User:Walayebe

Walayebe is interested in the tradition of Punch and Judy and has watched performers at the annual Punch and Judy May Fayre in Covent Garden for over a quarter of a century in the knowledge that what takes place there reflects the truth about how the the British tradition is understood and performed.

Walayebe has read all the history books about Punch and Judy, has met some of the authors and has spoken with 'Professors' who learned their skills in the early years of the 20th Century as well as those new to the show. It is from this perspective that Walayebe wishes to ensure that material posted in connection with Punch and Judy reflects reality rather than any nostalgic confection gleaned from outdated material viewed out of context from afar. Walayebe has been there, done that and got Mr. Punch's T-Shirt. Other contributors will need to show that they too have done their fieldwork as well as their homework.

Wayalebe does not comment on the Punch and Judy tradition as practiced outside the UK, believing that, like the English language itself, there are international variations of the tradition which have become the intellectual property of the nations concerned. Walayebe will only comment on these where their claims as to what constitutes British Punch and Judy conflict with the knowledge base of the British Punch and Judy scene itself, as widely expressed in performance, in print and in other media.