A month-long festival celebrating up and coming Croydon artists is about to start.

The Croydonites Festival of New Theatre is now into its third year and this time around will feature a dozen distinct performances.

A spokesman for the festival said it was something not to be missed.

"Get ready to be thrilled, soothed and made over," he said.

"Get cosy with some late night radio, and spar with wolves. Take a thrilling ride round the streets of Croydon, or find a better more beautiful you.

"Get ready for the surreal, the singular and the sincere. Feel included, feel left out and see Croydon through the eyes of a Hollywood lens.

"Then rise like a phoenix and soar to the tunes of a master."

The festival will start on Friday, April 27 at the Spread Eagle Pub and conclude on May 19 at Matthews Yard.