Palma is the main cultural hub of the Balearic Islands, with an ambitious programme which attracts world-class performers year round. Three main theatre venues, Auditorium, Passeig Marítim 18 (tel: (971) 234 735; website: www.auditoriumpalma.es), Teatre Municipal, Passeig Mallorca 9b (tel: (971) 739 148), and Teatre Principal, Carrer de la Riera 2 (tel: (971) 713 346; website: www.teatreprincipal.com), stage everything from classical to contemporary drama, dance, classical concerts, opera and zarzuela (Spanish light opera).

To find out what's on when, check out the tourist office's official website www.infomallorca.net; the free monthly island guide in English called Digame (available in selected bars and cafes or at www.digamemallorca.com); or the daily guide in the English-language newspaper, The Majorca Daily Bulletin (website: www.majorcadailybulletin.es).

There are several cinema complexes, including Multicines Chaplin, Carrer Bartolome Torres 56 (tel: (971) 277 662) and Cine Nuevo Hispania, Carrer de Benito Pons 4 (tel: (971) 270 475), which show mostly 'original version' blockbuster movies with Castilian Spanish subtitles. Programmes and times are advertised in the local newspapers