Everyone at Stagetext is deeply saddened to hear about the passing of Peter Taplin. Our thoughts and well wishes are with family and friends at this difficult time. Peter worked as a technician with us for many years and he played a vital role in developing the technical support service that Stagetext continues to offer … Continued
We’re looking for new ambassadors to talk to various groups about your experience with Stagetext and d/Deaf access within arts and culture. If you’ve found that our services have helped you access the arts, then we would love you to visit Rotary Clubs, Women’s Institutes, Lipreading Classes, d/Deaf & hard of hearing organisations and help … Continued
Stagetext are thrilled to see that all of the winning theatre and musical productions at this year’s Olivier Awards offered captioned performances or have captioned productions in their upcoming schedule. This is a good increase on 2018 where 90% of winners were captioned. The winning productions, which are either captioned by Stagetext or by trained … Continued
Stagetext, the leading charity creating captions for d/Deaf, deafened and hard of hearing culture lovers, is delighted to announce the appointment of Robin Saphra as their new Chair. Robin, who had an early career within the arts, worked as a director and producer at the renowned Market Theatre in South Africa, fringe venues and West … Continued
Do you attend W.I. meetings or go to a Rotary Club? Or do you know of any other groups or organisations that would benefit from receiving a presentation from Stagetext? As part of our work we travel the country speaking with d/Deaf groups, community groups, and at cultural events, about our work and how people … Continued
On 15 November 2000, we delivered our first ever captioned performance, 18 years later we’re celebrating over 1000 events a year. That first captioned performance of the Duchess of Malfi by the RSC at the Barbican was a seminal moment in the history of access for d/Deaf, deafened and hard of hearing people. But it was … 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
Today sees the launch of The National Theatre’s (NT) state-of-the-art smart caption glasses, which will increase theatre access for d/Deaf, deafened and hard of hearing audiences. Stagetext closely advised on the project which aims to make every production that the NT produce accessible to audiences on any day and at any time, with their “Open … Continued
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
Theatre
Curve
Captioned in house by Curve
24 May 2025, 2:15 pm
Stagetext are pleased to announce we will be working with MyClearText in our delivery of live subtitles across the arts and culture sector. The agreement will see MyClearText delivering live subtitling services to a number of Stagetext’s existing arts clients, including for talks and tours at museums and galleries. The new arrangement will allow Stagetext … Continued
Recently our Subtitling Service Manager, Richard France, spoke at Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School in Dartford. Richard spoke to students about being d/Deaf, about his work with Stagetext, as well as even teaching them some BSL basics. We’d like to thank Holy Trinity for hosting Richard, as well as thanking their students for … Continued
