Broadbridge said the legal frenzy over Raygun The Musical had blindsided her.
“I’d been working on the show 10 hours a day, sewing sequins into caps and organising rehearsals and writing and re-editing and testing it in clubs, so it came as a bit of a shock to the system,” she said. “I was shocked I was even on her radar. I saw myself as too small-time.
“But every time I get overwhelmed, I just remember how funny it all is, and that seems to put it into perspective.”
After forcing the cancellation of Raygun The Musical, Gunn’s lawyers followed up with a demand for $10,000 in legal fees from promoter Anthony Skinner and Broadbridge herself.
Broadbridge said it would be tough to find that sort of cash, but “if a judge somewhere says I have to, then I will”.
Rachael Gunn, through her lawyers, closed down Broadbridge’s original show.Credit: Dominic Lorrimer
Skinner said yesterday he was furious when he received the legal bill.
“When they sent that $10,000 letter, I was like, ‘You’re f—ing joking?’ The average person has no idea about any of this stuff. It seems that they’re just sort of using that to their advantage and trying to get people to crumble. I think they think my comedy business is more successful than it is.”
Broadbridge said she bears no ill will towards Gunn and that she would love to see her at the opening night of her new show.
Gunn has been contacted for comment.
