WILTSHIRE Creative has celebrated its official launch with the announcement of its first season programme for 2018/19.

The new organisation brings together Salisbury Arts Centre, Salisbury International Arts Festival and Salisbury Playhouse.

A special launch was held this morning at Salisbury Arts Centre.

The new programme includes the regional premiere of Rebecca Lenkiewicz's Her Naked Skin, a drama marking the centenary of women's suffrage in Britain, and the European stage premiere of Agatha Christie's The Mirror Crack'd.

The August Bank Holiday weekend will play host to Lift Off! which brings fireworks, music, circus, theatre and dance to the city for a free street party for residents and visitors.

The new season also includes Christmas productions. Who Sleighed Santa?, a murder mystery dinner party with a festive twist will be brought to Salisbury Arts Centre and pantomime Beauty and the Beast will be at Salisbury Playhouse as well as the return of musical's The Night Before Christmas and A Christmas Carol.

Salisbury Arts Centre will continue to host a full season of National Theatre Live screenings, including King Lear and The Madness of King George III, La Taviata and Carmen.

Classical composer Jonathan Dove was announced as the guest director for the Salisbury International Arts Festival which returns next year.