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Dementia Friendly Screenings are open to all, but aim to make cinema more accessible to local dementia communities by providing an fun, friendly and inclusive experience for people living with dementia. The lights are left on low, there are no adverts or trailers and the audience is allowed to move around – or sing along to any musical numbers! – should they wish to.

Free tea, coffee and biscuits are served for half an hour before the film to give people the chance to meet and socialise with others, and to familiarise themselves with the cinema space and there is extra signage put up to help you navigate the building. There is also an interval half-way through the film.

Tickets are at the reduced price of £4.30 per person, with a free place for accompanying carers.

Each cinema has a set day each month for their Dementia Friendly screenings. You can click here to check your local Picturehouse listings for films and availability. You can also check below for regular slots*. 

• Cambridge Arts Picturehouse: third Friday of the month, 11am
• Cameo Cinema, Edinburgh: second Friday of the month, 11am
• Chester Picturehouse: Last Thursday of the month 11am
• Cinema City, Norwich: last Friday of the month, 11am
• City Screen, York: last Monday of the month, 1:15pm (no interval at York)
• Duke of York's, Brighton: fourth Friday of the month, 11am
  
• Exeter Picturehouse: first Wednesday of the month, 10:30am (tea and coffee available at the interval only)
• Harbour Lights, Southampton: last Tuesday of the month, 11am
• Little Theatre, Bath: first Monday of the month, 11am
• Picturehouse @ FACT, Liverpool: third Wednesday of the month, 12pm
• Regal Cinema, Henley: first Wednesday of the month, 11am

London Picturehouse Cinemas

• Bromley: last Friday of the month, 11am
• Crouch End: last Thursday of the month, 11am
• East Dulwich: first Thursday of the month, 11am
• Ealing Picturehouse: coming soon
• Finsbury Park: last Tuesday of the month, 11am
• Fulham Road: last Friday of the month, 11am
• Gate Cinema, Notting Hill: fourth Monday of the month, 11am
• Greenwich: third Wednesday of the month, 11am
• Hackney: fourth Friday of the month, 11am
• Ritzy Cinema, Brixton: last Tuesday of the month, 11am
• Stratford East: last Tuesday of the month, 11am
• West Norwood: second Thursday of the month, 11am

*Whilst we do our best to ensure these screenings happen on a regular monthly slot, please note that on occasion the regular slot may change, so please check local listings ahead of your screening.

If you need any help navigating these listings, you can email us on [email protected] or call us on our accessibility phone line 0207 294 7908.