Extant, the UK’s leading theatre company of visually impaired performers, is teaming up with all-year panto company Simply Smiley Productions to bring a vibrant comic book set to life this March with Super Power Panto! Championing diversity and disability in the arts for young audiences, Super Power Panto will tour to theatres and schools from 2 - 28March, showcasing a spectacular celebration of inclusivity, interaction and unlocking everyone’s super powers!

RNIB Connect Radio’s Toby Davey recently caught up with to of the Extant visually impaired Actors from Super Power Panto!, Jasmin Thien and Steven George to find out more about this new fun, exciting and interactive show.

Toby began by asking Jasmin and Steven about how they both got into acting as visually impaired people before finding out a bit more about Super Power Panto!

Jasmin and Steven then outlined the plot of Super Power Panto! And the roles that they both play in the show.  Then a bit about the pop-up tactile set to then talking more about the collaboration and joint working between Extant and Simply Smiley Productions on the show.

Toby ended by asking Jasmin and Steven whether they felt opportunities and experiences in the arts for young visually impaired people had changed or improved since their younger days and what could be done to make the arts more accessible now and in the future for blind and partially sighted people.

Super Power Panto! Will be touring around the country at theatres and schools during march visiting- 

Thursday 2 March - Arena Theatre, Wolverhampton, 

Tuesday 7 March - The Courtyard, Hereford,

Friday 10 March - The Lowry, Salford, 

Friday 17 - 18 March - Northern Stage, Newcastle upon Tyne,

Thursday 23- 24 March - Brixton House, London, 

Tuesday 28 March - Komedia, Brighton, 

Running Time 50 minutes

Age Recommendation 3 - 13 years

More details about Extant and Super Power Panto! Can be found on the Extant website- 

https://extant.org.uk

Image: Extant logo