Culture vultures should definitely head to the Mayflower Theater on Commercial Road, the largest theater in southern England. It opened in 1928 and has been recently refurbished and puts on an impressive program of musicals, ballet, traditional pantomime, opera and comedy acts. Another good venue for live comedy is the Jongleurs Comedy Club, 2-4a High Street close to the center a of town.

They also serve decent food and there’s usually a disco after the comedy acts. There are two multiplex cinemas: UGC, Ocean Village, 4 Ocean Way and Odeon, Leisureworld, West Quay Retail Park. The Harbour Lights Picturehouse, Ocean Village is a great independent cinema showing the latest in art house cinema.