UNBELIEVABLE (West End) London Reviews and Tickets
Show-Score Member Reviews (40)
See it if you enjoy parlour style tricks and the showmanship of magic
Don't see it if you want to see showstopping tricks
See it if you like magic shows and mentalist sort of things
Don't see it if you are not easily entertained by mid-range magic tricks
See it if I don't know where to start and all I can say is you really need to see this show, as you will not believe your eyes and go home wondering
Don't see it if If you don't like slight of hand and magic you will not enjoy this show
See it if You enjoy magic shows.
Don't see it if You like classical theatre productions with a story and depth.
See it if You like magic tricks you can work out very quickly, or you like brass instruments.
Don't see it if You like your shows clever, absorbing or well staged.
See it if You enjoy magic.
Don't see it if You want to see a show with a well-structured narrative.
See it if You love live music, you love magic tricks, you love audience participation
Don't see it if -
See it if you can, it was amazing. Very cleverly done. Everyone involved should be really proud of what they produced. Well worth seeing
Don't see it if you don't want to be wowed.
Critic Reviews (13)
“There is clearly an incredible amount of talent in the cast; with no real leading roles, many are given an opportunity to show off their skills, celebrating traditional methods of sleight of hand, mind-reading and illusion.”
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“Brown’s aura hovers over this evening like a sliver of old-school Victorian ectoplasm as a troupe of actors and musicians lead us through a series of routines that are agreeable enough but ultimately leave you feeling you have just watched a cruise show entertainment rather than a fully fledged West End spectacle.”
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“Derren Brown is passing the baton and also widening his reach. That’s an immediate explanation for his latest West End show ’Unbelievable’, in which the superstar mentalist proves that his gasp-inducing assemblage of tricks can indeed be taught.”
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“Derren Brown is heavily associated with it in its publicity...But it was conceived by O’Connor, and Brown doesn’t appear. It feels as if he is there in spirit, at times – you hear the cadences of his speech in the performers’ patter, a hint of his blend of gentleness, teasing wit and mesmeric authority. Yet without him, the evening lacks unity, personality and tension.”
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“There’s probably enough humour, glitz and moments of sheer wonder here to make audiences feel like they’ve got their money’s worth. Meandering but entertaining, and, I suspect, a solid commercial hit.”
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“ ‘Unbelievable’ is a great show in itself - the way it attempts to do something new with the genre and bring different elements in is admirable and works for the most part. However, at times not all of these ideas paid off as seamlessly as hoped, leaving a show that can be wildly inconsistent.”
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“What ‘Unbelievable’ really needs is a presence like [Derren Brown's] on stage; a ringmaster, someone with that overwhelming charisma to make us believe that what we’re seeing really is unbelievable.”
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“ ‘Unbelievable’ is an entertaining night out, but it is what it is, actors playing the roles of magicians, presenting exteriors to fool us once with the illusion and once again with their acting. For some, that will be enough; others will crave that edge of otherness, that tang of danger in the air that one only gets from a seasoned practitioner, like, well, Derren Brown. ”
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