Programme

Older People for Beginners


Project Partner:
Tom Creed, Ciarán Fitzpatrick, Julie Kelleher, Health Service Executive South

Project Description:
Older People for Beginners was a theatre performance for older people conceived by director Tom Creed and writer/performer Ciarán Fitzpatrick. The performances took place in: St. Luke’s Home, Mahon; Turner’s Cross Day Care Centre; Westgate Foundation, Ballincollig; Share, Shear’s Street; Bishopstown Senior Social Centre; and the Cork 2005 Culture and Health Conference at the Clarion Hotel. The performance, which incorporated a substantial film element, explored young people’s perceptions of older people in a light-hearted yet provocative fashion.