News & Opportunities

Tim in a black box space

The first ever Tim Gebbels Bursary winners! [Updated]

Posted on: 18 May 2018

Thanks to the generosity of our friends and supporters, The Tim Gebbels Bursary has funded 14 artistic projects. 

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Three female team members sat working at desks in the Extant office

Job opportunity: Pathways Programme Manager

Posted on: 26 Mar 2018

Would you like to be a part of our dynamic team? Extant is looking for a brilliant and experienced individual to manage the delivery of a new initiative in 2018.

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A landscape photo of Victoria, a Nigerian woman, Takashi, a Japanese man and Amelia, an Italian American woman. The three stand in a line, walking towards the camera between two airport moving walkways

Flight Paths

Posted on: 21 Mar 2018

*** Scheduled departure time: Spring 2019***

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WOW logo: white letters on an exploding red star

Maria Nominated for a WOW Women in Creative Industries Award

Posted on: 20 Feb 2018

Southbank Centre announces shortlist for WOW Women in Creative Industries Awards

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Writers and directors sat side by side in a long row on stage during the Q&A.

The Write Stage Showcase at the New Diorama Theatre

Posted on: 20 Feb 2018

Earlier this month, we concluded The Write Stage Project with a showcase of new work performed at the New Diorama Theatre.

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Group shot of six participants and a facilitator from the Unexpected project in 2016

Catalyst Small Grants 2018

Posted on: 16 Jan 2018

Extant is delighted to be one of the recipients of Arts Council England's Catalyst Small Grants awards announced today.

 

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picture of participants taking part in the RNC workshop with Maria Oshodi

Latest Participation News – Birmingham and Manchester

Posted on: 13 Nov 2017

Connect and Co revive their collection of sketches, Getting on with Life and Maria Oshodi leads a workshop for a group of students at RNC in Hereford.

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picture of the Extant team in the Vidra theatre bar for the end of BIT festival celebrations

Catching the Ghost tours to Croatia!

Posted on: 12 Nov 2017

In October 2017 the Catching the Ghost team reconfigured and hit the road, and then the skies, to present our show at the 10th International Blind in Theatre or BIT Festival in Zagreb, hosted by New Life (Novi Zivot).

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Pic from Flatland project dissemination - group of six people sitting around a table for evaluation and discussion

Research opportunity with Extant

Posted on: 20 Jul 2017

Extant is seeking a researcher to assist us with an inquiry into the current state of integrated access provision in theatre.

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Participants look at and touch puppets

July 2017 - Participation Update

Posted on: 10 Jul 2017

Although our longer-term projects for the first part of the year have now come to an end, we've still been beavering away in Manchester and Birmingham!

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A room of writers working around a table on their scripts

The Write Stage - Call for Participants

Posted on: 10 Jul 2017

We're searching for six visually impaired writers to take part in a new talent development project, The Write Stage.

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Shot from behind of Unexpected participants in chairs sitting in front of audience and director Shane walking across the stage

Arts Council NPO funding for Extant

Posted on: 27 Jun 2017

We are delighted to announce that Extant has received an increase in ACE funding for the next NPO period, 2018/22.

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