Customer Notice:
Depot will be closed all day for Lewes Bonfire Celebrations on Thursday 5 November.
We will reopen on Friday 6 November as usual.
Moonrise Kingdom
Wednesday 11 November, 17:30
Part of Britten 50 Years On, celebrating Benjamin Britten in collaboration with The Baroque Collective
Two troubled 12-year-olds – an orphaned Khaki Scout and a misunderstood local girl – fall in love and run away together, turning their small community upside down. Features several Britten works, including Noye’s Fludde, The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra, and songs from Friday Afternoons.
The Renowned Billy Waters
Thursday 12 November, 19:00
Talk and Powerpoint Presentation in the Depot Studio
Music journalist and historian Tony Montague talks about his research into the life and legend of Billy Waters, who first brought African American music and dance to Britain.
A sailor from New York, Waters [c1776 – 1823] became a naval gunner in the Napoleonic Wars. He lost a leg in a fall, and supported a family as a fiddling, singing, and dancing busker on the streets of Regency London. He became a celebrated figure, but was ruthlessly exploited thendefamed.
CINECITY 2026
7 – 15 November
Every November, CINECITY brings the best in world cinema to Brighton and the South Coast with a festival programme of premieres and previews, artists’ cinema and installations, treasures from the archive, live soundtracks, talks and special events.
Live Arts Cinema
Homegrown
Monthly screenings
Join us for the latest in British Independent Cinema. We will be handpicking films that show the diversity and skill present across the industry – and inviting the filmmakers and actors themselves to join us and provide first hand personal insight into the process of making a film.
Sustainability at Depot
At Depot we are strongly aware of the environmental impact of running our venue and we are committed to working towards long term solutions.
Screenings with Descriptive Subtitles
Autism-Friendly & Relaxed screenings
Parent & Baby screenings
A weekly screening exclusively for parents/carers with babies under 12 months. Babies can sleep, burble or cry – and parents/carers get a chance to catch up with the most recent releases. Babies go free!
Interactive family cinema screenings
Saturday 12 & Sunday 13 December
Returning to Depot for 2026, we will watch and experience films in a unique new way, with specialist performers bringing stories to life through sensory moments, live music, activities, movement and play! Think secret cinema meets autism friendly relaxed cinema meets sensory cinema.
It’s a cinematic event for the whole family! These films are particularly suitable for 5-11 year olds, but will be immensely enjoyed by all age groups.