Where have Matthew and Kate gone?

It's that time again, when the clocks go forward, the nights get longer and Kate and Matthew disappear into a Mayfest shaped hole.

Yes, it's April, and planning for this year's festival is reaching fever pitch. We're often to be found in the deserted upstairs cafe at Bristol Old Vic, surrounded by laptops and brochures, sweating a bit.

But this is just a little post to say that we're really looking forward to this year's festival. I'm not going to go into loads of detail about the programme - you can view it online at www.mayfestbristol.co.uk, but I will mention Ed Rapley's show The Middle Bit, as he is a fellow Residence member, as well other Residents Jo Bannen (Claim to Fame), Sianni Manninen and Tom Wainwright (both as part of Taste). Residence will also be leading weekly discussion groups about the work in the festival (details TBC).

Also, next door to the Residence space at Bridewell Island, we're hosting Stan's Cafe's beautiful performance-installation Of All the People in All the World (see website for details), and at the start of the festival the hugely impressive Carny Ville from The Invisibile Circus is happening again, also at Bridewell.

Basically, the whole festival is a feast of local, national and international work, and you'd be mad to miss it.

See you there
Matthew
Awol from The Special Guests