I don't think it will be cut. 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. Hope you enjoyed it as well as I did. 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. It can only have been a stooge, with the filming done in the interval or in advance. In fact he even told us from the stage, not to give reveal anything. The card didnt get used in the show I saw. Then, end of act 1, big black-out temporarily, curtain comes down. As Channel 4 . They wouldn't have felt it or remembered it when they came round. Honestly the most confusing experience of my entire life. I sat in that chair for a good while. Showman is, at its heart, a show about how the. 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. Would love to know which part you thought was fake tho if your willing to share? 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,". I've seen a woman - totally convinced of her own genuineness - do a similar thing on herself! But I won't say publicly. I'll inbox you conclusion we came too, as I don't want to ruin anything for anyone. I went to see the show last night, and spent the remainder of the evening trying to work out how DB pulled off the trick involving the playing card in the box and in particular the video at the end. 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. Derren Brown: Showman is at Bristol Hippodrome On May 24-28 at 7.30pm, with a 2.30pm matinee on May 28. But believers will believe, and it is the willing participants which will make every single show a different experience. He most definitely didnt film it with me during the intermission. Be sure to subscribe and catch all the amazing moments of magic, suggestion, psychology, misdirection \u0026 showmanship! Derren told me in our telephone interview ahead of . 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 --. This makes sense to me. 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. As far as she is concerned, she has received the exact same checking over treatment as the other 2 people. 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. 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. If you have a ticket for this weeks run at the New Theatre in Cardiff, hang on to them and make sure you go, and when you do, keep your experience spoiler free. There only one part of my experience I'm convinced was faked but only in a very certain way. We are implored not to give anything away before the curtain falls. I also (and this may be my imagination, it was loud up there!) If anyone wants to know my theory then please PM me. Looking forward to seeing it myself next year! He then chooses a second person (who's hands also stuck earlier) with the Frisbee. Firstly; during the interval - I was at the show in Glasgow on Thursday night. 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. The numbers the man was writing were much darker, like a pen with fresh ink. First rule of seeing a Derren Brown show is: you don't talk about what you saw in the Derren Brown show. video filmed in interval? To us the signatures will look the same. I held my bank note above my head from the dress circle, and on my way to the stage I took a sneaky glance at the serial number because I had an inkling that it would be relevant later. the coin spin made a completely different sound depending which side it landed on. They didnt appear again for a good 10 minutes. Noise. I always love the tv specials he does but Ive never seen him live! 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. 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. Derren has well and truly earned himself a fan. I was in London over the weekend with my husband Ruud Evers, to tick a long overdue 'to-do' off my list. 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. In our show tonight he "didn't press hard enough" too and had a light "5" on there. 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. First of all, you absolutely don't want to give anything away - spoilers are a definite no-no for us, and Derren. Reddit and its partners use cookies and similar technologies to provide you with a better experience. I have just been to see it tonight and I think I know exactly how he did the last trick. Hope you enjoy it as much as I did pal. The most sensible solution is that it's a different card. Ends 19/03/2023. Did he guess your correctly and was specific? 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. 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. I correctly guessed them all once i realised this. However, all I heard was 5, 4, 1 and must have lost about 10-15 seconds. I watched carefully, the usher was not checking to see if these 3 people were OK after hypnosis. *Why is this post marked AD? 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