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Extant Evolve – the next 25 years!

Posted on: 11 Nov 2022

Extant Evolve – the next 25 years! To mark Extant’s 25th anniversary in 2022, Extant is changing and taking on the task of succession planning for new leadership within the company. Our focus therefore will alter in 2023-2026, from producing high impact touring productions, to innovations in organisational development necessary to spawn new disabled leadership […]

A group of four people at the Enhance training day at Brixton House. At the front of the picture, Anthony Gough is sitting and Caroline Jeyaratnam-Joyner is standing opposite. Behind them is Chris Campion, who is sitting and Lonny Evans, who is standing. They are all smiling.

Enhancing Enhance!

Posted on: 29 Nov 2023

Enhancing Enhance! Enhance 2 – our tailor-made access support and training for shows in post-production – is ready for a 3-year roll-out from 2023-26. Thanks to Paul Hamlyn Foundation, we are now offering this tailor-made programme for venues and touring theatre companies across the U.K. We will be working with 54 touring theatre companies […]

Blind in Theatre Festival

Posted on: 29 Nov 2023

Blind in Theatre Festival in Zagreb In October, along with Artist Development Manager Louisa, I lead Extant’s biannual visit to the Blind In Theatre festival (BIT) at the New Life theatre in Zagreb, Croatia. Louisa and I were joined by Samuel Brewer, Aarian Mehrabani and Alice Christina Corrigan. Sam and Aarian are both VI actors […]

Jasmin Thien sits on a wooden chair in a black box theatre. Jasmin is a young Chinese-British woman with long dark hair pinned back off her face. She wears a white top and skirt decorated with floral motifs, and white trainers. The floor under the chair and around the stage is marked with white tactile flooring tiles.

I Dream in Colour – 5 star review at the Bloomsbury Festival 2023

Posted on: 29 Nov 2023

I Dream in Colour – 5 star review at the Bloomsbury Festival 2023 October was a busy month for Extant with our Associate Artist, Jasmin Thien. First we presented an excerpt of her show I Dream in Colour at Camden People’s Theatre to a packed crowd, then later in the month we held a full-length […]

A group of people from Extant Unseen rehearsals standing in a line in a rehearsal room at Theatre Deli. From left to right is Maria Oshodi, Anna Clarkson, Tafsila Khan, Georgie Morrell, Louisa Sanfey, Esther Irving, Ben Wilson and Tam Gilbert.

Extant create new audio drama Unseen about the impact of domestic abuse on the VI community

Posted on: 29 Nov 2023

Extant create new audio drama Unseen about the impact of domestic abuse on the VI community Extant are creating Unseen, an audio drama that imaginatively explores and portrays the unique ways in which domestic abuse affects blind and visually impaired individuals. Unseen is a creative response to The Unseen Report (if you would like to […]

The image shows Maria sitting at a round table. To her right-hand side is a large pink and blue banner. In the top left-hand corner is the coat of arms for Middlesex university. Underneath this, in large capital letters, are the words, ‘ The Future You Want - Master your career with postgraduate study’. The photo is taken opposite Maria. We see her laptop which is open on the table, with one of her hands on the keys. Her cane sits unfolded on her lap. She wears a black long-sleeved T-shirt, a burgundy peaked cap and metal framed glasses. She looks into the camera with a big smile on her face.

Taking on the Challenge of ‘presenceing’

Posted on: 29 Nov 2023

Taking on the Challenge of ‘presenceing’ Years ago, when I informed my writing agent that I was going to take a break from writing and enrol for a degree in drama, she asked in a puzzled tone, “Why?”. What she meant was why would anyone at that precise point interrupt a healthy blossoming career as […]

Free Creative Workshops for VI Individuals with Experience of Domestic Violence

Posted on: 25 Sep 2023

Extant offers free creative workshops for VI individuals with experience of domestic violence Extant are creating ‘Unseen,’ an audio drama that imaginatively explores and portrays the unique ways in which domestic violence affects blind and visually impaired individuals. We are offering free creative workshops online to any blind or visually impaired individual with lived […]

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.

We’re hiring! Extant is looking for an Administrator and Projects Co-ordinator

Posted on: 12 Sep 2023

We’re hiring! Extant is looking for an Administrator and Projects Co-ordinator Arts Council England (ACE) has funded us as a National Portfolio Organisation (NPO) from 2023-26 to undertake a programme of radical transformation, exploring new ways to enable truly inclusive arts leadership in the future. Extant is seeking a confident, independent worker to […]

Jasmin, a Chinese actor in her mid-20s stands onstage wearing a yellow dress with a blue lightning bolt across the chest with long white sleeves and socks. She holds a cane triumphantly above her head in both hands.

We’re hiring! Extant seeks Access Workers

Posted on: 14 Aug 2023

We’re hiring! Extant seeks Access Workers About the role Extant is seeking Access Workers to support visually impaired (VI) staff, contractors, and Extant event attendees across various upcoming projects. In particular, we’re seeking Access Workers to support blind and partially sighted artists throughout the rehearsal period and performance of an upcoming accessible production. […]

An actor wearing a blue boiler suit with a bright red star on the back, a tall red wig and a red tutu has his back to the camera and his arms raised towards the colourful yellow observatory set.

We’re hiring! Extant is looking for an Enhance Programme Manager

Posted on: 10 Aug 2023

We’re hiring! Extant is looking for an Enhance Programme Manager Having gained Arts Council England (ACE) National Portfolio Organisation (NPO) funding for 2023-26 and significant 3-year support from the Paul Hamlyn Foundation, Extant is seeking a talented and creative advocate for inclusion to enable us to build on our work in transforming how […]

Steve, a white male actor, Chloe, a mixed-heritage female actor and Chris, a white male actor stand in a line at the front of the stage with their right hands raised. They all wear boater hats, green blazers with red waistcoats underneath, grey shorts and long colourful socks.

Deadline Extended: Extant is seeking an Evaluation Partner for Extant: EVOLVE!

Posted on: 21 Jul 2023

Deadline extended: Expressions of interest invited to be our evaluation partner Extant is looking for an evaluation partner to join us as we explore new models of inclusive arts leadership for the future. We want to find people who can be our critical friends, unafraid to ask difficult questions as we work to […]

Rehearsal for Crew and Design Showcase in Canada Water Theatre, February 2023. Actor Douglas Walker a white man with full beard wearing a red hoody and beige trousers sits on stage looking at a laptop. Long black drapes hang behind him. Associate and movement director Ada Eravama a black woman with long braids wearing a white top and gold hoop earrings sits Stage left of Douglas and looks on.

Pathways Evaluation Report: Blog Post, 6th July 2023

Posted on: 6 Jul 2023

Pathways Evaluation Report: Blog Post, 6th July 2023 By Caroline Jeyaratnam-Joyner, Pathways Programme Manager and Showcase Director, January 2020-March 2023 Pathways (2019-23) is Extant’s flagship professional development programme for visually impaired artists in the theatre industry. The programme – extended by one year due to the Pandemic – included: masterclasses, shadowing, mentoring, […]

Extant Associate Artists dream of a bright future!

Posted on: 28 Jun 2023

Extant Associate Artists dream of a bright future! In March 2023 London audiences were fortunate to catch a work-in-progress show presented by Extant, featuring our two Associate Artists, Helena Ascough and Jasmin Thien. This double bill of new work was part of Camden People’s Theatre’s Sprint Festival, an annual celebration of new, experimental […]