True stories of growing older in 21st century Britain.

“It’s very important that we keep our originality, that we keep ourselves as being people. Everybody’s lumped together once you’re a certain age.You almost lose who you are.”

What does it mean to grow older in Britain today? And what does being ‘old’ mean anyway?

Six individuals share their stories of what life has thrown at them since turning 60, discovering no matter what age you feel, what’s on your birth certificate can stand between you and your human rights.

“I never paid me council tax. The letters what used to come through the door, I never used to open them. I’ve got that, what do you call it, dyslexia. They sent the bailiffs. They shut the electric off, they shut the water off. Then I got myself to a point. Let’s put it this way. I looked at that river and I thought, yeah, I can do it. I weren’t afraid.”

This project was supported by The Funding Network and launched in March 2010 at the Almeida Theatre, London and the Tobacco Factory, Bristol.

Image: “Maggie” by Sue Rubira.