HEXAGON Theatre is celebrating its 30th birthday this year and to mark the occasion the company have chosen to perform an ambitious play about the NHS.

This May Hurt A Bit by Stella Feehily centres on a family faced with an urgent need to choose between seeking private medical treatment or sticking to long-held beliefs and trusting in the NHS.

The play toured nationally in 2014 and was described by The Observer as “Hilarious and hard-hitting – moves to tears”.

“This humorous and poignant work is extremely topical and fits with Hexagon’s 30 year record of presenting entertaining and thought-provoking plays in Stroud,” said Hexagon member Mary Moore.

This May Hurt A Bit will be performed at the Cotswold Playhouse from Thursday to Saturday, at 7.30pm. Tickets at £12 are available via cotswoldplayhouse.co.uk.