Applications are open for our Operations Lead role! We've made a commitment to working towards all our internal roles being held by VI people by 2033. The Operations Lead and The Extant Hive will begin this process. Applications close 7th August, 12 noon. extant.org.uk/operations-l...

Heliocentric Revolutions and Universal Design - Extant AD & CEO reflects on her recent trip to Poland for the Universal Design Conference. Also on Britain's 10th anniversary of deciding to split from the EU and what this means regarding our relationship. extant.org.uk/heliocentric...

We. Are. Transforming. Applications are open for The Extant Hive with 4 paid roles! Founded in 1997, we will celebrate our 30th anniversary in 2027 and as part of this journey, we are transforming. Our new leadership team will be called The Extant Hive👇 extant.org.uk/the-extant-h...

No Dramas returns on Tuesday 30th June, 6–8pm at Omnibus Theatre, Clapham. These are our free drama workshops for VI adults. Meet & greet from 5:30pm at Clapham Common underground station or a nearby bus stop. Sign up via [email protected] extant.org.uk/participatio...

Join our next Extant Connect on Monday 29 June, 7–8.30pm on Zoom! Nick Coupe from Hat Trick Productions will share his experience of creating new work with a visually impaired actor. A relaxed online space for blind and visually impaired artists. Sign up here: extant.org.uk/artist-devel...

Invitation to complete the Rest, Free Time and Disability Questionnaire. A project exploring how rest and free time are experienced, regulated, and denied in the UK. For anyone who self-identifies as a disabled adult, 18+ Contact: [email protected]. breadrosesdisability.uk/questionnaire

Our Thinker-In-Residence's latest blog is live! Aisling compares her experiences of Design & Disability and Beyond the Visual. Exploring themes of access, perception, and Extant's production of Flight Paths and how this has re-shaped her thinking. extant.org.uk/thinker-in-r...

Our Artistic Director & CEO, Dr Maria Oshodi reflects on the path to her PhD; as well as how the echo of the place Hawkwood, past and present, has played its part for Extant, read more in her latest blog post 'Hawkwood – Matter and the Immaterial'. extant.org.uk/hawkwood-mat...

For Nottingham VI adults, we are offering free theatre tickets to the Enhance performance of 'Scenes from a Friendship' on 2nd June at Nottingham Playhouse. We'll attend Meet Extant 5-6pm, Touch Tour (6:45pm) and show (7:45pm). Email [email protected] nottinghamplayhouse.co.uk/events/scene...

Read Theatre Villages article on the noise that we are making at Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2026. www.theatrevillage.co.uk/is-edinburgh...

Extant returns to Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2026, pioneering sector wide change in visual impairment access. extant.org.uk/extant-retur...

Our Trainee Artistic Director, Tam Gilbert has started rehearsals this week for her Artistic Project 'Marking Time'. Tam speaks with @rnibradio.bsky.social Toby Davey about her background, role, Extant and 'Marking Time'. Listen below! audioboom.com/posts/889983...

Our next No Dramas will take place on 18th May 6-8pm at Battersea Arts Centre. This is a free, fun drama workshop for visually impaired adults, led by Benjamin Wilson, our former TAD. Meet & greet from 5:15pm at Clapham Junction station and access support is available. Email: [email protected]

For Brighton VI adults, we are offering free theatre tickets to the Enhance performance of 'Beaverhausen' on Thursday 28th May at Komedia. We will attend Meet Extant (4-5pm), the Touch Tour (5:30pm) and performance (6:30pm). Email [email protected] www.komedia.co.uk/shows/beaver...

Listen to an interview with Roderick Dungate and preview of his new play 'Seeing With My Dog' on BBC In Touch Radio 4. Performances will take place in Birmingham across April. www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

Join us on 27th April 7-8:30pm for our next online Extant Connect session. This month, we'll be joined by our own Thinker-in-Residence, Aisling Keavey. She will be discussing her background in archiving and photography. Sessions are for VI people. extant.org.uk/artist-devel...

Join @cripticarts.bsky.social and Miranda Debenham for a workshop that will cover the process of producing in more depth, covering funding, timelines and approaching venues. When: 21 Apr Where: Online Cost: Free disabilityarts.online/events/works...

Our AD/CEO, Dr Maria Oshodi will be presenting at the Philosophy, access and the performing arts Symposium at the University of Surrey on Saturday 25th April. Maria will present on 'The invisible absurd: Presencing the invisibled' Free tickets below: gsauk.org/events/66601...

From our friends at Battersea Arts Centre, 2 upcoming AD performances (24th April & 25th April - 7:30pm) of 'Second Trimester' by Krishna Istha and Geetha Shankar. An ambitious new show exploring multi-generational pregnancy stories and untold family histories. bac.org.uk/whats-on/sec...

Last chance to sign up for our free online workshop exploring 'Audio Introductions and Creative Audio Description' on 13th April, 3pm. Learn how to write, record and share an Audio Introduction and how make your work more accessible for VI audiences. connect.edfringe.com/events/207883

Don't forget if you're heading to Edinburgh Festival Fringe this year or if you want to make your work more accessible to visually impaired audiences, you can read our free artist access resource below! extant.org.uk/artist-acces...

Reserve your free place below for the WAARC Collaborative Projects Online Festival on 20th April 12-3pm. As part of this event, Dr Maria Oshodi (Extant) and Dr Grace Joseph (Sheffield University) will be discussing their co-produced Open Scholar project. www.tickettailor.com/events/unive...

Join the Extant team on 13th April, 3pm for a free online workshop exploring 'Audio Introductions and Creative Audio Description'. Learn how to write, record and share an Audio Introduction and how to help make your work more accessible for VI audiences. connect.edfringe.com/events/207883

Extant Connect is our monthly online session for VI people to talk, network and connect! Join us on Monday 30th March 7-8.30pm, as we will be joined by Cathy Waller from Decode, who will be guest speaking about current issues with Access to Work. extant.org.uk/artist-devel...

From our friends at She Goat, catch Iron Fantasy at Soho Theatre until 21st March. A sweaty show with songs asking: what does it mean to feel strong? sohotheatre.com/events/iron-...

From the Extant team, Tam Gilbert and Ian Abbott will be presenting on the panel: Inclusive Recruitment and Hacking Bureaucracy hosted online by Wellcome Anti-ableist Research Culture on 25th March 12pm. Free tickets👇 www.tickettailor.com/events/wellc...

We'll be returning to Edinburgh Festival Fringe this summer with even more ambitious plans...Announcements will be coming soon! In the meantime, check out our training and resources available for artists heading to Fringe in 2026🎭 extant.org.uk/artist-acces...

For Newcastle VI adults, we are offering free tickets! Join us on Wednesday 18th March at Live Theatre to experience Enhance 'Shuggy Boats'. We will attend Meet Extant (5pm), the Touch Tour (6:30pm) and performance (7:30pm). Email [email protected] www.live.org.uk/whats-on/shu...

Join us for our next No Dramas session - free drama workshops for VI adults led by VI facilitators. On Monday 23rd March 6-8pm at BAC, London. This session we'll focus on acting skills, facilitated by Tam Gilbert and Terry James. Meet and greet service available🎭 Email [email protected]

Our AD, Dr Maria Oshodi will be presenting at Immersive Acts: Disrupting the Frame by ‘Otherwise’ Narratives at The Royal College of Art on 12th March 10:45am on 'Flatland: An Adventure of Invisibilism in Many Dimensions' Free tickets below👇 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/immersive-...

We have big plans in 2026 and 2027 – and we want to hear from you about how your work and ideas might fit in. Featuring a showcase of visually impaired-led work at Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2026 and Festival in Spring 2027. Find out more👇 extant.org.uk/showcase-and...

We are mortified at the current arbitrary and callas attack on disabled artists by sudden reductions to their ATW support by the DWP. We are in solidarity with established disabled arts leaders such as Jenny Sealey at @graeaetheatre.bsky.social #solidarity Statement: extant.org.uk/access-to-wo...

Apply for our Future Creative Performance Lab! On 3rd and 4th June at Attenborough Arts Centre. Led by our AD Dr Maria Oshodi and TAD, Tam Gilbert, VI participants will explore new creative ideas through a VI performance approach. Deadline 6th April, 10am. extant.org.uk/extant-futur...

For Liverpool VI adults, we are offering Free Theatre tickets! Join us on Saturday 14th March at Liverpool Everyman to experience Enhance 'The Memory Of Water'. We will attend Meet Extant (11:45am), the Touch Tour (1pm) and performance (2pm). Email [email protected] extant.org.uk/access/enhan...

Have your say on your experience of Access to Work. To inform our response to The Public Accounts Committee Inquiry, we’ve created a short survey for our community and for those who would prefer to submit their evidence through Graeae. graeae.org/resource/acc...

Apply for our Future Labs programmes - taking place in London (18th & 19th March) and the Midlands (3rd & 4th June). Labs will be led by our AD, Dr Maria Oshodi and TAD, Tam Gilbert. This opportunity is open to visually impaired people only. Information👇 extant.org.uk/extant-futur...

Our Trainee Creative Producer, Ava Brewster, reflects on accessing online training as a visually impaired attendee — what worked, what didn’t, and how providers can better support visually impaired participants. A practical, honest look at inclusive learning: extant.org.uk/online-train...

Read Dr Maria Oshodi's latest blog on Dance Description - Phenomenon or Fallacy. From an audience perspective, Maria reflects on her access experiences and reveals Extant's upcoming access dramaturgy collaboration...find out more below! extant.org.uk/dance-descri...

Free Theatre tickets for VI audiences! Join us on Saturday 14th March at Liverpool Everyman to experience The Memory Of Water. Ticket holders will attend Meet Extant (11:45am), the pre-show Touch Tour (1pm) and performance (2pm). Email [email protected] everymanplayhouse.com/event/the-me...

From our friends at @disabilityarts.bsky.social who are recruiting a freelance Archive Consultant to support its landmark heritage project, ‘Cripping Culture: a Journey into Disability Arts Heritage’. Fee: £5,400 Deadline: March 2nd, 12 noon. UK/remote Apply👇 disabilityarts.online/opportunity-...

Coming up on Saturday 7th February, 3pm an audio described tour of Monument: To the Unimportant, by VocalEyes at London's Pace Gallery. Tickets are free!🏛️ vocaleyes.co.uk/events/audio...

Extant Connect is an online monthly session for VI artists. Our next online session Monday 26th January, 7–8.30pm, Louisa Sanfey (ADM) & Ava Brewster (TCP) will share Extant's upcoming plans, including opportunities to experiment and have work platformed. 📧[email protected]

Commission us to work on your access dramaturgy and your access training needs. “Brilliant training, very clear and hugely practical.” If you would like to receive our Commissions menu or find out more, head to our website: extant.org.uk/book-your-be...

Come and test ideas in our creative performance Labs this Spring in London and the Midlands! Led by our AD, Dr Maria Oshodi, and TAD, Tam Gilbert, we invite you to explore new creative ideas. This opportunity is for visually impaired people only. Apply👇 extant.org.uk/extant-futur...

Join us for our next No Dramas session - free drama workshops for VI adults led by VI facilitators- on Monday 2nd February 6-8pm, at Battersea Arts Centre, London. Facilitated by Tam Gilbert and Terry James. A meet and greet service is also available. Email [email protected].

Calling all Artists! Join Louisa Sanfey (Extant) and Kirin Saeed (Visually Impaired Creators Scotland) on 20th January, 3pm-4pm for a free online workshop on an introduction to access options for visually impaired audiences @edfringe.bsky.social connect.edfringe.com/events/199317

Heather Gilmore, star of Extant’s Sheer and The Chairs, has a role in a new comedy series called ‘Can You Keep a Secret’ starring Dawn French and Mark Heap. The show starts on Wednesday 7th January on BBC1 for 6 episodes and follows the broadcast of Traitors!

2025 has been a joyous year for Extant. We've welcomed new team members, ran theatre trips, No Dramas, supported VI artists, rolled out Enhance Year 2, increased accessibility at Edinburgh Festival Fringe and there might also be a doctor in the house? Roll on 2026 for even more!

Casting call 🎭 BJ Edwards is casting a visually impaired actress to take part in a two-hander play, ‘Refuge’. The role is a woman aged 35-45, and rehearsals will be in the Midlands for 1 week in March 2026. £650 for the week, plus accommodation/travel. Email [email protected]

Congratulations to our former Trainee Artistic Director, Benjamin Wilson, who will be performing in Macbeth at Hull Truck Theatre, Octagon Bolton and Derby from February-April 2026🗡️👑 Audio Described performance dates below!