Theatre West

'Hope … I'm starting to lose faith in that word to be honest.'

Q: Which is more annoying when trying for a baby?

a) Having to watch friends on Facebook upload artistic pictures of their babies lying in baskets? (to be fair babies do look better in baskets)
b) Having to answer the question 'are you guys gonna try and get pregnant soon then?''
c) Having to accept the modern fallacy that infertility is a thing of the past thanks to IVF?

If you answered 'they're all bloody dreadful'' then you may well agree with Clem and Toby, who are finding that the roots of their own fertility struggles have been planted in the most ancient of soils …

Ben Callon is a writer/actor and has had plays produced in London, Bristol and Exeter. Hannah Drake has directed for some of the foremost companies in the region and this is her third production for Theatre West.

The Room Upstairs will be preceded by Tiramisu, a short play by Martin Malcolm.

With Lucy away on business Matt's interviewing Rita on his own and he thinks he's found the perfect new nanny for little Thomas. She's hot, she's Italian and, heaven be praised, she can cook. She's just too perfect for words!