Culture
Culture vultures should definitely head to the Mayflower Theatre on Commercial Road (tel: (0)23 8071 1800; website: www.the-mayflower.com), the largest theatre in southern England. It opened in 1928 and has been recently refurbished and puts on an impressive programme of musicals, ballet, traditional pantomime, opera and comedy acts. Another good venue for live comedy is the Jongleurs Comedy Club, 2-4a High Street (tel: 0870 7870 707 (box office); website: www.jongleurs.com) close to the centre 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 (tel: 0871 200 2000; website: www.ugccinemas.co.uk) and Odeon, Leisureworld, West Quay Retail Park (tel: 0871 2244 007; website: www.odeon.co.uk). The Harbour Lights Picturehouse, Ocean Village (tel: (0)23 8033 5533; website: www.picturehouses.co.uk) is a great independent cinema showing the latest in art house cinema.
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