Abstract
This Autoethnographic article reflects on the author's experiences of being a leading facilitator in the field of Applied Theatre with older adults. Through analysis of their autoethnographic journals, which document a ten-year period, the author presents the most prominent trope, which is death and grief. This article creates an access point for the reader to understand how the presence of death and grief manifests within participatory practices with older people and examines themes such as participant grief, the facilitator's professional relationship with death/grief, anticipatory grief, death and grief resilience.