Rachel Klein & Aiofe Haakenson
I Was A Teenage She-Devil
I Was A Teenage She-Devil, the new comedy-horror rock musical, is coming from the Edinburgh Fringe Festival straight to the West End.
A relevant musical with important topics like bullying and finding your own identity, this new rock musical is a love letter to love and to the '80s. The story follows Nancy, who has been bullied at school and sells her soul to Satan. Who is going to save her?
I sat down with Rachel Klein, the director and choreographer of the show, and Aoife Haakson, who’s going to step into the role of Nancy.
Read or lisiten to the full interview here:
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Q: Could you tell us a bit more about who you are and the role you’re playing in the show?
RK: My name is Rachel Klein, and i’m the director and chorepgrafer. i have been working on this piece, it has been in developing for the last seven years.
AH: My name Is Aiofe, and i’m playing Nancy in I was a Teenage She-Devil.
Q: Last year the show was at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, and now it’s transferring to London, what is the process like?
RK: The proces had been a whirlwind, we were of course, hoping that we would transfer to london. That was one of our primary goals at Fringe, and i’m very fortunate that we got some fantastic reviews, and we sold out the place and then we were able to make the move. It was just once we knew it was happening, it then happend all very quickly. so there was a lot of extra prep time, and we looked at the things we loved at fringe, and the things we wanted to rework. which is a really great opportunity to rebuild parts of the show.
Q: What is the biggest visual or technical upgrade that the london audience can expect?
RK: I think it’s our set. We have an incredible set, our set desinger Emily … is fablous and is taken a small stage and made it look epic, and let it feel authenticity feel like the 1980’s.
AH: Yes, i think it’s the set.
Q: Could you tell us a bit more about the show? What is the story about?
RK:
AH: So it’s is a 80’s, rock, dark comedy, horror and it’s about Nancy Nelson and her best friend Debby, and they get bullied at school. Nancy ends up selling her soul to Satin, transforming to this like lovable geek, into this b