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A message from Melanie Sharpe

Tue 3rd Oct, 2017

The National Theatre and Stagetext in partnership, testing new access technology Melanie Sharpe, Stagetext CEO “You may have heard that The National Theatre have announced that they are developing smart glasses, which will allow users to see captions for theatre performances on a screen directly in front of their eyes. This technology will eventually allow … Continued

Become a Caption Hero this Captioning Awareness Week

Mon 2nd Oct, 2017

Become a Caption Hero this Captioning Awareness Week Caption Awareness Week is an annual event which raises awareness of captioning, and live subtitling. Captioning gives deaf, deafened and hard of hearing audiences equal access to arts events such as theatre plays, musicals, museum talks, tours and literary festivals. In 2017 Caption Awareness Week will take … Continued

Respeaking at Live Events – A Message from Zoe

Tue 5th Sep, 2017

Written by Zoe Moores, PHD student at Roehampton University Thanks again to everyone who took part in the survey on live subtitling. It was really interesting to read all your responses and to share your experiences of access on television and at events over the years. I really appreciate the time you spent on this. … Continued

Stagetext Goes to RADA

Sat 29th Jul, 2017

July marks a first for Stagetext as we work with the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts (RADA) on their first ever captioned show, Untouchable. The show is part of the annual RADA Festival, held at the prestigious drama school, which brings together an eclectic range of artists, writers, directors and practitioners to celebrate the possibilities of … Continued

Arts Council England uplift funding for museums, talks and tours programme

Tue 27th Jun, 2017

Stagetext is delighted to announce that The Arts Council England (ACE) has increased our funding to include support for the first time to our museum and galleries Talks programme. In the last year Stagetext captioned over 1,000 events within Theatres, Museums and Galleries, reaching an estimated 350,000 users; the ACE funding will allow Stagetext to … Continued

Shakespeare Half-Marathon – A Report From the Ground by Stagetext Deputy Chair Tim Hardy

Tue 16th May, 2017

“It’s not just elite runners these days who have to cope with off-course distractions of media commitments, meeting the sponsors and the rest, over and above getting to the start on time, making sure one’s wearing the right shoes, taken on board the right amount of carbs, liquids etc and generally ready for the challenge … Continued

Guildhall student Rosey Lock becomes Stagetext’s newest captioner

Fri 28th Apr, 2017

Congratulations to Guildhall School of Speech & Drama student Rosey Lock on passing her Stagetext Certificate in Captioning. Stagetext regularly visits drama schools to give An Introduction To Theatre Access to students on Technical, Stage Management and Performing Arts courses. These sessions are run in conjunction with VocalEyes the national audio description charity. We feel giving artists and practitioners … Continued

Stagetext appoints digital accessibility expert as new Chair

Wed 8th Feb, 2017

Stagetext is delighted to announce the appointment of a new Chair of its Board of Trustees: Professor Jonathan Hassell. Professor Jonathan Hassell. Professor Hassell takes over from Richard Lee, who will step down from the role after serving as Chair for six years. Professor Hassell is a globally recognised thought leader in digital inclusion and … Continued

Stagetext on TV: London Live with Melanie Sharpe

Tue 15th Nov, 2016

Watch the subtitled London Live interview with Stagetext’s CEO Melanie Sharpe, which took place on breakfast television on the morning of Mon 14 Nov, to kick-off Captioning Awareness Week 2016. In this 5 minute clip, Melanie discusses the importance of captions and live subtitles for deaf audiences, alongside London Live’s presenter Anthony Baxter.

Stagetext features in the government’s White Paper for Culture

Wed 30th Mar, 2016

Stagetext and VocalEyes were delighted to feature in the government’s The Culture White Paper released Photo: Anthony Brown yesterday, 23 March 2016, which sets out the government’s future ambition and strategy for the cultural sectors: ‘The government would like to see more widespread adoption of the services provided by Stagetext, which provides captioning and live subtitled services … Continued

Stagetext’s CEO Melanie Sharpe: My Gurus

Tue 29th Mar, 2016

Read this emotive article in Arts Professional with Stagetext’s new CEO Melanie Sharpe, in which she discusses the professional Gurus who have guided and inspired her throughout her career. Read the article here.

President of Japan’s Theatre Accessibility network wins prestigious award

Wed 23rd Mar, 2016

Stagetext would like to congratulate the president of Japan’s Theatre Accessibility network (TA-net), Asako TA-net Team with Stagetext’s captioner Beverley Ward Hirokawa, who has won the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology’s Art Encouragement Prize for New Artists (of development of the arts), presented on 15 March 16. TA-net is a non-for-profit organisation … Continued