There are only five contestants left at the Big Bruvva house, and it is the last day of the television show. The organisers have decided that, to decide who the winner is, each of the last survivors has to sing a song, and then the public will pick (via text message) who the winner is. Genius!? No, just as stupid as the television program itself.
If you don’t tune in every summer to the Big Brother phenomenon, don’t bother seeing the show, they will annoy you even more than the actual contestants, since each one of the five characters have to encompass more than one trait of the real deal (so, the hot guy is not only hot, but also stupid; the bad mouthed, evil girl is also a hermaphrodite; the rapper is also the guy with a heart…). Full of cliché moments, banal conversations, pointless twists and boring silences, Big Bruvva – The Musical very much resembles the real thing.
But all is not lost. The song’s lyrics are a blast, full of witty remarks, cheeky comments, and laugh out loud, close to the bone, truths. Though some of the actors’ might not be great on stage (thank god Ben Freeman appears half naked throughout the show, so people can ogle at his perfect abs, instead of realising how mediocre his acting can be), the songs just about saves them.
Praise where praise is due, though, and Lyndsay Marsden should be praised indeed. She is a real joy to watch, and one can only hope she comes back to the Fringe with bigger and better roles. She is one to keep an eye on.
3/5 
Adrian G. Velazquez
