Make every performance
a captioned performance
Theatres providing WatchWord Live automated closed captions range from 99-seat producing theatres to 3,000-seat touring houses
What is WatchWord Live?
WatchWord Live listens to every performance and automatically flexes the timing of pre-prepared captions to match the performers' pace - so caption users can just enjoy the show whenever they like
Theatre system elements
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Caption script
WatchWord Live transforms an electronic version of your script into caption-ready text. If you want to offer multilingual captions, it can offer that too
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A laptop or PC
Connected to an audio feed from your stage, this controls the timing of the captions during each performance
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WatchWord Live server
Collects the captions from multiple auditoria and delivers them to display devices via a local Wi-Fi network
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Display devices
Smart glasses provide line-of-sight captions allowing patrons to personalise the text size and position. Tablets, projectors, and screens can also be used
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Wi-Fi network
A local Wi-Fi network is required serving your foyer and theatres. This can be a sub-section of the corporate Wi-Fi or a simple access point
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A WatchWord Live licence
Priced according to the size of your auditorium and how many weeks per year you plan to offer captions
Multiple auditoriums
If you have more than one auditorium, captions can be picked up across concurrent performances and distributed to the right patrons via the Front of House web interface.
“Easy for our audiences to use, and it’s easy for our staff to use” - C. Tejada
Easy to adopt
WatchWord has an intuitive front of house management system and it takes less than a minute for patrons and staff to familiarise themselves with the glasses
Zero shrinkage
WatchWord has been deployed in over 50 venues in the UK and USA without a single loss of valuable user hardware
Join in
Join theatres that have already
improved accessibility with WatchWord Live