Derren Brown announces Bristol Hippodrome performances as part of huge UK tour

Derren Brown announces Bristol Hippodrome performances as part of huge UK tour

Posted on: 06 Jul 2021

The multi-award-winning illusionist will be performing four shows in central Bristol next year.

 

Celebrated showman and TV personality Derren Brown has confirmed dates for his first stage tour in more than six years, announcing four Bristol performances as part of a huge 43-show run.

 

Having been away from the limelight for a while, Brown is ready to burst back into the UK mainstream with one of his most ambitious productions to date, set to feature, according to the man himself, “some extraordinary demonstrations of my voodoo”.

 

The 'Showman' tour will be stopping off at the Bristol Hippodrome from 24-28 May 2022, with tickets on general sale here from 10:00 on Friday 9 July.

Derren Brown's 'Showman' tour.

Speaking on the announcement of his latest tour, Derren Brown said 'Showman' is "about remembering what's important, like how the very things that we find most isolating in life - our fears and difficulties - actually connect us."

 

Developed for the stage pre-COVID, Brown went on to explain that the all-new production mirrors the situation we've found ourselves in over the past 18 months, but is electing to keep the details a closely-guarded secret.

 

"All I can reveal is that the show will ultimately be about you, the audience member, because that’s what I find most interesting," he added.

 

"There are places I’d like to take the audience where we haven’t been before. I always aim to have it deliver more than you'd expect.

 

"I’m excited to be at the starting point of that process. Getting it on the road will be my favourite part of the year."

 

 

Performing to over 1.6 million people worldwide during an illustrious stage career, Derren Brown is rightly regarded among the UK's all-time great entertainers.

 

His inimitable live shows have won him two Olivier Awards and earned him the most nominations than any other one-man show in theatre history.

 

Kicking off at the Theatre Royal in Plymouth, Brown's 'Showman' tour is set to be split into two legs, one running from 31 August to 13 November and the second running from 8 March to 29 October.

 

Taking place during the second leg, the Bristol performances will be hosted by the historic Bristol Hippodrome from Tuesday 24 to Saturday 28 May.

 

Tickets go on general sale at 10:00 on Friday 9 July and are expected to sell out well in advance - find out more and get yours here.

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Article by:

Matt Robson

 

Editor - 365Bristol.com & LOUD Magazine
 

Matt is a Journalism graduate and writer, passionate about supporting Bristol music, art and independent business. Get in touch via email at matt@365bristol.com.