by Faith Eckersall

It’s never too late to fulfil a childhood dream – and if yours is to act then Forest Forge theatre might be the answer.
The Ringwood-based group is offering Act Your Age, a weekly drama group for people aged 55 and upwards.
Using games and theatre skills, organisers say it will inspire, uplift and challenge members to create and devise theatre.
Participants will explore storytelling, character, movement and improvisation in a safe, supportive and friendly setting.
There will also be an opportunity to perform publicly at the group’s theatre. No experience is necessary and you can find out more here: forestforgetheatre.co.uk/…/act-your-age-adult…/
Meanwhile, on Saturday October 1, from 2.30pm-4pm, you can check out the work already being produced by older people, at Pavement Life, Salisbury Arts Centre.
Writer Jim Read and performer Louise Jordan have been working with Wiltshire Creative’s over 60s group Mind The Gap to create an afternoon of memorable monologues.
The monologues will explore what it’s like to use paths and pavements, walking, wheelchairs, buggies, bus-stops and waiting your turn.