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Arts charity calls for an end to stigma attached to hearing loss

Stagetext says more arts venues need to embrace accessibility for d/Deaf, deafened and hard of hearing audiences and publicise services better Stagetext calls on general public, actors and other cultural figures to help break the stigma attached to hearing loss by talking more openly about their own experiences Call comes as Captioning Awareness Week begins today (11-17 … Continued

Peter Pullan writes about the Puppet Theatre Barge

Last month one of our founders, Peter Pullan, went along to see the double bill of ‘The Three Pigs and The Wolf’ and ‘Captain Grimey’, at the Puppet Theatre Barge. It’s not often you find accessible puppet shows, let alone accessible puppet shows on a barge, so Peter has kindly written about his experience and … Continued

Stagetext secures National Lottery support for heritage project

Stagetext has received support from National Lottery Heritage Fund for an archive project which will tell the story of how open captioning was developed and established within live arts and culture across the UK. The project, “Captions Speak Louder: Discovering the Story of Open Captioning”, will cover the history of a range of access methods … Continued

An open letter about captioning | Michelle Hedley

Michelle Hedley, a member Stagetext’s User Panel, writes an open letter to theatres about the positioning of caption units, and how it makes all the difference to the audience. “I first discovered the magical world of Stagetext back in 2011 after a chance tweet from an actor who had taken a photo of the caption … Continued

Remembering Peter Taplin

Everyone at Stagetext is deeply saddened to hear about the passing of Peter Taplin. Our thoughts and well wishes are with family and friends at this difficult time. Peter worked as a technician with us for many years and he played a vital role in developing the technical support service that Stagetext continues to offer … Continued

Tell your story as a Stagetext Ambassador

We’re looking for new ambassadors to talk to various groups about your experience with Stagetext and d/Deaf access within arts and culture. If you’ve found that our services have helped you access the arts, then we would love you to visit Rotary Clubs, Women’s Institutes, Lipreading Classes, d/Deaf & hard of hearing organisations and help … Continued

All Olivier Award Winning Theatre has been Captioned

Stagetext are thrilled to see that all of the winning theatre and musical productions at this year’s Olivier Awards offered captioned performances or have captioned productions in their upcoming schedule. This is a good increase on 2018 where 90% of winners were captioned. The winning productions, which are either captioned by Stagetext or by trained … Continued

Robin Saphra announced as Stagetext Chair

Stagetext, the leading charity creating captions for d/Deaf, deafened and hard of hearing culture lovers, is delighted to announce the appointment of Robin Saphra as their new Chair. Robin, who had an early career within the arts, worked as a director and producer at the renowned Market Theatre in South Africa, fringe venues and West … Continued

Stagetext can talk at your group

Do you attend W.I. meetings or go to a Rotary Club? Or do you know of any other groups or organisations that would benefit from receiving a presentation from Stagetext? As part of our work we travel the country speaking with d/Deaf groups, community groups, and at cultural events, about our work and how people … Continued

It’s Stagetext’s Birthday

On 15 November 2000, we delivered our first ever captioned performance, 18 years later we’re celebrating over 1000 events a year. That first captioned performance of the Duchess of Malfi by the RSC at the Barbican was a seminal moment in the history of access for d/Deaf, deafened and hard of hearing people. But it was … Continued

BBC News’ video on smart caption glasses

It’s been exciting to see the smart caption glasses develop and we’ve been advising on the project to help ensure they will be a valuable form of additional access. It was great to see the BBC’s recent report on these glasses and on access to the arts. We wanted to talk about the description of … Continued

The National Theatre’s Smart Glasses Offer More Access

Today sees the launch of The National Theatre’s (NT) state-of-the-art smart caption glasses, which will increase theatre access for d/Deaf, deafened and hard of hearing audiences. Stagetext closely advised on the project which aims to make every production that the NT produce accessible to audiences on any day and at any time, with their “Open … Continued
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