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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 […]

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 […]

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. […]

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 […]

A group of participants in a drama workshop stand frozen in the brightly lit space.

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. […]

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 […]

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 […]

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. […]

A front page scan of the Identical Twins script.

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, […]

The background features a blurred silhouette of a building with distinct spires, identified as ZOO Southside. Orange and black text highlights key information about the event: ‘EXTANT X ZOO - EXTANT & VICS: ACCESS FOR VISUALLY IMPAIRED AUDIENCES DROP-IN SESSION. FRIDAY 2ND AUGUST, 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM, ZOO SOUTHSIDE CABARET BAR.’

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 […]

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 […]

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. […]