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Do hearing people find captions distracting?

Occasionally, some hearing people are concerned that the captions will be distracting. However, we regularly receive feedback from audiences who, on the whole, either find the captions useful (for example, they help with difficult accents, and help you catch the odd word you may miss here and there) or are able to enjoy the production … Continued

Courtney Rudge

“I come to Stagetext from a museums and heritage background, having studied Archaeology and Ancient History. I’ve worked in the collections departments of various museums, helping to digitalise their collections. “I’ve always been an advocate for increased access everywhere I’ve worked. I’m in the process of learning British Sign Language, having attained Level One. “Through … Continued

Museum and Heritage Access 2020 Survey report

We are pleased to announce the publication of the Museum and Heritage Access 2020 Survey report. In 2018 we, along with VocalEyes and Autism in Museums, ran an audit of the online access information provided by 1700 accredited UK museums, with the intention of repeating the survey two years later. In January 2020, we decided to shift our focus … Continued

An update from Melanie Sharpe, Stagetext Chief Executive

It’s been a great day here at Stagetext as we received the news that our application for an emergency grant from the Culture Recovery Fund has been approved. The funding was made available to help arts organisations face the challenges of the coronavirus pandemic, and we are one of 1,385 cultural and creative organisations who … Continued

We can now offer up to 50% off our digital subtitling service

Thanks to the Coronavirus Community Support Fund, we are now able offer subsidies for small and community led arts and culture organisations to subtitle their digital work. The grant, distributed by the National Lottery Community Fund, means we can offer up to 50% off subtitling pre-recorded videos, including short social media videos through to whole theatre … Continued
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