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A Christmas message from our CEO Melanie Sharpe

Hello everyone, What an incredible year 2024 has been for Stagetext! I’m writing to share some of the amazing things we’ve achieved together this year, as we settled into our new home in Colchester Did you catch one of the hundreds of shows and events we captioned and subtitled in 2024? From tours at the … Continued

Courtney Rudge

“I come to Stagetext from a museums and heritage background, having studied Archaeology and Ancient History. I’ve worked in the collections departments of various museums, helping to digitalise their collections. “I’ve always been an advocate for increased access everywhere I’ve worked. I’m in the process of learning British Sign Language, having attained Level One. “Through … Continued

Emily Rose Salter

Since I was young, I have had a strong passion for theatre & the arts. I participated in many workshops, dramas, theatres, and youth clubs, as well as the annual summer Sadlers Wells Green Candle for the deaf. My family introduced me to Stagetext, with the first show I saw being Fiddler on the Roof … Continued

Celebrating 24 years of deaf access for Captioning Awareness Week

Captioning Awareness Week 2024 11th – 17th November, 2024 You know those moments when everything just clicks into place? That’s exactly what Captioning Awareness Week felt like this year. We highlighted the 18 million deaf, deafened or hard of hearing adults in the UK. Over 10 days the Stagetext team pulled out all the stops … Continued

Improving accessibility for deaf audiences in extended reality theatre productions

A new whitepaper for captioning in digital environments including virtual reality has been published by Stagetext to support inclusion for deaf, deafened and hard of hearing audiences. More and more artists and theatre makers are experimenting with technology such as virtual reality to transform the way audiences experience performance in deeply engaging and interactive environments. … Continued

Digital subtitling services

For any enquiries relating to our digital services, please contact Oliver Webster at oliver@stagetext.org

BBC Radio Essex tunes in to all things deaf access with Stagetext

Our Head of Advocacy and Engagement Rachel Jele was on BBC Radio Essex and spoke to Akylah Rodriguez about deaf access to arts and culture and how Stagetext’s funding from the The National Lottery Community Fund will help spread the word about accessible theatre and culture in the South East. Rachel spoke about what accessibility personally … Continued

Sophie Ede

Sophie has nearly 20 years of experience in the charitable sector and is currently the CEO of Hearing Help Essex. Sophie trained as a classical singer at Trinity College of Music, and the Royal Academy of Music, before losing her hearing in her mid-twenties and re-training as a teacher. She has since learnt to navigate … Continued

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