Access & accessibility

Descriptive subtitles

Descriptive subtitling is a service for hearing-impaired or deaf people.

Every Monday the Depot programme includes a selection of films with descriptive subtitles – a transcription of the film’s dialogue, in English, along the bottom of the screen. A description of the sounds in the film is also included. Caption subtitled screenings are helpful for people with a hearing impairment – and also for those who just struggle with strong English language accents.

Our programme also includes many films subtitled into English from other languages. These may also be suitable for deaf or hearing-impaired audiences but won’t always include additional descriptions of sounds.

Please note: Descriptive subtitles are produced by the film distributors and, as it’s a costly process, not all distributors have a policy of providing caption subtitles for all of their films.

All auditoria are fitted with infrared hearing systems. Depot can provide special headphones, or you can plug in your own hearing aid via a lanyard. There are hearing loops around the box office and food counter.

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For more information email or call 01273 525354

Upcoming Descriptive Subtitles Screenings
Project Hail Mary 12A
Science teacher Ryland Grace wakes up on a spaceship light years from home with no recollection of who he is or how he got there.
Tue 24th Mar
12:40
Sat 28th Mar
19:15
Mon 30th Mar
16:4519:45
La Grazia 12A
Disparagingly nicknamed 'Cemento armato' (reinforced concrete) for his intractable nature and overly careful approach to politics, President Mariano De Santis' term is coming to an end.
Wed 25th Mar
17:30
The Spin 15
Two music-loving friends take a road trip across Ireland to save their record shop in Michael Head’s delightful comedy
Thu 26th Mar
12:30
The Magic Faraway Tree U
A modern family who find themselves forced to relocate to the remote English countryside discover a magical tree and its extraordinary and eccentric residents.
Fri 27th Mar
11:00
Mon 30th Mar
11:1013:5017:00
Wed 1st Apr
17:00
Arco PG
A10-year-old boy from a peaceful, distant future accidentally travels back to the year 2075 and discovers a world in peril.
Sun 29th Mar
10:45
Thu 2nd Apr
13:30
Mon 30th Mar
14:20
Hoppers U
Animal lover Mabel seizes an opportunity to use a new technology to ‘hop’ her consciousness into a life like robotic beaver and communicate directly with animals.
Mon 30th Mar
11:4015:00
Tue 31st Mar
13:30
Mother’s Pride 12A
A comedy about a failing pub, a divided community and a grieving family whose lives are changed by brewing real ale and entering the Great British Beer Awards.
Mon 30th Mar
20:15
Song Sung Blue 12A
Based on a true story, two down-on-their-luck musicians form a joyous Neil Diamond tribute band, proving it's never too late to find love and follow your dreams.
Sat 11th Apr
16:00
National Theatre Live: All My Sons 15
Bryan Cranston (Breaking Bad) and Marianne Jean-Baptiste (Hard Truths) feature in a five-star, triumphantly acclaimed new production of Arthur Miller's classic play.
Mon 20th Apr
20:15
Rose of Nevada TBC
When a fishing boat, the Rose of Nevada, lost with all hands 30 years ago, mysteriously reappears in the old harbour of a forgotten Cornish village, for those who remember, it’s surely a sign.
Mon 27th Apr
13:30
NT Live: The Playboy of the Western World TBC
Nicola Coughlan (Bridgerton) joins Éanna Hardwicke (The Sixth Commandment) and Siobhán McSweeney (Derry Girls) in John Millington Synge’s riveting play of youth and self-discovery.
Mon 1st Jun
20:00
NT Live: Les Liaisons Dangereuses 15
BAFTA Award-winner Lesley Manville (Phantom Thread) joins Aidan Turner (Rivals) in a striking new staging of Christopher Hampton’s celebrated adaptation of the classic novel.
Mon 29th Jun
20:00

It is our policy that all our Monday screenings use descriptive subtitles where the distributors make the film available in that format.