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February 1, 2023 by Liam O'Dell

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

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

January 30, 2023 by Liam O'Dell

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

December 15, 2022 by Liam O'Dell

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

November 7, 2022 by Liam O'Dell

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

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

October 19, 2022 by Liam O'Dell

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

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

November 26, 2021 by Liam O'Dell

Comments Off on Deafinitely Theatre announces 20th anniversary production, ‘Everyday’

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

July 19, 2021 by Liam O'Dell

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

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

June 8, 2021 by Rebecca A Withey

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

November 9, 2020 by Liam O'Dell

Comments Off on Deaf News: Subtitled events double as Captioning Awareness Week begins

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

January 31, 2020 by Liam O'Dell

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

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