The Theatre Royal is one of the highlights of English regional theatre. Opened in 1982, it has become one of the major venues for drama, ballet, opera and musicals. It not only accommodates touring companies, but has had many successful productions of its own. Besides the main auditorium, the building houses the smaller Drum Theatre, a restaurant and café. The city has a longer heritage of drama than this modern building suggests. The original Plymouth Theatre Royal was a late Georgian edifice with an imposing classical façade.