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 performances
28 Years Later 15

It's been almost three decades since the rage virus escaped a biological weapons laboratory, and now, still in a ruthlessly enforced quarantine, some have found ways to exist amidst the infected.


Sat 21 Jun
20:15
Mon 23 Jun
17:15
20:15
Wed 25 Jun
17:15
The Ballad of Wallis Island 12A

Eccentric lottery winner Charles lives alone on a island but dreams of hiring his favourite musician, Herb McGwyer, to play a private gig. Unbeknownst to Herb, Charles has also hired his ex-bandmate.


Sat 21 Jun
15:00
Tue 17 Jun
18:15
Mon 23 Jun
14:30
How to Train Your Dragon PG

On the rugged isle of Berk, where Vikings and dragons have been bitter enemies for generations, Hiccup stands apart, defying centuries of tradition when he befriends Toothless, a feared dragon.


Tue 17 Jun
17:30
Wed 18 Jun
20:15
Thu 19 Jun
14:15
17:15
Mon 23 Jun
17:30
20:15
The Salt Path 12A

Based on the memoir about a couple who lose their home and days later discover the husband has been diagnosed with a terminal illness as they embark on a year long coastal trek


Fri 20 Jun
14:30
Mon 23 Jun
13:15

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