The Hypnotist & Mind Reader Live

Daniel Sinclair brings The Hypnotist & Mind Reader Live to the Royal Hippodrome Theatre on Friday 13 November, a one-night-only stop in Eastbourne. He's billed as one of the UK's leading stage hypnotists and mind readers, coming direct from London's West End, so this is a West End show landing on our doorstep for a single evening.

The set mixes comedy hypnosis with mind reading, and the two run side by side. There's the hypnosis side of things—volunteers from the audience going under and doing things they wouldn't normally do—and then the mind-reading side, which is more about predictions and reading people's thoughts live on stage. He's also woven music into the show, so it's not just talking and tricks. The whole thing is built around volunteers, so the night depends on who steps up from the crowd.

Sinclair has been doing this on a large scale for a while. He's performed globally, from West End stages to sell-out theatres and festivals, and has appeared on TV, radio, and viral podcasts, hypnotising tens of thousands of people in recent years. The reviews have been strong: Phoenix Arts called him 'the next Derren Brown', the BBC described the show as 'mind-blowing entertainment', and Jimmy Carr said it 'blew him away'.

It's a family-friendly show with an age guidance of 12+, so it works for a night out with teenagers. On the hypnosis, Sinclair is clear that it's entirely voluntary: volunteers enter the state through self-hypnosis and stay in control throughout, and anyone under 18 can refuse to take part. The show runs from 7:30 pm to 10:15 pm at the Royal Hippodrome Theatre on Seaside Road, and tickets are £20 for all seats.