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poster of upcoming acts at Blighty's in Bolton, UK

A tour of the clubs with
the Peddlers.

Red Riding Hood

First lead role at age 19 for the Light Opera Company with Alma Woods and Frank Poore.

cuckoo clock costume

At 5 years, dressed as a cuckoo clock at the Pokeno School fancy dress ball.

Lydia and Percival Peacock
Mum and Dad (Lydia and Percy Peacock) met over a piano in
Carrol House in Gisborne in 1942.
They became the "go to" Pokeno area duetists for many years.
Yum Yum in the Mikado

At 14, playing Yum Yum in the Mikado at Pukekohe High School.

Image of "Three's a Crowd" ocal group1972
Three's a Crowd sang backups on
various TV shows including
Cilla Black Show, Les Dawson Show,
& the Clodagh Rogers Show. Also tons of other session work.
Saffi in Gypsy Baron

At 16, playing Saffi in the Gypsy Baron.

Quorum dress 1974

In Quorum dress in London 1974.

Anna and Dad

Dad gave me a piano for my 21st birthday.

photo of Anna by Bruce King

Photo by Bruce King for Merv Thomas Octette.

Fiona Walker and friends 1970

Cabaret for Dental Nurses Ball around 1970. Great outfits!

Cat Stevens onstage 1974

Sang backups for Cat Stevens Bamboozle Tour 1974.

I think that Belle wasn't that classy a gal, if I remember rightly.
Ray Davies and Anna Rugis in Preservation Act 2 1975.
Playing the role of Belle in The Kinks' musical Preservation Act 2.
Carnegie Hall, NYC in 1975. This was their first tour of the States after the 10 year ban. 
Ray Davies in Preservation Act 2, US tour 1975.
anna knitting backstage stadium

Backstage on the Bamboozle Tour.

I sailed to Europe on the Northern Star as a cabaret artist in 1972. I was paid 45 Pounds and my passage. I found work in London almost immediately, doing backups, in Three's a Crowd, and with other bands and groups until 1975 when I moved to Texas to live with friends I'd met on the Kinks' tour.
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Anna 1980.

LA circa 1980.

John and Anna Rugis 1978
Probably on youtube somewhere. Send me a link if you find it.

Van Morrison Band backstage at Saturday Night Live.

Production manager an sund engineer John Rugis with Anna.

John and I meet on the
Van Morrison Tour 1978.

Home from the tour having a day on Mt. Tamalpias.

Gentle Annie Band 1984

Gentle Annie Band 1984.

In 1980, we returned to NZ with our baby, Skaya.

Anna Rugis as Eva Peron 1982

Played Alternative Eva in 1982 Stetson production of Evita. This involved playing Eva at all the matinees.

Good gig, but the video was useless. Thus the creative graphic rendering.

Mouth music performance at the
Celtic Arts Festival in Dunedin, 2011.

First time I performed the port a'bial, mouth music. No gear, no band. So light.

Another Montana Poetry Day
event at the Auckland Art Gallery.

Always a pleasure.

Poetry reading with Jack Ross at
Auckland Art Gallery.

Nigel Gavin and Anna Rugis 2003

North Shore Arts Festival Opening Concert 2003 with Nigel Gavin, Linn Lorkin, & Caitlin Smith

"Lucida" concert poster.
John in Boise home studio playing a Handsonic.

Studio 2 in Boise, Idaho, 1998.

Beachlands 2002

Studio 3 in Beachlands,
Auckland, NZ., 2002.

Singing mouth music at Auckland Art Gallery.

Mouth music performance at the
Auckland Art Gallery, 2011.

I have written and produced a number of musicals. Some have been for children around themes related to the environment. Other musicals I wrote were for Linn Lorkin, Hershal Herscher and myself to perform in various small theatre venues around the country.

Island Dreams
 - a musical adventure.
How NZs endangered species found sanctuary
on pest-free islands.
Whangamata Area School
This is an image of the lead players in ISLAND DREAMS at Whangamata Area School.
This is an image of the 4 kids playing the pests in the song POISON from ISLAND DREAMS.
This is the kid playing a land snail in ISLAND DREAMS.
this is me playing a ruru in HOME FREE at the Te Puru Festival performance.
Home Free
 - a tui family searches for a new home.
Parawai School in Thames
& bigTree Arts Festival @ Te Puru Centre, Maraetai
this is a pic of me with the kids being the Lakes in Parawai School's production of HOME FREE.
Kids in HOME FREE at Parawai School, Thames, NZ.
this is a picture of the Tui Family in HOME FREE at Parawai School.
Another picture of the Tui Family at Parawai School, Thames production of HOME FREE.
the poster for my show called Chanson with Linn Lorkin and Hershal Herscher and myself.
Linn lorkin, Hershal Herscher, Anna Rugis
Me and Hershal singing.
Chanson
 -a kiwi in Paris
The Linn, Hersh and Anna singing my song called Follies Begere from Chanson.
Linn and Anna reading a map of Paris in our trendy gear from the show Chanson.
Do or Di:
 -a whodunit musical game show
"Do or Di" a whodunnit musical game show National Tour.
Hershal Herscher's promo sheet.
Linn Lorkin's promo sheet.
Anna Rugis' promo sheet.
Promo sheet for my show called Do or Di? - a whodunnit musical game show.
Anna and Hersh image.
Anna, Linn, and Hersh in Do or Di?
Anna and Hersh singing.
Linn Lorkin and Hershal Herscher.
Anna, Linn, and Hersh singing.
Anna, Linn, and Hersh singing in Do or Di?
Anna, Linn, and Hersh standing in front of the Do or Di? billboard for the Nelson Arts performance.
image of Anna in 2022. Smiling. Cute earrings.
Image of Anna in 2022. Wearing a lark earring, a gift from Linda Lewis.

Anna in 2022.

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