Extant the professional theatre company for blind and partially sighted people are creating ‘Unseen’, an audio drama that imaginatively explores and portrays the unique ways in which domestic violence affects blind and visually impaired individuals.

Extant are offering free online creative workshops to any blind or partially sighted person who may have lived experience of domestic violence, who would also like to use creative tools to explore ways of sharing stories and finding new perspectives. 

The workshops will be held online during October and into early November on Tuesday evenings from 6.30pm to 8.30pm and will led by experienced visually impaired facilitators with support from SafeLives, a UK-based charity working in the area of domestic violence.

Attendees can choose to remain anonymous, and can either share any material that is created during the workshops with Extant, to be worked into the audio drama, or simply take away new skills and tools with which to explore your experience through creativity.

RNIB Connect Radio’s Toby Davey caught up with Louise Hall who is leading the online creative workshops and Ben Wilson Extant’s Trainee Artistic Director to find out more about the workshops and how all the learning from the workshops will be taken forward into the new audio drama Unseen.

The creative workshops are free to attend via zoom but pre-registration is essential to receive an attendance link and password.

More about the creative workshops with details on how to register can be found on the following news item on the Extant website -

https://extant.org.uk/free-creative-workshops-for-vi-individuals-with-experience-of-domestic-violence/

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