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There’s a show that I’d like to see with captions. How can I make this happen?

As well as providing captions and subtitles, we are a charity that campaigns and advocates for access. We’re always trying to get more theatres and venues to put on captioned events. If there is an event or video you’d like to see captioned, then please contact us. We have good relationships with venues across the … Continued

What about surtitles?

Surtitles are generally provided for opera and plays performed in a foreign language, and they are English translations of what is being said on stage, rather than being verbatim text. They are intended for hearing audiences, and do not typically include the information that would make them accessible, such as character names, and descriptions of … Continued

Join our free webinars and make your online work accessible

Thu 5th Nov, 2020

Join us this Captioning Awareness Week, 9 – 15 November, for a series of FREE webinars, helping you make your online talks, webinars, and productions fully accessible for d/Deaf, deafened, and hard of hearing audiences. Stagetext are here to help you navigate the world of online access with a series of talks and discussions. Improve … Continued

New Cross-Sector Audience Access Alliance Champions Inclusion

Thu 1st Oct, 2020

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

Wed 19th Aug, 2020

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

Thu 30th Jul, 2020

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”

Thu 2nd Jul, 2020

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

Tue 23rd Jun, 2020

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

Thu 30th Apr, 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

Thu 23rd Apr, 2020

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

Sun 15th Mar, 2020

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