Why I wrote a Play about Ageism

Aw Bless! What is Old Age For?

When a friend of mine turned seventy, I gave her a book on the history of old age; she was horrified and gave it back. I was surprised that she reacted in that way but it was probably me being tactless and unaware. The gift wasn’t intended as a rather off joke on my part, rather a real interest in the exploration of ageing and the facts about our treatm…