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
Hamnet 12A
The powerful story of love and loss that inspired the creation of Shakespeare's timeless masterpiece, Hamlet.
Tue 13th Jan
17:00
Marty Supreme 15
Marty Mauser, a young man with a dream no one respects, goes to hell and back in pursuit of greatness.
Wed 14th Jan
20:10
Sentimental Value 15
Sisters Nora and Agnes reunite with their estranged father, the charismatic Gustav, a once-renowned director who offers stage actress Nora a role in what he hopes will be his comeback film.
Thu 15th Jan
20:10
The Voice of Hind Rajab 15
January 29, 2024. Red Crescent volunteers receive an emergency call. A 5-year old girl is trapped in a car under fire in Gaza, pleading for rescue.
Mon 19th Jan
17:45
H Is for Hawk 12A
After losing her beloved father, Helen finds herself saved by an unlikely friendship with a stubborn hawk named Mabel.
Mon 26th Jan
17:15
Tue 27th Jan
17:15
Wed 28th Jan
20:00
Thu 29th Jan
17:10
London Short Film Festival presents My Eye Is My Ear 18
A long-standing highlight for Deaf audiences at LSFF, My Eye Is My Ear presents a selection of new UK short films exploring Deaf lives, culture and identity.
Mon 26th Jan
18:15
NT Live: The Audience 12A
Returning to cinemas for the first time in over a decade, Helen Mirren plays Queen Elizabeth II in the Olivier and Tony Award® -winning hit production, directed by Stephen Daldry.
Mon 2nd Mar
20:00
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.