PRESS REACTIONS TO "BIG BRUVVA THE MUSICAL"

THE TIMES
“almost inevitable”

THE SCOTSMAN ****
”Sharp comic acting, witty one-liners and hilarious song lyrics”
“Infinitely more entertaining than the TV show”

THE OBSERVER
“The most convincing of the many musicals at this year’s Fringe”

THE TELEGRAPH
“Andrew Emerson (books and lyrics) and composer Ian Brandon have the sort of innate talent that celebrity culture today so disdains.”

THE GUARDIAN ***
“The tunes are catchy, the production has a gaudy sass to it… a likable sense of humour (who could resist hearing "chutzpah" rhymed with "foot spa"?) and a showbiz oomph that transcends its modest means.”

FESTMAG ****
“a triumph of gloss-over-matter”
“a pantomime of lusciously exaggerated proportions”
“None will be capable of extricating themselves from the depths of cheesy depravity to which this show descends”
“A bit of risqué, end-of-the-pier fun to deaden a few unwanted brain cells”

HAIRLINE REVIEWS ***
“The songs’ lyrics are a blast, full of witty remarks, cheeky comments, and laugh out loud, close to the bone, truths.”

REMOTEGOAT.COM ****
“The writer… seems to have got the housemates’ paranoia down to a T.”
“The acting is ace and they seem to be having a ball.”
“This show is guaranteed to set Edinburgh on fire.”

REVIEWSGATE.COM
”Packed with carefully observed humour, which only requires minimal exposure to the waning BB phenomenon now ripe for musical ridicule and lyrical scorn…”
“Five super housemates… Sophie Ladds’ Portia is a fantastically observed regular from the weekly glossy magazines... Lyndsay Marsden is an hilarious and lovable fool and bounds about with a delightful innocence and lack of rhyme or reason.”

MUSICAL TALK podcast
“Fantastic – it was funny, it had joie de vivre… I thoroughly recommend it."

ISLINGTON GAZETTE
“All the musical numbers are well crafted with observed humour and performed with panache by a highly talented cast.”

THE STAGE
“True to form, the idiot wins”