Starring live music, home-grown theatre and a blockbuster film, a week-long arts festival is back at Rugby Theatre.

Fringe Week will see a variety of acts appearing at the historic Henry Street venue, with tickets starting at just £8.

The festival kicked off with the film The Salt Path (Friday 4 - Saturday 5 July), starring Gillian Anderson and Jason Isaacs, while tribute band Take@That performed on Sunday 6 July.

Designed to showcase new work written by Rugby dramatists, Black Box Productions takes to the stage on Thursday 10 - Friday 11 July. Each evening involves the presentation of three short plays written by local writers, with this year’s line-up including a one-act farce set in a bathroom; a parents’ evening gone wrong; and a short play looking at the lives of Clementine and Winston Churchill. Audiences can enjoy them all in one night for just £8.

Exciting new theatre continues on Saturday 12 July, with a contemporary take on the dark story of Frankenstein. Featuring impressive make-up and prosthetics, live original music and plenty of chilling twists and turns, the production is staged by a new group of local creatives called The Nerve Theatre Company. 

The week wraps up with an easy-listen jazz set by Ian Hill’s Rugby Jazz Collective, with a special tribute to the classic works of George and Ira Gershwin on Sunday 13 July.

“We are thrilled to yet again be bringing an eclectic mix of accessible live music, drama and events to our stage this summer, in order to showcase even more local talent and visiting acts,” says Rugby Theatre’s joint artistic director Emma Bright.

Fringe Week runs until Sunday 13 July. Tickets are available from the Rugby Theatre box office on 01788 541234, or the website.