BRIMSCOMBE based actors Kim Baker and Eley Furrell examine the pain of being, and not being a parent, at Stroud Theatre Festival this week.

The couple will perform 0.0 - a pair of companion monologues, based around parental crisis, at the British School on Slad Road.

Issues around raising a child with Down’s Syndrome and infertility will be explored.

Kim Baker has worked with various companies in Gloucestershire including The Everyman, Stroud Theatre Company, Daylight Theatre and Spaniel In The Works Theatre Company.

Eley Furrell is a performance poet known for his distinctive brand of acerbic social satire.

Shows will take place on Friday at 7.30pm, Saturday at 6pm and Sunday at 7.30pm.

The booking office number is 01453 760900.