While I still haven’t seen the show that Gordon’s referring to, we did see Derren Brown live last night. And it was bloody good.

Rather than “just” being a string of stunts, Derren turned out to be excellent on stage – funny, relaxed, interesting, clever – and more than a little creepy in places. The section where he walks on broken glass was – for me – the weakest part of the show, but it was still interesting to see. It was also fun to see Pix called on stage from the audience – yes, Pix, your “Oh fuck” was easily lip-read off the camera that was on you at the time! Just one of those random occurrences, but still good to see.

The final set piece was excellent too, although I won’t describe it as perhaps it would ruin it for people who have yet to see the show. (There’s still a lot of it to go, including some seventeen days in London’s Cambridge Theatre) The explanation at the end was enough to appease the mind, but still leaves plenty of room for “Yeah, but how did he do that bit”.

And really that’s what a stage “magic” act is all about.