DANCE, film and theatre are all in the mix for the eighth annual Fest West festival from February 14 to March 2.

Fest West sees Wiltshire Creative venues Salisbury Arts Centre and Salisbury Playhouse collaborate with the Pound Arts Centre, Corsham and Town Hall Arts in Trowbridge to present some of most interesting arts from across the South West.

Companies and artists taking part include local playwright Barney Norris, theatre companies Running Dog and Paines Plough and multi award-winning choreographer James Wilton.

Companies and artists from Bristol, Devon, Somerset and Wiltshire are all part of the festival.

New at Fest West in 2019 are film screenings including The Levelling – winner of the BFI London Film Festival Filmmaker Bursary Award – about a girl returning to her family home in Somerset after the death of her brother and devastation by the floods of 2014.

The Levelling is at The Pound on February 14 and at Salisbury Arts Centre on February 27.

Theatre performances include a triple bill of performances on Friday February 15 and a double bill on Saturday 2 March – both in The Salberg, Salisbury Playhouse. The triple bill includes Grow Up and Just Love Chocolate from Poole’s The Shouting Mute, Firebird and Chris White and Poppy Pedder with Kin. The double bill features performances about women’s history including Womans by Scratchworks.

Dance comes from James Wilton , with Leviathan at Salisbury Arts Centre on Thursday February 21. Leviathan follows Ahab, a ship captain hell-bent on capturing the white whale Moby Dick.

Heather Walrond Company presents The Rising, a highly charged double bill of dance and live music, at Salisbury Arts Centre on Saturday February 16.

Family performances include The Pixie’s Scarf on February 18 for ages three and above, inspired by Alison Uttely’s story, and then Lily and the Albatross on Tuesday February 19 for ages five and above.

Some performers will move between Fest West partner venues.

Jamie Wood will perform in Salisbury and at the Pound in Corsham while Elise Heaven performs in Salisbury, Corsham and Trowbridge.

Wiltshire Creative Associate Director Jo Newman said:

“It’s fantastic to be bringing so many brilliant South West artists working across disciplines – dance, music, circus, theatre, film and visual arts – together to share their work as part of a celebration of what’s being made in this region.”

To book, call 01722 320333 or by visiting wiltshirecreative.co.uk.