Winter Garden

Walk up Compton Street towards the seafront and you'll spot this proper old-school theatre — the kind of place that's been hosting everything from pantomime to serious drama since the Victorian era. Inside, it's all red velvet seats and ornate plasterwork, the sort of venue where you actually feel like you're getting a proper night out rather than just settling for something to do. The Winter Garden pulls in everyone: families, theatre buffs, touring productions that actually matter.