THEATRE Fest West is back for its seventh year - celebrating theatre-makers from across the south west.

Salisbury Playhouse and Salisbury Arts Centre will once again join forces with The Pound Arts Centre, Corsham and Town Hall Arts, Trowbridge for the event which runs from Friday, February 9 to Saturday, February 24.

Companies taking part at Salisbury Playhouse this year include Exeter’s Scratchworks Theatre with Great Train Robbery (February 22 ), Dorset’s Stuff and Nonsense with The Gingerbread Man (February 13 and 14) and Bristol’s Theatre Ad Infinitum with No Kids (February 9).

There are theatre productions for young audiences at the Playhouse including The Gingerbread Man from Stuff and Nonsense which mixes live action with puppetry and music and Journey to the Impossible from Little Soldier (February 15) which is a coming-of-age quest featuring songs, cinematic storytelling and hip-hop dance.

Narhwal Ensemble with Whey Down South (February 14 ), INKBLOC Ensemble with Lego Beach (February 16) and Lady Strong’s Bonfire with Mummy Monster (February 23 ) take to the Salisbury Arts Centre stage during the festival.

Productions taking place at partner venues include George and the Flight of the Imaginees from Brave Bold Drama (The Pound, Corsham) and Points of Echo from bgroup and Rural Arts Wiltshire (Town Hall Arts, Trowbridge).

The festival opens with the South West Theatre Symposium at Salisbury Playhouse on Friday, February 9 which will see Salisbury Playhouse come together with Theatre Bristol, Take Art and Activate along with a host of artists and industry professionals.

Jo Newman, associate director of Salisbury Playhouse, said: “It’s our seventh year of the festival and we’ve got a brilliant line-up of artists from all over the south west.

"It’s such an exciting opportunity to see new work being made in the region and share it with our audiences.

"Each year the festival is growing and enabling us to present more work in different ways in collaboration with partner venues across the county.

"This year for the first time we’ve got a triple bill of solo artists and a performance in a secret kitchen location, as well as chances to see multiple extracts of new work from companies in a single evening.

"We’re chuffed with the programme this year. Hope to see you there.”

The full programme is available at salisburyplayhouse.com.

Tickets are on sale now. For Salisbury Playhouse visit salisburyplayhouse.com or call 01722 320333 or for Salisbury Arts Centre visit salisburyartscentre.co.uk or call 01722 321744.