Relaxed Screenings and Visits
Our relaxed screenings and visits are designed to benefit our customers with additional needs (such as people living with dementia, autism, or other neurodivergent people and their personal assistants, friends and family) or anyone who wants to enjoy a film or a visit at Undershed in a more relaxed, spacious environment. Everyone is welcome.
Here's what you can expect at a Relaxed Screening:
- Reduced Capacity - The capacity for the cinema will be set at 60% of our usual capacity to ensure there's enough room between audience members
- The cinema doors will open 20 minutes before the screening start time
- We won't show any trailers or adverts and the film will start promptly at its advertised start time
- The lights will be up a little
- The sound will be down a little
- You are welcome to move around the cinema, to talk and make noise, and to exit and enter the cinema as you please
- There will be lots of space in the cinema so you can spread out or lie down if you choose.
- It is very informal and yoga mats and beanbags will be available
- We will screen films with Descriptive Subtitles whenever they are available
- We will provide a separate quiet space where you can chill out if you need to
- Our staff will be around to help with whatever you need.
Here's what you can expect at a Relaxed Visit at Undershed:
- Maximum of 6 people in the space so you can spend longer with each of the artworks
- Gallery Assistants will have more time to spend with you if you need them and explain what to expect so you can choose which if the artworks you are comfortable to try.
- More seating options for you to rest and relax.
- The welcome space is a quiet space where you can chill out if you need it.
Upcoming Relaxed Screenings
Spirited Away
classified PG S
Winner of the 2001 Academy Award® for Best Animated Feature, Hayao Miyazaki’s wondrous fantasy adventure is a dazzling masterpiece from one of the most celebrated filmmakers in the history of animation.
We Live in Time
classified 15
Almut (Florence Pugh) and Tobias (Andrew Garfield) are brought together in a surprise encounter that changes their lives.
Maria
classified 18 (CTBA)
The new film from Pablo Larrain (Jackie and Spencer) Maria tells the glamorous, moving story of the iconic opera singer, Maria Callas.
A Complete Unknown
classified 18 (CTBA) He's Not Here
Timothée Chalamet stars and sings as Bob Dylan in James Mangold’s A Complete Unknown, the electric true story behind the rise of one of the most iconic singer-songwriters in history.
Hard Truths
classified 12A
Legendary filmmaker Mike Leigh returns with a fierce, compassionate, and often darkly humorous study of family and the thorny ties that bind us.
Silent Movie
classified PG S Slapstick 2025
Silent Movie charts the attempts by Mel Brooks and the lost-too-young Marty Feldman to make a silent film.
Slapstick Kids: The Haunted Mansion
classified PG Slapstick 2025
Eddie Murphy plays the lead in this comedy send-up of every horror film ever.
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Tickets
£8.50 full / £5.00 concessions and under 24s, and personal assistants go free.
Access
Our building is fully accessible – visit our Access Page for all the details. We also have a Visual Story you can view to help you to become familiar with the new surroundings.
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We really want to hear your feedback on relaxed screenings
Email us at access@watershed.co.uk, call 0117 927 5100 or speak to us in person to let us know what you think and if there's anything we can improve.