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Interview: Rachel Tookey – Writer of Judge Judy’s Buzz World

August 3, 2016 by Lake Gregory Leave a Comment

This week Judge Judy’s Buzz World performs at the Camden Fringe, following a run in May at Cambridge’s ADC Theatre. The play was the recipient of the 2016 Footlights’ Harry Porter Prize for a one-hour comic play.

Meet Judge Judy, crime fighting superhero superstar. She’s kept Middle America safe since Quickie McChickie © became the top supplier of frozen chicken breasts. The fate of America rests on her. It’s time for her greatest judgment yet.

JudgeJudy

Photo Credit – Johannes Hjorth

Theatre Bubble: What makes the Camden Fringe different?
Rachel Tookey: The Camden Fringe is just a great eclectic festival, with a wonderful mix of off-beat and kooky shows. It’s a chance to showcase work in London, and is way more accessible and supportive than a lot of other festivals (cough Edfringe).

TB: What inspired you to write this play?
RT: Everything from Batman to Bonnie and Clyde, it’s a real ode to American forms of storytelling that glorify violence and the underdog. There’s this really uneasy relationship between violence as entertainment, and violence as taboo – I wanted to play with that relationship and stretch it till it snapped like a wishbone. I also love unpicking narratives and talking about how we make characters and stories, so the play is a real journey through the rabbit hole of one woman’s different personas.

TB: The show has been performed before – what did you learn from this experience, and how has the show changed for a London audience? 
RT: Mostly I learned that I could go bigger and bolder with the way I was telling the story. This time the director and I have been a lot more inventive in our narrative style and ambitious in the ways we’ve done it – we’ve now got animations, ballet, and mangoes happening on stage (at the same time). Now we just need to see if we can pull it off…

TB: Any advice for practitioners looking to make the leap from student to professional theatre?
RT: Surround yourself with people who want to make good theatre – I’d definitely recommend the Camden Fringe as the first step to showcase your work. And don’t be afraid to start acting like a professional, even when you’re still using your student card to get discounted theatre tickets.

Judge Judy’s Buzz World runs from the 4th – 7th August at the Etcetera Theatre. Buy tickets here

Author: Gregory Lake

Filed Under: Features, Interviews Tagged With: Camden Fringe, Camden Fringe 2016, Judge Judy's Buzz World

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