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
Deaf 12A
Angela's deafness raises concerns during her pregnancy regarding connecting with her baby. Post-delivery, her partner supports her as she learns to mother in a society lacking adequate accommodations.
Thu 18th Sep
20:30
Fri 19th Sep
15:30
Sun 21st Sep
15:00
Mon 22nd Sep
18:10
A Big Bold Beautiful Journey 15
Sarah and David are single strangers who meet at a mutual friend’s wedding and soon, through a surprising twist of fate, find themselves on a funny, fantastical, sweeping adventure together.
Fri 19th Sep
17:45
Mon 22nd Sep
15:0020:30
Wed 24th Sep
20:30
Thu 25th Sep
20:30
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.
Sat 20th Sep
18:00
Mon 22nd Sep
13:0017:50
Tue 23rd Sep
20:30
Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale PG
When Mary finds herself in a public scandal and the family faces financial trouble, the household grapples with the threat of social disgrace.
Sun 21st Sep
19:45
Mon 22nd Sep
14:1517:1520:15
Parent & Baby Only: A Big Bold Beautiful Journey 15
Sarah and David are single strangers who meet at a mutual friend’s wedding and soon, through a surprising twist of fate, find themselves on a funny, fantastical, sweeping adventure together.
Mon 22nd Sep
12:00
Happyend 12A
In a near-future Tokyo where the threat of a catastrophic earthquake pervades daily life, two rabble-rousing best friends are about to graduate high school.
Mon 22nd Sep
20:30
Tue 23rd Sep
15:30
Wed 24th Sep
20:30
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.