Topic > Big Life, REVIEW - 1614

Big Life, REVIEW“The show/musical is about a group of black people who come to England, from the Caribbean islands, in search of a better standard of living and, hopefully, find a good job and settle there. The show simply explains what different people have to endure and what their lives have become after arriving in England. It shows how they resist women, how they fight racism and how they try to fulfill their ambitions in England. It is set in the 1950s, when the country was dominated by white people and the English were not used to being around people of other cultures. with that pinch of comedy, added by Mrs. Aphrodite, one of the audience, who talks about her experiences in the 1950s. Full of life and music and very engaging! SYNOPSIS: The Big Life begins with all the men and Sybil arriving in England. Sybil and Bernie, who are engaged, break up because Bernie thinks she was flirting with another man. The men all together decide to make a pact. This says they will stop consuming things like cigarettes and alcohol; sleep only 4 hours a night; fast once a week and no intercourse with women, and bet the admiral £5 that they will stick to what they say. The next scene is in the B&B, where Zulieka, Mary, and Kathy are sitting and doing crafts, when Sybil enters. She tells them about how she broke up with Bernie, and all the women decide they don't want anything to do with men anymore. Meanwhile, the men are on the subway looking for a place to stay, and someone mentions the B&B, but Bernie says that "I'd rather sleep on the street. They finally decide to go there and get rooms. The women continue to talk about how much men are useless.Then in Piccadilly Circus, the Admiral and the prostitute Jacqueline are sitting eating crisps, when Lennie and Dennis enter, complaining about not having found a job yet and how rude people are to them and begins to preach, and the admiral feels insulted because he feels that he is implying that he is playing the devil's music, so he plays louder. The members of the congregation begin to sing and Lennie and Dennis argue. In the B&B, Bernie enters with the her new postman uniform and Sybil comes out. Zulieka explains that the other man she was talking to was an uncle of hers. Ferdy and Zulieka discuss her book and some memories.