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New board members, Ben Glover and Sally Yarwood

… I don't recall which performance it was, but I do remember the wonderful experience of being able to follow the whole performance, without missing anything, even when the actors turned away from the stage, making lipreading impossible. It was a revelation! ‘For people who have not been to a captioned event, my biggest …

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 …

New Cross-Sector Audience Access Alliance Champions Inclusion

… guidance and the sectors we care so deeply about in every way we can. Most recently, some of us contributed to the publication of the essential ‘Seven Inclusive Principles for Arts & Cultural Organisations working safely through COVID-19’. We can connect you with Deaf and disabled audiences, ensure that the gains we have jointly …

A new free captioning resource.

… and hard of hearing audiences. Here's more on how venues can get involved, including a series of free events for professionals.

Four new Trustees appointed to Stagetext’s Board

… working with such a talented and diverse group of trustees and contributing to Stagetext’s important work in advancing cultural inclusion nationwide.” The new trustees bring the total number of Stagetext Board members to 10, with 70% of the Board being deaf, deafened or hard of hearing.

Three new Trustees appointed to Stagetext’s Board

… can and am looking forward to learning from the incredible experience and talents of my new colleagues, and to being part of the wonderful work Stagetext does to support deaf audiences.” 

Stagetext launches new captioning software to transform deaf access

… and isolated from enjoying the sociable side of going to the theatre. I am proud to be working with a dedicated staff team to bring about this new way to deliver captions in the face of ongoing financial restrictions and challenges within the arts and cultural sector.”  Steve Mannix, Chief Executive of the Mercury Theatre …

“My armchair has become my new theatre seat”

… the better. I’m excited to see how theatres will learn from this pandemic, to see how they build on the knowledge that access has helped them reached new audiences and to level the playing field. As the Cultural sector struggles with no sign of when it will fully reopen, I worry about the …

Take a tour of our new What’s On page

We're really excited about our new website and we hope you can find all the exciting captioned and subtitled events we have lined up. To help you navigate the new site, our Head of Systems and Services, Oliver Webster, is here to give you a tour of our new What's On page. This …

Stagetext appoints digital accessibility expert as new Chair

… Chair of Stagetext, said: ‘Being the Chair of Stagetext for the past six years has been a huge honour. I will continue to be a passionate ambassador of Stagetext and, being hard of hearing myself, a user of the charity’s invaluable services. I’m delighted to announce Jonathan as the new Chair and …
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