Stagetext is 21 Years Old in November! Celebrate with us and help us build our archive We are incredibly proud of all the performances and events we’ve made accessible over the years, and we couldn’t have done it without all our fantastic supporters, users, staff, volunteers and clients involved with Stagetext over the years. The … Continued
Slice yourself a piece of cake, pour some coffee, and join us online to find out all about Stagetext and how we’re making events accessible during the lockdown. Are you missing out on seeing theatre shows, museum tours, or talks? We’re inviting you to join us and discover how you can watch shows and attend … Continued
It’s been a strange and busy year and it’s not over yet……. We’re starting to see more venues taking a step back into live performances, but online talks and shows are still being delivered so that audiences can be engaged in these difficult times. If you’re planning any event for the new year you need … Continued
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
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
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
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
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
Written by Zoe Moores, PhD student at Roehampton University October and November saw the first series of events in the Respeaking at Live Events research project. It was a really busy and exciting time for everyone involved and I couldn’t have done it without the support of so many people. Let me take this opportunity … Continued
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
Stagetext received the very sad news today that Pat Collcutt, former Access Officer at the Royal Shakespeare Company, has passed away. Pat was instrumental in bringing captioned performances to the RSC, thus opening up the arts to many deaf, deafened and hard of hearing audiences. In memory of Pat, our Co-founder Peter Pullan has written … Continued
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
