On 7th March Shrug Lady 1 embarked on her first outing since moving to New Zealand. She had a great time at the Newtown Street Festival in Wellington, dancing to some music, hanging out with friends and of course, sharing lots of tea and cakes with passers by! It was a lovely hot summers day and her sun parasol came in very handy for giving people a place to hide for a moment before moving on their way. She was even given a sticker by the police which said ‘Never talk to strangers’ hmm not sure what he was trying to say there!! x
The SHRUG Ladies made their debut at London’s Tate Modern at the weekend. The girls did an impromptu performance while the public watched on in amusement.
The performance was halted soon after by some burly security guards who almost frog-marched the ladies off site! How dare they?! Live performance art? At the Tate Modern!?
Never mind. It was fun while it lasted.
August 2009, London
The SHRUG Ladies enjoyed a wonderful day out in London this weekend seeing the sites and meeting the people on a lovely Bank Holiday Monday afternoon in the sun!
As the home town of the SHRUG Ladies, Notingham has hosted many city happenings. The Ladies have enjoyed the various sights and seasons the city has to offer!
Feb 2005 – National Review of Live Art at The Arches, Glasgow
SHRUG performed happenings in and around Glasgow city centre, followed by improvised interventions within the Arches during the festival.
We were uninvited performers to this event!
October 2004 – Green Room Manchester, Emergency
The SHRUG Ladies went out on a Manchester based city happening followed by one of their first duration performances as part of the Green Rooms Emergency event. The Ladies interacted with audience members, inviting them to enjoy their special SHRUG Lady shaped ginger bread biscuits.
Sept 2004 – Leicester ‘Emergency’ Night at The ‘Y’ Theatre
The SHRUG Ladies set out on their second ever gig to the city of Leicester with their new friend Penny. The Ladies developed a new version of their theatre performance ‘Tea 4 Two’ along side a mini exhibition of the days city ‘Happenings’.
June 2004 – Scratch night at Leeds Metropolitan Studio Theatre
SHRUG’s first performace of ‘Tea 4 Two’, one of our only traditional theatre pieces to date.
