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 subtitless – 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
Snow Leopard 15

The story of a majestic but deadly snow leopard and its complicated symbiotic relationship with the communities of the Tibetan plateau


Mon 23 Dec
20:15
Mufasa: The Lion King – 3D PG

Rafiki relays the legend of Mufasa to lion cub Kiara, daughter of Simba and Nala, with Timon and Pumbaa lending their signature schtick


Mon 23 Dec
17:00
Mon 30 Dec
20:15
Blitz 12A

Blitz follows the epic journey of George, a 9-year-old boy in World War II London whose mother Rita sends him to safety in the English countryside.


Mon 23 Dec
14:00
17:15
Three Amigos! PG

For our next Everybody-Friendly Screening, A trio of silver-screen Western heroes are summoned to the town of Santa Poco, Mexico, which is under siege by bloodthirsty bandits.


Wed 12 Feb
14:00
Mufasa: The Lion King PG

Rafiki relays the legend of Mufasa to lion cub Kiara, daughter of Simba and Nala, with Timon and Pumbaa lending their signature schtick


Mon 23 Dec
11:15
14:15
20:00
Mon 30 Dec
11:00
14:00
17:00
Moana 2 PG

After receiving an unexpected call from her wayfinding ancestors, Moana journeys alongside Maui and a new crew to the far seas of Oceania and into dangerous, long-lost waters


Mon 23 Dec
11:30
11:45
14:25
Mon 30 Dec
11:30
14:30
Queer 18

In 1950s Mexico City, William Lee, an American expat in his late forties, leads a solitary life amidst a small American community


Mon 23 Dec
19:45
Better Man 15

Follow Robbie Williams' journey from childhood, to being the youngest member of chart-topping boyband Take That, through to his unparalleled achievements as a record-breaking solo artist


Mon 30 Dec
11:10
14:15
19:45

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