Derren Brown - Showman Reviews

Marie Martin from Glasgow,

FANTASTIC

Would recommend for an enjoyable mind bending fascinating night out. Can’t say anymore sworn to secrecy xx

Michael from Glasgow,

DERREN BROWN SHOWMAN

A master of his craft and a meticulously assembled set. He’s a warm, highly intelligent and most importantly, a caring, showman. Stunning show and worth every little penny. Michael, Red Sox fan.

Kirsty from Birmingham,

BRILLIANT FROM START TO FINISH!

Third time seeing Derren Brown in Birmingham and oh my he did NOT disappoint! Truly amazing as always, quite emotional at the end of this show, such an amazing story behind the show too. Brilliant brilliant brilliant would 100% recommend anyone to go and see this show!

Mark goodhall from Buckingham

SHOWMAN DARREN BROWN

Thoroughly enjoyed the show on Friday 9th sept , , the only spoilers for me were , the grubby individuals that sat next to me whooping and whistling enough to burst eardrums , the idiot at the rest of the stall that kept shouting out “ oh my god !! And other stupid comments and the tall guy that went up on stage and pretended to be hypnotised !! You know who you are !!!

Katie from Oxford

MIND BLOWING!

Mesmerising from start to finish. One of the best acts I've ever seen. So engaging with his audience. Thankfully it was made clear you only need to go up on stage if you want to. By chance I knew one of the volunteers who did go on stage which made it more interesting for me as I knew he wouldn't be fooled easily. I was left literally open mouthed at the end as I realised I'd been temporarily drawn into his mind control without realising which only emphasised his great talent. A true genius, the Houdini of our generation. An absolute must to go and see. Derren please don't wait too long before returning with a new show. I can't wait to see the next adventure into your creative, talented world.

Karin Morris from Worthing West Sussex England

FANTASTIC!

I saw the show at the Apollo Shaftesbury Avenue. I am always intrigued by Derren and love how his performances, whether on a TV special or live show, are intelligent, interesting, confusing and amazing. I was looking forward to the show and was not disappointed. Great seats in the centre stalls row G so up close. Derren found volunteers selected by Derren firing frisbees into the audience. He kept the audience in his hand despite some participants being unable to follow simple instructions or saying they could do something that they clearly couldn’t ( a lady who caught a frisbee saying she could spin a coin but when on stage was completely unable to spin the coin!) I am, as everyone is, sworn to secrecy so no spoilers as it really would spoil it for anyone planning to go. Well worth the money and we had a great night and went back to the hotel happy but very baffled!! Still trying to understand how that can happen but that’s part of the fun! I wish I was better off as I would love to go again!

Melania Pongan from London, England

DAREN BROWN -SHOWMAN

A totaly amazing experience and show. Captivating and mind blowing. I was lucky enough to be one of the people called up to go on stage, i still can't belive it completely mesmerising and magical. So greatfull that i got the chance to partake.

Kate darbob from London, England

LOVED IT !!

We absolutely loved the show and are desperate to go again! From start to finish it was amazing and Derren really had our attention. There were so many ‘oh my gosh’ moments and now - a couple of days later - we are baffled. I can think of about ten different parts that blew our minds. What a clever man!!! I will now stalk him forever / gutted I have never been to see him before and only followed him on TV!!!

Janet from London, England

TOP SHOW IN LONDON

I watched the show in London, it's one of the best show in London and I already booked tickets to watch the show again, it's unbelievable what Brown could do Infront my eyes. I want to see what happened with different audiences and different in different seat.

Karen from London, England

CAN’T WAIT TO SEE HIM AGAIN

I’d never seen Derren before and my mind was blown - such an emotional roller coaster not what I had expected at all. The best show I’ve ever seen AMAZING

Jane Simmons from London, England

DERREN BROWN THAT'S LIFE

Derren at his absolute best. Human, vulnerable, funny & warm. A Heartfelt show which many people will understand. Obviously full of terrific 'tricks' & my husband a hypnotised participant was amazing too. Fantastic Derren & much love ❤️

Hannah from London, England

BRILLIANT

Intriguing show, entertaining and mind boggling!

Kerry Bradley from London, England

JUST AMAZING!

Wish there were more Stars to give. Firstly what a lovely,warm,friendly and talented man. Couldn’t believe what I was actually seeing live on stage. You got to see it to believe it! Great Seats and View in the Stalls, a must for all the family 👏

Jackie Hadley from Birmingham,

SCEPTICAL UNTIL...

Was interested to see the live show after being amazed by watching Derren on TV. Parts of the show seemed slow and pedestrian, with many audience members obviously doing anything on the offchance of getting onstage. But it was only after the show, talking to my daughter, that I realised that I had unknowingly been affected by his hypnotic manner...made the evening an enjoyable, if worrying, experience! Can't say more...wouldn't want to spoil the surprise. But if it can happen to me, it can happen to anyone! Go along and be amazed!

Malcolm Thomas from London, England

APPOLLO THEATRE FEBRUARY 25TH 2023

If the 1st half was as good as the second then it would have been 5*

Christopher Hope from Bristol,

WHAT WENT WRONG?

Saw Derren last night in Bristol. We love him. The first act was great. Then something seemed to go wrong in the second act. A long, inconclusive section of cold-reading amounted to nothing. It was beneath normal Derren standard: therefore, the audience was left thinking “aha, something mind-boggling will come of this”. But it didn’t. I wonder if something went wrong. The finale then felt random and oddly placed. Maybe, in taking more risks, the tricks sometimes don’t work. Hopefully it’ll work for the rest of the shows.

Graham from London, England

PRETTY POOR - DON'T UNDERSTAND THE HIGH-SCORING REVIEWS

Pretty poor overall. Felt very much like recycled parlour tricks from Derren Brown, nothing original. If you've seen him perform before either on stage or on TV before, then it's just more of the same. If you've never seen him perform before, then you might be wowed, but otherwise I'd steer clear of this as it's very disappointing.

Mark from London, England

MADE TO FEEL EXCLUDED FROM THE OUTSET DUE TO AGE

We were all looking forward to the show but regrettably felt excluded from the show from the outset as it would seem we were too old to take part whereas surely this is open to all age groups, with perhaps the exclusion of young children. It’s a shame as this happened on more than one occasion & had I known I wouldn’t part of All aspects of the show I don’t think I would have paid as much for my tickets as I did. It is with regret that I feel cheated but we weren’t the only ones who were disappointed by this exclusion. I don’t believe there was anything mentioning age exclusion to any part of the show when the tickets were booked? The seats we had in the stalls we excellent & the theatre itself quite small but just the size to give a feeling of audience participation……. If you met the Age criteria that is!! Once again I have say “it’s a shame but I feel cheated “

Joseph Odger from Glasgow,

DERREN BROWN SHOWMAN

What a disappointment. Derren managed to muddle through his first act. To be fair, the fault primarily, but not wholly, lay with his selection of audience members. Derren stumbled, from one disaster to another. The second act was repeated over and over until he achieved his mind boggling result. This act culminated in an attempt to show the serial number, of a £10 banknote He failed. The third act was, enough. We left the theatre.

Brett from Essex

SOCIAL CLUB/HOLIDAY PARK PERFORMANCE

This is the first time I have felt underwhelmed after attending a show in London’s WestEnd. The standard of entertainment was poor, I’ve seen better shows at my local social club. Thankfully my tickets were free, otherwise I’d be demanding a refund.

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