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Stagetext’s first live subtitled outdoor tours

Sat 23 Jan 16 marked an exciting day for Stagetext, as we provided our first outdoor tablet tours with live subtitles at the Kentish Town Lock Open Day, part of the Canal and Rivers Trust, in North West London. Stagetext provides theatre captioning and live subtitling in cultural venues for deaf, deafened and hard of … Continued

Articles on Stagetext

The world’s longest-running publication for the performing arts industry, The Stage, recently featured two interviews A captioner prepares at Shakespeare’s Globe with Stagetext. The first, with Stagetext’s Captioner Alex Romeo and Theatre Programme Manager Bethan Way, focusses on the intricate preparation required to caption a play. The second is with our new CEO Melanie Sharp in … Continued

#CAPaware: I ♥ Stagetext revisited

Michelle Hedley first discovered captioning in 2011. In this updated blog which Michelle first wrote in 2012 entitled I ♥ Stagetext, she describes how theatre going has become a truly enjoyable experience, and that the captions allow her to fully follow the performance. I have been deaf since birth and with my severe hearing loss … Continued

Findings of CaptionCue technology tests

Following a series of research events at the National Theatre earlier this year, Stagetext are pleased to release the findings of our technology project, which saw 166 people test the quality of new automatic theatre captions produced by CaptionCue. The events tested captions as they were received by users with and without hearing loss through … Continued

New Chief Executive to lead Stagetext

After five years of sell out shows across the UK, science comedy phenomenon Festival of the Spoken Nerd are releasing their first live DVD and download with subtitles by Stagetext. Full Frontal Nerdity is out now and available here http://shop.festivalofthespokennerd.com/. Exponentially entertaining, unashamedly geeky and fearlessly inquisitive, this glorious live DVD is bursting with astonishing experiments, singalong anthems and retro … Continued

Stagetext to caption first live music gig

At this year’s Club Attitude, for the first time ever, Stagetext will provide captions and live subtitles for a music gig.  The event will take place on Tue 24 March; 7pm in London’s Islington Assembly Hall and will feature UK psych rockers TOY, Hatcham Social and Hulkenburg. Club Attitude is promoted by Attitude is Everything, a charity set … Continued

The founding of Stagetext: ‘It’s like day and night’

If you’ve ever wondered about the history of Stagetext, then you might be interested in our brand new film. Shot on location at St. Martin’s Theatre in London, watch one of our founders Peter Pullan explain a little about how it all started, the history of the charity, and the early years of captioning in … Continued

Getting more theatre for your bucks

Stagetext has produced a new film featuring deaf, deafened and hard of hearing theatregoers talking about their experience of captioning.  Getting More Theatre For Your Bucks aims to raise awareness of captioned performances among the many thousands of audience members who find they miss what’s being said or sung, but who don’t know that captioning is … Continued

Lasting memorial to Geoff Brown at Clwyd Theatr Cymru

Deafened friends and colleagues of Geoff Brown, one of the STAGETEXT founders who died last year, have raised funds for a seat to be named in his memory at Clwyd Theatr Cymru in Mold, North Wales. Geoff, who lived in Widnes, was instrumental in getting captioning on board at the theatre in the early days … Continued

How I discovered captioning

Now an avid theatregoer, Rosemary Hoffman enjoys regular trips to captioned shows along with her family and friends. She found out about STAGETEXT by chance four years ago and is thrilled to have rediscovered the joy of live theatre. “I have been hard of hearing since I was a child and have used subtitles on … Continued

I ♥ STAGETEXT

Michelle Hedley first discovered captioning two years ago and has since become a devoted fan. She describes the impact of captions and how trips to the theatre are now a truly enjoyable experience. Michelle’s story “I am deaf (from birth) with a severe hearing loss – I communicate via speech and lipreading. I have been … Continued

Double celebration for STAGETEXT

Friday 18th November 2011 marked a double celebration for STAGETEXT when Peter Pullan, our co-founder and former Chair, received his MBE from HRH The Prince of Wales at Buckingham Palace for services to deaf, deafened and hard of hearing people. Then, in the evening, we won the 2011 Signature Annual Award for Organisational Achievement in … Continued
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