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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Upcoming Descriptive Subtitles Screenings
The Roses 15
Life seems easy for picture-perfect couple Ivy and Theo: successful careers, a loving marriage, great kids. But beneath the façade of their supposed ideal life, a storm is brewing.
Sun 31st Aug
20:15
Mon 1st Sep
14:0017:1520:15
Tue 2nd Sep
17:15
Wed 3rd Sep
14:00
Thu 4th Sep
14:00
The Bad Guys 2 PG
The reformed Bad Guys find themselves hijacked into a high-stakes, globe-trotting heist, masterminded by a new team of criminals they never saw coming: The Bad Girls.
Mon 1st Sep
11:20
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.
Mon 1st Sep
13:00
The Life of Chuck 15
In this extraordinary story of an ordinary man, Charles 'Chuck' Krantz experiences the wonder of love, the heartbreak of loss, and the multitudes contained in all of us.
Mon 1st Sep
14:25
Tue 2nd Sep
17:05
Sorry, Baby 15
Something bad happened to Agnes. But life goes on… for everyone around her, at least.
Mon 1st Sep
15:30
Eddington 15
In May of 2020, a standoff between a small-town sheriff and mayor sparks a powder keg as neighbour is pitted against neighbour in Eddington, New Mexico.
Mon 1st Sep
17:05
Thu 4th Sep
11:30
Caught Stealing 15
When his punk-rock neighbour asks him to take care of his cat for a few days, Hank suddenly finds himself caught in the middle of a motley crew of threatening gangsters.
Mon 1st Sep
20:30
Wed 3rd Sep
20:30
Materialists 15
A young, ambitious New York City matchmaker finds herself torn between the perfect match and her imperfect ex.
Tue 2nd Sep
14:20
Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale TBC
When Mary finds herself in a public scandal and the family faces financial trouble, the household grapples with the threat of social disgrace.
Mon 15th Sep
14:1517:1520:15
NT Live: Inter Alia 15
Oscar-nominated Rosamund Pike (Gone Girl, Saltburn) is Jessica in the much-anticipated next play from the team behind Prima Facie.
Mon 29th Sep
20:15
NT Live : Mrs. Warren’s Profession TBC
Five-time Olivier Award winner Imelda Staunton (The Crown) joins forces with her real-life daughter Bessie Carter (Bridgerton) for the very first time, playing mother and daughter.
Mon 27th Oct
20:15

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