Melanie Sharpe

As the Chief Executive of Stagetext, a deaf-led charity that advocates for and provides deaf access to arts and culture, I work closely with venues and organisations across the UK to ensure that access is embedded as part of the audience experience.

We provide deaf access in the form of theatre captions for any scripted events, live subtitles for events such as talks or comedy or digital subtitles for any pre-recorded videos or films.

We have recently moved to the Mercury Theatre in Colchester and although we are a national charity, Essex is one of our areas where we are focusing our efforts to bring access to a wider audience through smaller venues and organisations outside of London.