The Staged Stigma of Disability

Hello and welcome back to the Staged Stigma of Disability. Today I want to write about something a little different. With the current state of everything going on in the world, and with theatres having to close their doors for the time being, many people are stuck in quarantine craving the live entertainment and shows they would have seen prior to the pandemic. Theatres are looking for ways to change that though, through use of recorded productions and also livestreaming capabilities. Livestreaming and also recorded performances can help people with disabilities as well enjoy the theatre they love so much, with options such as closed captioning so people who are deaf can understand what the actors are saying. I thought I would take this opportunity to give a shout out to those theatre companies and websites that are helping theatre lovers get their fix during this unpredictable time in our history. On April 2, London's National Theatre launched for the first time " N