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From the W.I. to the avant
garde, NEWS 19.11.04 Special performance in aid of North Yorkshire Music Therapy 25.02.04 HAT - Special one-off performance at V&A Part of a Friday Late event at the V&A on 26 March 2004 entitled CRAFT ROCKS. It's going to be knitting crazy and we're thrilled to have been invited to take part. HAT was premiered at the Viaduct Theatre, Halifax in November 2001, and subsequently performed in Newcastle, York and London. 25.02.04 Knitted Elvis wig pattern - an update The hand knitted Elvis wig pattern is here and FREE. Designed by Sirdar, the UK's leading spinner of hand knitting yarn, the knitted Elvis wig is the brainchild of artist and Shed head Simon Thackray and was specially created to coincide with the world's first North Yorkshire Elvis Bus Tour.
12.10.02 Daily Telegraph 12 October 2002 Why knitting is the new rock'n'roll Thanks to a new performance piece, needles are clicking in the coolest circles. Dominic Cavendish reports on the craze that's just too booteelicious. 14.10.02 The Times 14 October 2002 The 'anxiety culture' in education I'M NOT a huge fan of what you might call novelty theatre. In fact, my idea of an evening of pure hell is a kind friend turning up with a unexpected treat: tickets for The Vagina Monologues. Still, I was intrigued by reports of a show called Hat... 08.10.02 World's Fastest Knitter Competition - New York City Sirdar's Wendy Moorby did it! In New York City and Live on Good Morning America, Wendy stitched her way to victory to become the World Champion Fastest Knitter! See a photo of Wendy knitting on London's Millennium Bridge. 04.10.02 Simon writes about Hat Simon has written a few words
of explanation about Hat and included a few photos taken on 27
September 2002 in London. It'll help you understand the show
if you read what Simon says...
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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