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Springboard Festival 2026
What is Springboard Festival?
The fourth Springboard Festival will be bigger and better than ever.
Eight evenings of fabulous and varied entertainment in the form of short one act plays, poetry/spoken word, music, film, literary discussion and visual art. The festival brings together amateur and professionals in one space, with in-house Criterion company performances and community/Criterion collaborations alongside external artists, musicians and poets from Coventry and Warwickshire.
Click on the links below to find out more information about the performances happening all week:
Performers and Events from the Community
Watch this space for further information about all this and much more....
Criterion Big Build 2025
Criterion Redevelopment: Announcement
Thanks to an incredible gift left by Chris Murly (one of our founding members) and generous donations over many years we have been able to embark on improving the theatre for all our visitors and users and The Big Build started in May. You can follow progress via our weekly Bulletins as we progress through the build.
As a volunteer lead, charitable theatre company we rely on the generosity of our volunteers, audience members and donors to continue a tradition that stretches back 70 years.
If you feel you can help via a one off donation, a regular contribution or playing the Criterion Lottery please contact Barbara Sowerby at fundraising@criteriontheatre.co.uk to discuss how you can help or alternatively via our Just Giving page Criterion Theatre Big Build Campaign.