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Clare Perkins – our new patron!

Posted on: 4 Oct 2019

“Perkins’ final monologue is incredibly motivational and emotionally charged. Leaving the audience feeling so empowered after a performance is a daunting prospect, but together Perkins and Malcolm obtain this with ease” Johnathon Penney, Miro Magazine on ‘Emilia’ “Perkins as Cynthia…is the show’s beating heart.” Time Out on ‘Sweat’ Actor Clare Perkins has developed a strong reputation […]

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Extant launches Pathways VI-TAP

Posted on: 4 Oct 2019

Training trainers to facilitate practitioner’s awareness As part of our Pathways programme we are extending our series of visually impaired awareness training sessions for theatre practitioners, to tutors and directors. So far we have delivered this training for the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, The Actors Centre and the Young Vic. A wide range of theatre industry […]

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Pathways Actors 1 year on!

Posted on: 4 Oct 2019

Reflecting on the first year of Pathways, we are proud of all the achievements that our Pathways actors have made since their performances at RADA in April. These include filming their first audition self-tapes for TV roles both in the UK and abroad, and auditioning for roles at the London Fringe and the National Theatre. As […]

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Extant and She Goat on The Undefinable!

Posted on: 4 Oct 2019

We have been working with the amazing company She Goat to deliver our audio description dramaturgy ‘Enhance 1’. https://extant.org.uk/audiences-and-access/. She Goat is the franglais collaboration of Eugénie Pastor and Shamira Turner, associate artists of award-winning Little Bulb Theatre. Together, they are interested in blurring the territories of theatre and live music, extravagant multi-tasking, and reclaiming what it means to […]

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