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From the W.I. to the avant
garde, HAT is four new stories about wool and knitting written and performed by poet and BBC Radio 3 presenter Ian McMillan with music composed and performed by Billy Jenkins. Featuring Andy Diagram (ex James) on cornet, loops and samples and Angie Harrison (ex Hallé orchestra) on viola and knitting needles. Conceived and produced by Simon Thackray. HAT was premiered at the Viaduct Theatre, Halifax in November 2001, and subsequently performed in Newcastle, York and London (twice) - most recently as part of Craft Rocks, the Sirdar sponsored knitting extravaganza at the Victoria and Albert Museum. Hat was performed in Helmsley, North Yorkshire in 2004 and Cork, Ireland in 2005. "brilliant flashes of individual inspiration - for sheer originality you have to take your hat off to them. Try and catch the final performance of this uncompromising one-off." Guardian "Shear pleasure" YEP Sponsored by Sirdar Audience Invitiation
Conceived and produced by Simon Thackray. Sponsored by Sirdar Commissioned by The Shed with
funds from Arts Council England. Original tour in 2001 supported
by ACE and Arts & Business Yorkshire. Union Chapel, London
performance supported by Arts & Business Yorkshire and Yorkshire
Forward. Sirdar and The Shed are winners of the the Arts &
Business Yorkshire Award for Outstanding Achievement in an Arts
/ Business Partnership The Shed is a registered trademark
of Simon Thackray The Shed "has been responsible for some of the smallest and most inspired art events in the country." Guardian
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