The Gate in Newcastle has finally reopened to cinemagoers after being closed for almost a month due to safety concerns.
The city centre venue has been shut since Thursday, May 5 when it suddenly evacuated diners and people visiting the cinema, citing "unforeseen circumstances".
On May 10, The Crown Estate, which has owned The Gate since 2012, explained that the temporary closure was "to enable the team to carry out further testing of the internal mechanisms that prevent the spread of a fire, to ensure these mechanisms meet the highest standard of fire safety".
