FRESH is on the shelf for the moment:

Dear all,

I hope this finds you well and in good spirits.

This is a quick end of year message from me before I fold my Fresh hat away for a little while.  I’m afraid I’ve not made any progress securing funding for Fresh’s future.  This is still on my to do list but not very near the top of it.  First I’m going to update the website with images and things from previous festivals, tie up all the lose ends, archive things, send out those DVDs I’ve been promising some of you for a while – stuff like that.

If you’re worried that this leaves a gap in the cultural landscape of the South East then fear not!  The Basement in Brighton do an incredibly comprehensive e-bulletin for the region and it’s always full of interesting events, opportunities and the like – email Laura to sign up: info [at] brightonfringe [dot] net

My energies will now be thrown fully into the Bluecoat in Liverpool, a brilliant arts centre where I now work full time as the performance programmer.  We have lots of great plans for next year including Fresh-like events, flashy commissions and opportunities to show new work.  To keep abreast of what’s going on at the Bluecoat, sign up to our e-list here: http://www.thebluecoat.org.uk (click on ‘register’ at the top).

I’m also working with my theatre company, Demonstrate, on a new show called The Primitive Streak (not for the faint-hearted...), email Matt to be kept up to date on that: matt [at] demonstrate [dot] org [dot] uk (I’m really excited about this piece!)

I’ll keep this list for the future but in the meantime, your information won’t be passed on to anyone else.  This email account will also become – even less – active (apologies to anyone who has emailed me and not received a response) so if you need to reach me then please use richard.k [at[ thebluecoat [dot] org [dot] uk.  If it’s not work related then you can use richardkingdom [at] hotmail [dot] com.  If I’m on your mailing list then go for the Bluecoat one.  Please don’t hedge your bets by sending things to all of them at once – if it’s that urgent then give me a ring at work: 0151 7095297 ext25!

Finally, thank you all for your support of Fresh and its related projects over the past months and years (it’s been two now) and I wish you all the very best for a merry Christmas and a happy new year and hopefully I’ll see you soon,

Richard Kingdom