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Ask Derren A Question

Last year we asked you to submit us questions for Derren to answer in the Svengali Tour brochure. It was so popular we decided to do the same again for the upcoming Infamous tour brochure.

This year we’d also like to include a Q&A with Steve from Apocalypse, and Matt from Hero at 30,000 feet.

All questions must be submitted by 5pm Saturday 9th Feb 2013.



Instructions for submitting questions (which can be done via Facebook or Twitter – please don’t leave them in the blog comments):



Twitter:

Questions for Derren, just tweet with the hashtag #DerrenQandA

Questions for Steve from Apocalypse, just tweet with the hashtag #SteveQandA

Questions for Matt from Hero at 30,000 feet, just tweet with the hashtag #MattQandA



Facebook:

Pop over to Derren’s Facebook page (http://www.facebook.com/DerrenBrown) and leave your question as a comment in the relevant thread (please indicate who your question is to!).

Charity Auction – Large Signed Derren Brown Billboard

As some of you may remember, we held a competition at the end of the Svengali tour last year for people to win one of three large billboards that were displayed at the theatre.

We asked everyone to tell us what they would do with the board if they won it, and a lovely lady called Jackie wanted to win the board so she could put it in a charity auction to support the Cystic Fibrosis Trust.

Here’s a little more on them:

Since it was established in 1964, the Cystic Fibrosis Trust has actively supported excellence in research and clinical care, as well as providing practical support and advice to people with Cystic Fibrosis and their families. We are the only UK-wide charity focusing solely on CF.

We believe that everybody living with CF deserves the best possible quality of life with access to the best quality care and with a real hope for a better future. We will support them and their families to make this happen.

To do this, we fund high quality research to understand CF better and to develop new and better treatments, we set standards of CF care and review services to make sure they are meeting those standards, and we provide information and advice to people with CF and their families.



If you’re interested in supporting this worthy cause, and owning a unique Derren Brown billboard, The auction is now live and can be found on this link:

Happy bidding!

New poster for Infamous revealed

 

CREDITS

Poster concept: Derren Brown and Andy Nyman / @DerrenBrown / @AndyNyman

Photography: Seamus Ryan / www.seamus.co.uk / @SeamusPhoto

Art Direction & design: Marc Hagan-Guirey / www.pixeldandy.co.uk / @PixelDandy

Make-up: Jenny Kewley

DB store closing for Xmas – Get your orders in by tomorrow!

Just a quick note to let you all know the DB Store will be closing tomorrow evening (Monday 3rd Dec) at 8pm UK time.

This is due to the international shipping Christmas post deadlines starting from Wednesday.

So if any of you are wanting to buy anything from the store for Xmas presents, please get your orders in tomorrow before 8pm.

 

The store will re-open again early in the new year.

 

Steven’s Q&A

 

Below we have a lovely Q&A by that young layabout from Derren Brown: Apocalypse (YEAH, DERREN BROWN: APOCALYPSE NOT STEVEN BROSNAN:APOCALYPSE THOUGH YOU’D NEVER GUESS IT WOULD YOU?). Steven asked his now roughly 15,000 followers on Twitter to send in any questions they wanted to about his experience and he has answered the most common ones below. I’m posting it here for him exactly as he wrote it, as he doesn’t have a blog.

Meanwhile, part 2 of Fear and Faith – and the final instalment of this year’s television from your occasional blogger – happens this Friday at 9.

Ta-ta.

D

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I sent out a tweet asking if there was anything you felt that was unanswered, I’ve answered a few of the most popular questions to try and help ease your understanding.

 

Why didn’t you attack the ‘infected’?

I get asked this the most. You have to remember that this is not a Hollywood movie, I’m not Bruce Willis. This was real and I’m not a violent person. When watching the news report, they said the infection could be passed by any form of contact. I wanted to avoid any possible interaction with the ‘infected’ and stay as far away from them as possible and fortunately there was no situation in which I had to defend myself or anyone else from them.

 

At any point did you think it was fake?

No, everything I went through I was fully immersed in what I was doing. I was in the middle of an apocalypse and I was trying to get back to my family in Wales before the border shut.

 

Are there any negative effects?

There are no negative effects what so ever. No nightmares or flashbacks. Everything I have gained from this event in my life has been positive and I’m glad I went through it all to change me into the person I am now.

 

Were you angry at the reveal?

No not at all, relief and happiness were the main emotions going on when everything was revealed. Looking back on my experience I have no regrets or bad feelings towards anyone involved.

 

Did you ever think of giving up?

No, not at all. The biggest thought in my mind was getting to Brecon.

 

What did Derren say to you on the phone to make you fall asleep?

I don’t know, simply put. Last thing I remember is picking up the phone off the table.

 

What was your scariest moment?

Definitely encountering my first ‘infected’ in hospital.

 

What did I think of the infected?

I was ruddy scared of them, but when they weren’t scaring me I did feel kind of sorry for them, not knowing fully what they were and thinking I wouldn’t want to be one of them.

 

What was it like watching myself?

It was a little weird, as I watched I could feel the same emotions from when I was there. But overall I was quite comfortable with it.

 

Did you find anything embarrassing?

Yeah of course, think it’s embarrassing when one person catches you picking your nose? Try a whole nation, I laughed it off though.

 

What did I eat and drink?

There was tons of canned food in the bunker, and plenty bottles of water.

 

Where did I go to the toilet?

Surprisingly popular question. In the program you can see a row of portable loos to the right of the bunker entrance, that’s where I went.

 

Was there anything they didn’t show?

Yeah I made a few hilarious jokes which never made the cut. But as you could imagine with almost 2 days of filming me there was a lot of footage and with only 2 hours to show it, they can’t have everything in there, really though there was nothing extra I wish they could have put in, the editing team did a great job.

 

Is my bedroom tidy now?

My bedroom is incredibly tidy now; it’s hard to have a clear mind with a dirty room.

 

Did you ever get to see The Killers?

Yes! I did! They were amazing! Derren and the team were very kind and managed to get some tickets for me. I was very wary of getting on any busses this time though.

Interview with Steven Brosnan from Apocalypse

Steven Brosnan talks to Carlotta Eden about his night-terrors, sexual dysfunction and zombie-flashbacks in his first published interview since Apocalypse. Interview here.

 

 

Derren Brown Tour 2013

A few of you have contacted us asking about the next tour. We are happy to confirm there’s another tour starting March 2013. Derren hasn’t written it yet but following his Olivier Award successes, it’ll sell out quickly so get in there ASAP if you want to secure a seat.

A few theatres are anticipating a lot of demand and are releasing tickets early. We’ll let you know as soon as we do, where it will be playing, and when we have further details of the tour.

To confirm, this is a new show and not Svengali. Please note the performance will not be suitable for under 12’s.

We will announce further venues as soon as they are confirmed, so far the following are on sale:

March 2013

Dartford Orchard – 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23

April 2013:

Northampton Derngate – 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20

May 2013:

Edinburgh Playhouse – 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11

Win Tickets To Svengali

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This is your last chance.

Derren Brown – Svengali is back in London to bring the tour to a close at the Novello Theatre.

A handful of tickets for the final shows are still available, but we’ve decided to have some fun before it finishes with our Derren-Double giveaway.

We are giving you the chance to win a pair of tickets to one of two separate performances.

All we want you to do to win a pair of tickets is to take a photo of yourself doing your very best Derren Brown face and upload it as your profile picture to Facebook or Twitter (Further details below).

That’s right: we wanna see your goatee! Whether it’s naturally grown or an artificial augmentation to your features (see: fuzzy felt, marker pen, bits of carpet) we want to see it.

Now, because there are so bloody many of you, we’re splitting the competition out over our two favourite social networks separately.

So, Facebook fans, if you want to win a pair of tickets to see Derren Brown – Svengali on Saturday 4th August you need to do the following:

Firstly, make sure that you have 
’Liked’ Derren’s Official Facebook Page and upload your new ‘Derrenified’ profile pic and post an update saying “I’ve heard that @Derren Brown is back in London town!”

Then come back here and post a comment below with a link to your facebook profile and your email address so we can contact you if you’re the winner!

IMPORTANT: The blog comments will remain hidden so nobody but us will see your details and all entries will be deleted after the competition.

And so Twitter fans, if you want to win a pair of tickets to see the show on Friday 10th August be ready to do the following:

Upload your new profile pic featuring you in your niftiest top-lip and chinwear and your stariest hypno-eyes as your new profile pic and post a tweet saying “I’ve heard that #DerrenBrownIsBack in London town…”

Then come back here and post a comment below with a link to your tweet and your email address so we can contact you if you’re the winner!

IMPORTANT: The blog comments will remain hidden so nobody but us will see your details and all entries will be deleted after the competition.

If you are not on Facebook or Twitter and want to take part – you’ll just have to join Facebook or Twitter!

We must stress that we are only offering tickets and that you must be able to arrange your own transport to and from the venue as well as any accommodation you may require.

Good luck and remember: once Derren Brown – Svengali closes it will never be performed live again.

Competition closes at midnight on Tuesday 24th July. Winners will be selected at random.

Best of luck!

Video 2: Svengali – London 2012

If anyone missed the announcements, Svengali returns to the West End for 27 performances only in 2012.

Tickets are available here: Novello Theatre, London

Take part in Derren’s new TV project

If you want to apply to take part in a new TV project (over 18s only) then go to http://bit.ly/I9oMoL

No more info.

Good luck!