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New board members, Ben Glover and Sally Yarwood

Stagetext welcomes its newest board members, Ben Glover and Sally Yarwood. Ben is a deaf video designer and creative captioner, bringing a wealth of creativity and industry knowledge with him. Sally is a returning board member, with a long career in finance and a passion for access to the arts. We believe it’s important to … Continued

‘Access to the arts is everything to me’.

To mark International Women’s Day, we’re shining a light on Olivia Durkin. She is Stagetext’s Head of Training and Theatre and a rising star in deaf access to the arts. We chatted with Olivia and found out what drives her passion for access. What brought you to Stagetext? ‘I studied Sociology and Social Policy at … Continued

Three years, 1,500 miles and Captions Speak Louder is a wrap

Three years, 1,500 miles, over 300,000 people, ten venues and one archive. This is how we’ve marked the historical significance of Stagetext and the evolution of open captioning in the UK. Back in 2019, Ciara, our archivist, kicked off the Captions Speak Louder project, collating and cataloging information and items illustrating the significant achievement of … Continued

What makes Curve a Spotlight Venue?

When a venue is truly accessible, it’s a feeling of being included, every step of the way. There are some venues that are great at considering deaf, deafened and hard of hearing audiences, offering a quality experience from start to finish. We wanted to find out more about these, so we could put them in … Continued

A new free captioning resource.

On the eve of Captioning Awareness Week 2022, Stagetext launches the Captioning Display Standards, which are now available for theatres and production companies providing captioned performances. With more and more venues providing captions in-house, we believe it is important for professionals in the industry to recognise what high quality captions look like, as well as … Continued

Making an Art out of Digital Subtitling

An Interview with Digital Subtitler, Fran Welland Sitting down with Fran in her home office, it’s wonderful to imagine the full scope of work she’s had displayed on her computer. You may have seen her subtitles on trailers for the latest theatre production or on any of the full-length shows released by The National Theatre … Continued

Run the London Marathon for Stagetext

One in five of us in the UK are deaf, deafened, or hard of hearing and we rely on subtitles and captions to experience the joy of live theatre, to sing along with our favourite musicals, to take guided tours around museums, or to see our favourite authors speak at festivals. We at Stagetext are … Continued
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