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. Derren Brown: Showman is at Bristol Hippodrome On May 24-28 at 7.30pm, with a 2.30pm matinee on May 28. Same for person 2. The box wasnt suspended for the first trick. It was a life changing time in history which will live with us forever. Before we go any further, what did the audience think of the show? The tour is a long one running right through till October. As to how the numbers are guessed Im not sure, Hi! Then nearabouts the end of the show, Derren popped up a clip of him helping the bloke he called up on stage to put the card . I found myself looking for the language, both spoken and non-verbal, which may impel people to behave in one way or another. The card didnt get used in the show I saw. It may not display this or other websites correctly. Excellent show would recommend everyone sees it! Would be very interested to hear your theory too. 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. So how did the signed card get into the box? Thanks! I have no inside knowledge so my theory is completely based on what I saw last night. He is warm, charismatic and builds a rapport, careful not to make anyone in the auditorium feel uncomfortable. Please mark as spoiler or respond with PM. No, i, But first coffee. He was just staying with them while DB finished act 1. This person, who was also a woman last night, is then instructed to stand in a specific place on stage to guard the box. Main photo: Mark Douet. I honestly don't know how the hell he did it other than hypnosis. 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. The sparse set and dim lighting are designed to give off an air of mystery. DB chooses 4 of these people to go on stage, probably the most suggestible ones. I believe the numbers are pre written, and the participant simply adds a few of their own. He froze the man in place on the chair and then the curtain came down. The usher takes them back stage. Ive spent the whole day convinced that you must of been a stooge or something..but now I dont know what to think! JavaScript is disabled. I think thats enough hints. The explanation was his prodigious memory and the academic tricks he uses to retain information. 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 ?? 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. It can only have been a stooge, with the filming done in the interval or in advance. 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. How then did lots of people in the crowd see it happen in the moment? The Monkey King. I will say. Would love to know which part you thought was fake tho if your willing to share? It wasn't untill I talked to my partner I clicked on to what I think has happened. Feel free to dm questions that may possibly ruin it. Act 2 begins. He then moves onto the chair balancing trick, while the other 3 are waiting with an usher at the bottom of the stairs. 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. It was a woman last night, but was probably a man on other nights. Not once did he make anyone feel uncomfortable or embarrassed, and in an age where we all seem to revel in that sort of behaviour, it was a joy to watch. And whether you believe or not, you will still be swept away by the well-crafted and tightly scripted performance. But such is the talent of Brown that even I was baffled at times by what I had witnessed. We are implored not to give anything away before the curtain falls. All those little head shakes and nods he does -- are they just tics or are they a crucial part of his techniques? I saw that show too and was baffled at the end. I want to know how he knew personal histories, like "you're thinking about dying your hair". Reddit and its partners use cookies and similar technologies to provide you with a better experience. 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 unofficial pub capital of the world. 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. The person at the table has chosen the card and signed it. 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. Or maybe were all under some kind of mass hypnotic spell. video filmed in interval? (I saw the show twice last month). This makes sense to me. By rejecting non-essential cookies, Reddit may still use certain cookies to ensure the proper functionality of our platform. Just got back from the Edinburgh show and was going to ask the same thing. 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. I think it might be filmed during the blackout on the first card trick. Any one have any theory how that would be possible? You are using an out of date browser. Audience participation is encouraged from the off, and there are a surprising number of people keen to be publicly manipulated in the name of entertainment. Honestly felt like everything I knew in life was shattered. Oh dear sorry I meant card in the box, got it mixed up lol. Take a look at Derrens website for all the DATES. 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. Brown effortlessly weaves illusions into a personal and tender narrative. 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. The stage curtains including a large heavy safety curtain come down obscuring the view of the stage. But wait! 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. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. 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. We never see footage of that. Coming into a review of a DERREN BROWN live show is tricky. I think the 50% thing was intentionally confusing. But during the goldfish trick he rolled up his sleeves while saying 'ignore any distractions' - at the end as he goes off stage that gospel choir comes on which is a pretty huge distraction. Firstly; during the interval - I was at the show in Glasgow on Thursday night. 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. I always thought I was someone who was quite hard to hypnotise so was utterly shocked to find that I might have been. Hell of a show though, and well worth seeing. It worked on me though, I didn't see a thing. Be sure to subscribe and catch all the amazing moments of magic, suggestion, psychology, misdirection \u0026 showmanship! 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. 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. It's the same trick he used for when he predicted the lottery numbers, and it works beautifully. For the record I have seen Derren a few times live, and like many of us, have watched every show and bit hes done on TV over the years. I have a Derren Question. "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! Nobody has seen this, probably only a very small number of the audience will have actually remembered they were still there. 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. KindEnvironment5098 5 mo. But a good demonstration of why you shouldn't be taken in by Mystics and Mediums. 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. 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. 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. They're waiting, watching the amazing chair trick to end act 1. 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