Over here in the US, last night I contacted someone who is very involved with the Blackstone River Theatre in Cumberland, Rhode Island. I copied Desert Dancer's initial post to this thread into my message and attached a link to this thread. The man I contacted sent me a message saying he had not heard anything about this problem and had just sent a message to Mr. Bearman. He also said he will let me know what develops. Anyone who has seen my other messages on Mudcat knows I usually write about Stone Soup In Pawtucket, Rhode Island, but the Blackstone River Theatre is only a few miles away and specializes in Celtic music, so I thought they had the potential of raising more money. Stone Soupers and the BRT people are friends. Fingers crossed that something good will develop.