In 2013 I was in my last year studying theatre and performance at the University of Leeds. I was a fairly normal student, I think. I sometimes worked hard, often drank too much and thought I was really cool, even though I definitely wasn’t. There were lots of things I didn’t know, but one thing I was sure of: after university, I was going to go to drama school and then become an actor. You know, in movies and stuff.
During our final module of the term, I found myself standing outside Berkeley Court care home on a drizzly afternoon with three course mates and an underdeveloped idea. We planned to do sensory stimulation workshops with the residents in an attempt to inspire memory and social engagement.
