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Mobile captioning app rolls out in West End theatres while charity warns against ‘one size fits all’ (BSL)

February 1, 2023 by

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Mobile captioning technology has now been made available for all performances of the West End shows Back to the Future […]

‘As You Like It’ cast praised for handling heckler who reportedly claimed BSL performance was ‘discriminating against hearing people’ (BSL)

January 30, 2023 by

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Staff and performers at London’s @sohoplace theatre have been commended online for their response to a heckler who allegedly claimed […]

Liam O’Dell: Rose-Ayling Ellis and Gabriella Leon star in lively, lyrical staging of ‘As You Like It’ (BSL)

December 15, 2022 by

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To see the BSL translation of this article, thanks to Signly, please click on the signing hands icon at the bottom […]

Captioned theatre slumped by almost 8% when venues reopened after Covid lockdowns, Stagetext reveals

November 7, 2022 by

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The arts access charity Stagetext saw a 7.5% fall in captioned theatre performances last year, compared to the pre-Covid numbers […]

Interview: Deaf actress Katie Erich on ‘The Solid Life of Sugar Water’ at the Orange Tree Theatre

October 19, 2022 by

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Ahead of the press night for The Solid Life of Sugar Water this evening, The Limping Chicken’s Liam O’Dell sat […]

Deafinitely Theatre announces 20th anniversary production, ‘Everyday’

November 26, 2021 by

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Deaf theatre company Deafinitely Theatre, which celebrates its 20th anniversary next year, has shared details of the production which will […]

Review: Deaf actors perform short play readings in National Theatre’s New Views Festival

July 19, 2021 by

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Five Deaf actors have taken part in play readings for stories created by deaf students, as part of the National […]

Rebecca-Anne Withey: Review of the National Theatre Collection – available to view online and fully captioned!

June 8, 2021 by

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The National Theatre Collection provides online access to 30 world class productions for students to enjoy from the comfort of their […]

Deaf News: Subtitled events double as Captioning Awareness Week begins

November 9, 2020 by

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The captioning charity Stagetext has reported a 110% increase in live subtitled events from April to October this year, as […]

Liam O’Dell: Disability-friendly theatre on and off-stage at the Donmar is incredibly refreshing

January 31, 2020 by

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To describe theatre as ‘refreshing’ probably sounds a bit bizarre, but it’s perhaps just one word to sum up Teenage Dick […]