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New Cross-Sector Audience Access Alliance Champions Inclusion

Ten years of progress: new cross-sector Audience Access Alliance releases open letter of support championing precious gains made towards inclusion Marking the 10th anniversary of the Equality Act coming into force and in the wake of the ongoing COVID-19 crisis, we along with 11 other audience accessibility organisations and networks and two government sector champions … Continued

Donmar Warehouse’s ‘Blindness’ Now Available for Download

As the lights change at a major crossroads in a city in the heart of Europe a car grinds to a halt. Its driver can drive no more. Suddenly, without warning or cause, he has gone blind. Within hours it is clear that this is a blindness like no other. This blindness is infectious. Within … Continued

The latest update from Melanie Sharpe

So, I thought it would be a good idea to put pen to paper or in my case fingers to keyboard and update you all once more as to what is happening at Stagetext. Despite lots of venue closures, event cancellations and the lockdown I can honestly say that “a lot has been happening”. We … Continued

“My armchair has become my new theatre seat”

Michelle Hedley, a long time caption user and supporter of Stagetext, discusses her experiences with online theatre, how the lockdown has affected her, and what the closure of theatres would mean to her. My parents brought me up to appreciate theatre, and I particularly fell in love with musicals, but I would always have to … Continued

Stand Up Comedy with Soho Theatre on Demand

Soho Theatre On Demand brings you the best shows from London’s most vibrant producer of new theatre, comedy and cabaret. Their latest collection of subtitled shows include stand up specials from comedians like Nish Kumar, Mae Martin, and Dane Baptiste. See the full collection of their subtitled shows with their on demand service: www.sohotheatreondemand.com/collections/SubtitledFilms

Deaf Awareness Week 2020

It’s Deaf Awareness Week from 4 -10 May and this year it’s focussing on ‘acquired deafness’. Acquired hearing loss refers to any type of hearing loss that appears after birth. This can occur at any time in one’s life as either a result of an illness or injury or genetic factors. Deaf Awareness Week is a … Continued

2.5 Million People Say Yes to Subtitles

Theatre access charity Stagetext has today announced its largest ever audience for an online event. Last week’s free live stream of Phantom of the Opera had a massive audience of 12.8 million viewers around the world. A staggering 2.5 million viewers watched with accessible subtitles provided by Stagetext, the UK charity that provides and promotes … Continued

Privacy Policy

Our commitments to you: We will only collect, keep, and use Personal Data for business purposes which are outlined on this page, or if we’re legally required to do so. We will continue to be clear and open on what Personal Data we collect and how it will be processed. For as long as we … Continued

Cancelled and postponed events

On 12th March, the government announced that we have moved from the “containment” stage of dealing with Coronavirus, to the “delay” stage. Although there are no government ordered bans on live events, in the interest of public safety, a large number of venues we work with have made the decision to cancel or postpone their … Continued

Can you help us replace our stolen tablets this Christmas?

We have had an amazing year working with some of the most incredible organisations in the country. We’ve teamed up with the likes of the Wellcome Collection, the V&A, and even Buckingham Palace, to bring live subtitles to some of the most exciting and interesting exhibitions and talks in the country. But unfortunately, we’ve come … Continued

Less than one in five UK theatres list captioned performances on their websites

The State of Theatre Access report, which is released today, details what access information is being made available on theatres’ websites across the UK. Of the 629 venues audited only 117 (19%) listed captioned performances on their websites, falling from 139 venues in 2017 (21%). This year 161 venues (26%) failed to share any access … Continued

State of Access Museums 2018

Stagetext are proud to announce the release of the State of Museum Access 2018 and launch the Museum Access Pledge. The report created by VocalEyes working in collaboration with Stagetext and Autism in Museums highlights that the major barrier to disabled people visiting museums is the lack of advance information. Museum websites are key tools for providing visitor access information, and the … Continued
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