Derren Brown: Infamous

I am a big Derren Brown fan. When I was about 13, I discovered Mind Control on TV and was instantly fascinated by it. Then, aged 15, I watched The Seance at my grandma's house and my teenage mind was blown away. In 2010, Rich and I went to see his Enigma show. It was insane and I knew I'd have to see him again one day. Finally, 3 years later, I booked tickets to see Enigma.

I went with my friend Adira (who also doubles up as the world's most amazing teaching assistant) and we thought we'd make a day of it by venturing around London first. Nando's followed by Harrods followed by Derren Brown equals one awesome day!

I met Adira at Paddington Station first, which I've never been to before (apart from the time I accidentally got on the fast train to London on my way to work!). It had some very pretty architecture. I'm a sucker for this kind of thing!

I managed to resist visiting The Paddington Bear Shop because I knew I'd be forced to adopt several of the cuties! 

First stop: Nando's. Where else?

I later discovered that there was a Scotland vs England match on yesterday but, at the time, I couldn't understand why there were more Scottish people in London than I had ever seen in my life. In fact, I think there were more Scottish people in London than English people yesterday. More Scottish people than there were in Scotland. Every single person in this photo is Scottish, and this isn't even half of Trafalgar Square. That's not to mention all the Scots on the tube, walking around the rest of London, in the pubs etc. 

After seemingly stumbling into Scotland, we popped over to Harrods and spent a disturbing amount of time pretending to buy sunglasses, bags and clothes. Adira went so far as to try on a Prada skirt! I fell in love with the most beautiful pink gingham Prada coat. Unfortunately, it cost 10% of my salary. Boo!

If you ever go to Harrods, be sure to take the lifts at some point. They are very, very old Otis lifts. At one point, they had the inner doors and were operated by an attendant using the lever. Unfortunately, they've been modernised since but they are still beautiful!

 Then it was time to find the theatre! The show was very good. I didn't find it as mind-blowing as Enigma. Maybe this is because I'd seen him before and had high expectations or maybe it is just that the material wasn't as impressive. Either way, it was still a very good show and I definitely recommend it! It will be touring from 18th August so there's plenty of chances to catch it.

As with all his shows, Derren asks that people do not reveal any of the content, so I won't tell you anything that happens. I will say that I managed to get on stage in the second part of the show and got to watch most of that half from the stage. Although Derren didn't talk to me personally (there was a group of us), it was a fantastic experience. If a little unnerving, having 2000 people staring at you!