Your definately on to something there Paul, I spoke to a number of theatre clubs and drama groups and most seem to have middle aged people in them, I think there should be more done about introducing young people to creative arts and media but schools are doing less and less for theatre and more and more for multimedia and modern tech.
Getting to the top of the ladder in life doesn't make you a better person, to be a better person you need to climb down the ladder and help someone else up "