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Telephone 0808 808 0123
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informationline@rnid.org.uk
Telephone 0808 808 0123
Textphone 0808 808 9000
informationline@rnid.org.uk
RNID: For deaf and hard of hearing people.
Captioned and signed theatre
Nearly two-thirds of deaf and hard of hearing theatregoers have experienced problems, either with staff or when booking tickets.
About captions
Theatre companies are increasingly providing signed or captioned (subtitled) performances. However, improvements still need to be made and there should be greater deaf awareness among staff.
STAGETEXT
STAGETEXT provides and promotes captioned performances across the country and also trains staff in the use of captioning equipment.
For up-to-date listings of current and forthcoming captioned performances see the STAGETEXT website (external link, opens new browser window).
Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC)
The RSC has two complete captioning systems and is now captioning some in-house performances. Visit the RSC website (external link, opens new browser window) for more information on performances and times.
Signed Performances in Theatre (SPIT)
SPIT (external link, opens new browser window) was founded in 1994 and is the leading national body encouraging the use of sign language interpreted performances to increase the enjoyment and accessibility of deaf and hard of hearing theatregoers who use British Sign Language (BSL).