A season of imagination without boundaries, as this Warwick theatre announces an ambitious spring and summer programme celebrating its history while looking boldly towards the future.

From a festival bringing together generations of young performers to new musical creations, international exchange and outdoor events, the programme places young people at the heart of an extraordinary breadth of artistic activity.

Starry Nights - 41 years of Playbox

The season opens with Warwick's Playbox Theatre's annual festival, Starry Nights, bringing together more than 100 young people in a special opportunity to revisit the company's history.

Through scenes and moments drawn from productions spanning four decades, a new generation of performers will bring Playbox memories vividly back to life.

Easter - The Clockmaker's Daughter

Book, music and lyrics by Michael Webborn and Daniel Finn

In the sleepy town of Spindlewood, a grieving clockmaker creates something extraordinary: a clockwork girl who can think, feel and move. Her arrival sets in motion events that will change the village forever.

With a soaring score and a touch of Brothers Grimm darkness, The Clockmaker's Daughter is a thrilling Playbox musical of love, secrets and the passing of time.

May - The Burning

A major new creation opens in the main theatre in May.

Inspired by the enduring folk tale of the Firebird, The Burning takes ancient mythology as its starting point before expanding into a contemporary theatrical vision. Exploring transformation, destruction and renewal, this is no simple retelling, but a new encounter between the power of myth and the urgency of the present.

Main House Season finale - O.U.T Spells Out

The main house season closes with a new staging, by Playbox's Young Production Company, of David Holman's acclaimed OUT.

Revisiting the post-war child migration programme, this powerful work confronts a profoundly important chapter of history through the perspective and energy of a new generation of performers.

It reaffirms Playbox's commitment to theatre that challenges, illuminates and gives young people the opportunity to engage with the complexities of the world.

Summer in the Studio - Pool (No, Water)

A new studio creation of Mark Ravenhill's Pool (No, Water) brings a further dimension to the season, offering audiences an intimate and provocative theatrical encounter in the immediacy of Playbox's studio space.

Beyond the Dreamfactory - The Phoenix Space

The programme will also reach beyond the theatre walls, with outdoor events planned for Playbox's Phoenix space. Further details will be announced in due course.

Playbox goes international - TOKYO Tour

In July, Playbox will travel to Tokyo through a partnership with MODEL Language Studio.

This international exchange offers young people an opportunity to share ideas, build artistic relationships and discover the possibilities of theatre across cultures.

A creative programme built with young people

Underpinning the entire season is an extensive programme of interactive participation across Playbox's training hubs. Young people are not simply audiences for this work: they are active participants in its development, creation and experience.

The programme connects training, performance and artistic discovery, giving young people opportunities to engage with an unusually wide spectrum of theatre and creative practice.

At The Dream Factory, on tour, internationally and in spaces beyond the conventional theatre, Playbox continues to explore what performance can be and who it can reach.

The season reaffirms the company's commitment to ambitious, imaginative and challenging work made with young people and for audiences of all ages.