News & Opportunities

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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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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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Edinburgh Fringe event

Posted on: 9 Aug 2024

Edinburgh Fringe in crisis… It started with a Tweet (or whatever the X equivalent is now called!) “Of the 3,300 shows at Edinburgh Fringe Festival: 10 have audio description options (0.3%)” When I read this, I had to check out the facts for myself. As of today, the situation has improved very, very slightly: the […]

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A Trainee Artistic Director’s journey

Posted on: 7 Aug 2024

Ben Wilson reflects on his Extant journey   Why should visually impaired artists apply to be Extant’s Trainee Artistic Director?  This job is a unique opportunity. Normally, artistic leaders are thrown in at the deep end with no opportunity to develop their skills. This is a tool which exists where it’s slightly more than just […]

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No Dramas at The Courtyard, Hereford

Posted on: 2 Aug 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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Extant Connect

Posted on: 24 Jul 2024

Karina Jones at Extant Connect Extant Connect is Extant’s regular online session for blind and visually impaired (VI) people to network, talk, learn, and share ideas, taking place on the last Monday evening of every month. We vary between hosting guest speakers, workshops – and sometimes just having an open session to chat about whatever […]

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Eight No Dramas attendees sit in chairs in a circle, talking and smiling in the basement of The Camden People’s Theatre. They are a diverse group of people, wearing casual clothing. There is one man and seven women with one attendee in a wheelchair. A guide dog lies on the floor in the middle of the circle. The room is bare and brightly lit with a grey floor and white walls.

No Dramas visually impaired facilitator training opportunity!

Posted on: 25 Jun 2024

No Dramas Paid Training Opportunity! We are looking to increase and develop our pool of visually impaired (VI) No Dramas facilitators through a unique PAID training opportunity. No Dramas returns with a refreshed look for 2024.  This opportunity applies to facilitators inside and outside of London. No Dramas will be back in London and expanding to […]

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