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Two Actors stand on a stage in blue lighting. To the left a black woman holding a folder. She wears glasses and is dressed in a smart red top and black trousers. To the right a white woman holding a folder and speaking in mid sentence. She wears glasses and is dressed in a smart green top and black trousers.

Trainee Creative Producer

Posted on: 16 Dec 2024

Applications are now open for our Trainee Creative Producer role! About Extant  Extant is the UK’s leading professional performing arts company that explores visual impairment to create unique and innovative artistic experiences, placing visually impaired people at the centre of all it does: from the productions we create, to the artists we support, to the audiences we […]

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A square poster which has a light blue background. At the top is the title in bold, dark green text which reads 'Unseen’. Underneath it, in smaller dark green text, it reads ‘a gripping new audio drama by Extant’. Towards the bottom right, there’s additional dark green text reads ‘streaming from 4th March 2024’ and below this is a URL link to the website ‘www.extant.org.uk/unseen’. At the bottom of the poster is a row of 4 pitched rooftops in a line, the houses are painted blue, pink, yellow and green.

Unseen Audio Drama and Live Event – A Touring Case Study

Posted on: 28 Nov 2024

Unseen Audio Drama and Live Event – A Touring Case Study   October 2023 – October 2024   Background In winter 2022/23 the Vision Foundation announced a new fund aimed at raising awareness around the impact of domestic abuse on the visually impaired (VI) community following the release of the Unseen Report. Our Artistic Director/CEO and […]

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Two Actors stand on a stage in blue lighting. To the left a black woman holding a folder. She wears glasses and is dressed in a smart red top and black trousers. To the right a white woman holding a folder and speaking in mid sentence. She wears glasses and is dressed in a smart green top and black trousers.

Unseen on Tour

Posted on: 27 Nov 2024

Unseen Tour Throughout October, team Extant has been ‘on the road’ with a unique touring event, based around our audio drama ‘Unseen’. It was a fantastic opportunity to re-visit some of the venues we’ve toured to previously and bring our groundbreaking work to both existing and new audiences. Back at the start of 2024, Extant […]

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Announcing our new Trainee Artistic Director

Posted on: 18 Nov 2024

Welcome Tafsila Khan – Our New TAD After an extensive and in-depth recruitment process, Extant are delighted to announced that Tafsila Khan has been appointed as the second Trainee Artistic Director (TAD2) and will start her role in December 2024. Tafsila is access consultant and theatre maker from Wales with a passion for creating real […]

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A celebratory group shot of visually impaired drag artists, all dressed in a variety of colourful and outlandish costumes. Some people pose while others grin and have their hands in the air.

Internship opportunity

Posted on: 8 Nov 2024

We are recruiting an Intern! As part of Lambeth’s Next Us programme, which supports NEET 16-24 year olds into creative and digital careers. We are recruiting an intern to join our team. Role: Projects Assistant Reporting to: Ellen Jupp, Administrator and Project Coordinator Location: Extant, 2.06 Carlton Mansions, Brixton House, 385 Coldharbour Lane, SW9 8GL. […]

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A group of six women and two men are standing on the stage at Camden People's Theatre, posing for a photo and smiling. They are a diverse group of adults, of various ages and ethnicities. Three of them are holding their white canes and there is a guide dog to the left of the photo.

Extant are recruiting Wolverhampton based Access Workers!

Posted on: 7 Nov 2024

Access workers based in Wolverhampton Extant are recruiting access workers to help support our visually impaired attendees to participate our No Dramas Project. No Dramas: Our No Dramas sessions are led by visually impaired facilitators and are full of accessible drama games, which are delivered to visually impaired adults with any level of experience. Duties […]

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An Artistic Leader Departs

Posted on: 31 Oct 2024

Extant – Pursued By A Ben As if by magic and in the blink of an eye, that’s my 15 months over and done with. I have come to the end of my time as Trainee Artistic Director at Extant and in some ways, it feels like about five minutes since I received the very […]

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No Dramas, Battersea Arts Centre, London

Posted on: 22 Oct 2024

No Dramas  Free drama workshops for visually impaired adults, delivered by Extant.  Any and all levels of experience are welcome.  No Dramas sessions are led by visually impaired facilitators and are full of accessible drama exercises and fun games; they’re a great opportunity to build your confidence, develop new social connections and have a brilliant time. […]

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No Dramas, Online

Posted on: 11 Oct 2024

No Dramas Free drama workshops for visually impaired adults, delivered by Extant.  Any and all levels of experience are welcome.  No Dramas online sessions are led by visually impaired facilitators and are full of accessible drama exercises and fun games; they’re a great opportunity to build your confidence, develop new social connections and have a […]

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A group of six women and two men are standing on the stage at Camden People's Theatre, posing for a photo and smiling. They are a diverse group of adults, of various ages and ethnicities. Three of them are holding their white canes and there is a guide dog to the left of the photo.

Extant Theatre Club in Wolverhampton

Posted on: 10 Oct 2024

Upcoming Extant Theatre Club trips in Wolverhampton: ETC is a social group which supports visually impaired audience members in seeing high quality, accessible theatre, and includes discounted tickets! We have two trips planned at the Arena Theatre. In partnership with our Enhance programme, each performance contains pre-show programme notes and a touch tour, followed by […]

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No Dramas at Arena Theatre, Wolverhampton

Posted on: 24 Sep 2024

No Dramas  Free drama workshops for visually impaired adults, delivered by Extant.  Any and all levels of experience are welcome.  No Dramas sessions are led by visually impaired facilitators and are full of accessible drama exercises and fun games; they’re a great opportunity to build your confidence, develop new social connections and have a brilliant time. […]

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Identical Twins R&D

Posted on: 23 Aug 2024

Identical Twins – Ben Wilson’s Artistic Project Identical Twins is an early work by Caryl Churchill. Two brothers are trapped in a toxic cycle of angry comparisons and a refusal to take responsibility for their own immorality. Lead by Extant’s Trainee Artistic Director Benjamin Wilson and with an ambitious sound design and integrated audio description, […]

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