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We are the UK's leading company of visually impaired artists & theatre practitioners 🦮🧑‍🦯 extant.org.uk

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Extant @extantltd.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Join Extant CEO/AD, Dr Maria Oshodi on Monday 21st September 3-5pm - for ‘Pathways to Developing Disabled Leadership in the Arts’ with Extant as part of @turtlekeyarts.bsky.social Joy Festival at the @lyrichammersmith.bsky.social Free tickets available below! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/joy-festiv...
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Joy Festival 2026 - Artist Development Programme Upskilling Workshops
An opportunity to take part in creative upskilling workshops with leading disability arts organisations.
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Extant @extantltd.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Booking opens this Friday for the Gala Programme at the 70th BFI London Film Festival (7–18 October). Check out the programme and book tickets (from Friday) at whatson.bfi.org.uk/lff/ Plus Extant networks get access to a special code. If you're VI contact us directly for this code.
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BFI London Film Festival – 7 to 18 October 2026
Everyone is invited – discover the world’s best new films, series and immersive storytelling.
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Extant @extantltd.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Read all about our impact at Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2026, including our increase in activities, partnerships, profile and plenty more! extant.org.uk/edinburgh-fe...
A group of 15 visually impaired artists, Extant team members and access workers are smiling for a photo on a black box theatre stage. They are a diverse group of people, and at the front three people are holding canes.
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Extant @extantltd.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Our friends @vocaleyes.bsky.social are hiring for a Training and Consultancy Manager. This is a new permanent part time role, 3 days per week at £21,630 per annum. Deadline to apply: 13 September (midnight) vocaleyes.co.uk/were-recruit...
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Extant @extantltd.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Applications close for The Extant Hive, tomorrow (Tuesday 25th August) at 12noon. In 2027, we will celebrate our 30th anniversary and as part of this journey, we are transforming, with our new leadership team, called The Extant Hive. Apply before the deadline! extant.org.uk/the-extant-h...
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The Extant Hive -New Roles - EXTANT
We are recruiting Performing Arts Leads, Strategic Lead and an Innovation and Partnerships Lead to form Extant's Leadership team: The Hive.
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Extant @extantltd.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Last few slots available! Up at Edinburgh Festival Fringe this year? Drop in and talk to our Artist Development Manager, Louisa Sanfey on Sunday 16th August at Fringe Central on how to record audio introductions. You must book a slot on the below link. bookings.cloud.microsoft/book/Recordy...
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Extant @extantltd.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Applications are open for The Extant Hive with 4 paid positions available. Extant has made a commitment to working towards all its internal roles being held by visually impaired people by 2033. Applications close on Tuesday 25th August, 12 noon. extant.org.uk/the-extant-h...
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The Extant Hive -New Roles - EXTANT
We are recruiting Performing Arts Leads, Strategic Lead and an Innovation and Partnerships Lead to form Extant's Leadership team: The Hive.
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Extant @extantltd.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Join us for a 'Record Your Own Audio Introduction' at Fringe Central on 9th August 12-4pm & 16th August 12-4pm. These are free 15 minute sessions to learn how to write/record an audio introduction or ask questions. Email access@edfringe.com or book 👇 bookings.cloud.microsoft/book/Recordy...
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Extant @extantltd.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Applications close tomorrow for our Operations Lead role🎭 This is a permanent (subject to securing new ACE NPO funding from April 2028) part-time (0.6) PAYE contract paid at £38,000 pa / FTE starting on 5th October 2026. Apply by Friday 7th August, 12 noon. extant.org.uk/operations-l...
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Operations Lead -New Role - EXTANT
Applications are now open for our Operations Lead role, supporting Extant's HR, Finance, Communications, Marketing and Governance.
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Extant @extantltd.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Applications close in one week 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. Apply by 7th August, 12 noon. extant.org.uk/operations-l...
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Operations Lead -New Role - EXTANT
Applications are now open for our Operations Lead role, supporting Extant's HR, Finance, Communications, Marketing and Governance.
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Extant @extantltd.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Join us for a 'Record Your Own Audio Introduction' at Fringe Central on 9th August 12-4pm & 16th August 12-4pm. These are free 15 minute drop-in sessions to learn how to write and record an audio introduction for your show, or to ask any questions. Book below👇 extant.org.uk/project/edin...
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Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2026 - EXTANT
Covering Extant's activity across Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2026, featuring our VI Artist showcase and Enhance programme.
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The Stage @thestage.co.uk · 29/07/2026
Visual impairment is at the bottom of a “hierarchy of access” in the sector, operations director of performing arts company Extant Ian Abbott has argued👇
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Visual impairment at the bottom of theatre’s hierarchy of access – Extant head
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Extant @extantltd.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Pioneering Accessibility - Extant's Artistic Director, Dr Maria Oshodi and Operations Director, Ian Abbott share Extant's pioneering work in making theatre more accessible for visually impaired audiences. Read our feature in Arts Professional. www.artsprofessional.co.uk/magazine/fea...
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Pioneering accessibility - Arts Professional
Ian Abbott and Dr Maria Oshodi share Extant’s pioneering work to make theatre more accessible for visually impaired audiences and artists.
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Extant @extantltd.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
We are offering a limited number of free theatre tickets for VI audiences on Monday 17th August at Edinburgh Festival Fringe as part of our Enhance Programme: Jellyfish & How's Your Head? We are also hosting Meet Extant. Email admin@extant.org.uk for more information. extant.org.uk/project/edin...
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Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2026 - EXTANT
Covering Extant's activity across Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2026, featuring our VI Artist showcase and Enhance programme.
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Extant @extantltd.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Find out about our new roles in our latest newsletter...We are recruiting and transforming! mailchi.mp/extant.org.u...
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Extant are transforming - find out about Extant's future
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Extant @extantltd.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
Interested in applying for our new leadership team: The Extant Hive but have questions? We are hosting 2 online FAQ sessions on these dates: 13th July, 11am & 12th August 11am. Sign up for the FAQs via admin@extant.org.uk extant.org.uk/the-extant-h...
Sitting around a firepit, a group of 12 people are smiling and posing for the photo. They are wearing thick jumpers, coats and woolly hats. The group consists of collective dreamers, Extant staff and access workers. A black guide dog is present.
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Extant @extantltd.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Nottingham VI adults are invited to attend the Enhance performance of 'The Market Deeping Model Railway Club' on 16th July at Nottingham Playhouse. Attend the Enhance Touch Tour (6pm) and show (7:30pm). Book your tickets via @nottmplayhouse.bsky.social nottinghamplayhouse.co.uk/events/the-m...
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The Market Deeping Model Railway Club - Nottingham Playhouse
Based on the true story of a group of model railway enthusiasts whose lifetime of work is destroyed by a mindless act of vandalism., this is a warm-hearted story examining community and British eccent...
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Extant @extantltd.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
From our friends @vocaleyes.bsky.social As part of the @pocklington.bsky.social Get Set Progress internship programme, VocalEyes are recruiting an Archive and Engagement Assistant -apply by 17th July, 5pm and help shape the story of VocalEyes! vocaleyes.co.uk/help-shape-t...
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Help Shape the Story of VocalEyes
As VocalEyes prepares to mark its 30th anniversary, we're delighted to be offering a nine-month Archive and Engagement Assistant Internship through the Get Set Progress programme, a partnership betwee...
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Extant @extantltd.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
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...
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Operations Lead -New Role - EXTANT
Applications are now open for our Operations Lead role, supporting Extant's HR, Finance, Communications, Marketing and Governance.
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Extant @extantltd.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
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...
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Heliocentric Revolutions and Universal Design - EXTANT
Dr Maria Oshodi attends the Universal Design in Performing Arts Conference in June 2026, hosted in Toruń Poland.
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Extant @extantltd.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
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...
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The Extant Hive -New Roles - EXTANT
We are recruiting Performing Arts Leads, Strategic Lead and an Innovation and Partnerships Lead to form Extant's Leadership team: The Hive.
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Extant @extantltd.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
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 admin@extant.org.uk extant.org.uk/participatio...
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No Dramas - EXTANT
No Dramas are two hour drama sessions, which are held in person or on online using Zoom for visually impaired adults.
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Extant @extantltd.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
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...
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Extant Connect - EXTANT
Extant CONNECT   Extant CONNECT is our monthly online session for blind and VI people to network, talk, learn and share ideas, taking place on the last Monday evening of every month. For more informat...
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Extant @extantltd.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
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: ioana.chis@glasgow.ac.uk. breadrosesdisability.uk/questionnaire
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Invitation to complete the Rest, Free Time, and Disability Questionnaire – Bread & Roses: The Politics of Rest and Free Time
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Extant @extantltd.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
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...
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Thinker In Residence: Design and Disability / Beyond the Visual - EXTANT
Aisling Keavey reflects on her experiences of access, perception and knowledge prioritisation across archiving, exhibitions and academia.
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Extant @extantltd.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
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...
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Hawkwood – Matter and the immaterial - EXTANT
Artistic Director & CEO Dr Maria Oshodi tells us about her PhD journey and return to Hawkwood as part of the collective dreaming experience.
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Extant @extantltd.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
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 admin@extant.org.uk nottinghamplayhouse.co.uk/events/scene...
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Scenes from a Friendship - Nottingham Playhouse
This world premiere by Jane Upton is a funny but deeply felt look at the bond you share with your best friend, who’s shaped your life, knows all your mistakes but loves you regardless.
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Extant @extantltd.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
Read Theatre Villages article on the noise that we are making at Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2026. www.theatrevillage.co.uk/is-edinburgh...
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Is Edinburgh Fringe Becoming More Accessible for Visually Impaired Audiences – And Is Extant Leading the Way? - Theatre Village
By Grace Hatchell and trying this haggis. Extant, the UK’s leading performing arts company of blind and visually impaired artists, is returning to the Edinburgh Fringe in 2026 with a growing programme...
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Extant @extantltd.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
Extant returns to Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2026, pioneering sector wide change in visual impairment access. extant.org.uk/extant-retur...
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Extant returns to Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2026 - EXTANT
Extant returns to Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2026 for pioneering sector-wide change in visual impairment access.
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Extant @extantltd.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
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...
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Tam Gilbert - Second Extant Trainee Artistic Director
Bournemouth-based writer, theatre-maker and Audio Description Consultant Tam Gilbert is almost coming to the end of her time as the second Trainee Artistic Director at Extant the UK”s leading professi...
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Extant @extantltd.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
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: admin@extant.org.uk
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Extant @extantltd.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
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 admin@extant.org.uk www.komedia.co.uk/shows/beaver...
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Beaverhausen
Beaverhausen (the third, twice removed) is the ultimate prat and silly sausage extraordinaire. This queer gender-bending drag king serves big prat energy and will leave you feeling camp and probably q...
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Extant @extantltd.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
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/...
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In Touch - Seeing with My Dog - BBC Sounds
In Touch discusses Seeing with My Dog, a semi-autobiographical play about sight loss.
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Extant @extantltd.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
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...
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Extant Connect - EXTANT
Extant CONNECT Extant CONNECT is our monthly online session for blind and VI people to network, talk, learn and share ideas, taking place on the last Monday evening of every month. For more informatio...
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Disability Arts Online @disabilityarts.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
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...
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Extant @extantltd.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
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...
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Book Tickets for BSA Symposium - Philosophy, Access and the Performing Arts | GSA - Guildford School of Acting
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Extant @extantltd.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
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...
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Second Trimester | Battersea Arts Centre
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Extant @extantltd.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
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
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Audio Introductions and Creative Audio Description
Learn how to write, record and share an Audio Introduction for your Fringe show, to help make your work more accessible for visually impaired audiences. We will also touch on easy ways to start incorporating elements of Creative Audio Description in your work.   This event will be recorded.
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Extant @extantltd.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
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...
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Artist Access Resources - EXTANT
Louisa Sanfey, Extant Artist Development Manager, hints at our return to Fringe 2026 and outlines the access resources available for artists.
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Extant @extantltd.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
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...
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Reserve Your Place – WAARC Collaborative Projects Online Festival – Zoom
WAARC Collaborative Projects Online Festival – Zoom, Mon 20 Apr 2026 - 📅Date & Time: Monday 20th April 12noon – 3pm BST (UK time) 📍Location: On Zoom. The zoom link will be sent to you in the mo...
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Extant @extantltd.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
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
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Audio Introductions and Creative Audio Description
Learn how to write, record and share an Audio Introduction for your Fringe show, to help make your work more accessible for visually impaired audiences. We will also touch on easy ways to start incor...
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Extant @extantltd.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
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...
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Extant Connect - EXTANT
Extant CONNECT Extant CONNECT is our monthly online session for blind and VI people to network, talk, learn and share ideas, taking place on the last Monday evening of every month. For more informatio...
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Extant @extantltd.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
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-...
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Iron Fantasy - Soho Theatre
A sweaty show with songs asking: what does it mean to feel strong?
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Extant @extantltd.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
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...
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Select tickets – Panel: Inclusive Recruitment and Hacking Bureaucracy – Zoom
Panel: Inclusive Recruitment and Hacking Bureaucracy – Zoom, Wed 25 Mar 2026 - This is the fifth and final instalment of the Dreaming up a Disability Inclusive Workplace webinar series hosted by the W...
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Extant @extantltd.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
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...
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Artist Access Resources - EXTANT
Louisa Sanfey, Extant Artist Development Manager, hints at our return to Fringe 2026 and outlines the access resources available for artists.
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Extant @extantltd.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
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 admin@extant.org.uk www.live.org.uk/whats-on/shu...
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Shuggy Boats
Jackdaw Media Presents SHUGGY BOATS Written by JACQUIE LAWRENCE
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Extant @extantltd.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
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 admin@extant.org.uk
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Extant @extantltd.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
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-...
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Immersive Acts: Disrupting the Frame by ‘Otherwise’ Narratives
Immersive Acts is a two-day in-person transdisciplinary symposium organised by the RCA Immersive Acts Research Group.
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Extant @extantltd.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
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...
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Showcase and Festival Callout - EXTANT
Extant have big plans- we are hosting visually impaired artists for our 2026 Edinburgh Fringe showcase and our 2027 future festival.
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Extant @extantltd.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
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...
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Access To Work - Statement - EXTANT
A statement from Extant on the recent Access To Work Cuts that disabled people are facing in the industry.
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