A new play based on the experiences of a Bristol pensioner has been performed at the Tobacco Factory to raise money for Age Concern Bristol.

Getting On is about the lives of people getting older, and one of the main characters is based on a 67-year-old Bristol man.

The man, who does not want his identity revealed but is called Stanley in the play, is an Age Concern service user and was put forward by the charity to speak to the theatre company behind the production, Ice and Fire, when they were working on the script.

Stanley worked all his life but was unable to continue working after he was the victim of a random attack.

Stanley is being played by Bristol actor Michael Cronin.

Co-artistic director of Ice and Fire Sara Masters said: "It's ridiculous that we lump this huge, diverse group of people together and call them 'older people' as though it is a 'one size fits all'.

"How can this label describe a group that ranges from 60-year-olds holding down full-time work, to 100-year-olds who live in residential care?

"There are many issues about how we treat people who fall in to this group in the UK, I hope Getting On humanises some of them."

Jessica Lewin, from Age Concern Bristol, said: "We would urge people to show support for the play and its issues.

"We have a diverse older population in Bristol and fully endorse any project that highlights the inequalities that exist and helps to build a more secure future for older people, locally, nationally and internationally."