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BUSINESS
Described as the UK’s original and best arcade bar, Four Quarters are continuing their expansion from venues in Peckham, Bristol, Hackney Wick and Elephant Park. The hugely popular retro gaming venue has confirmed a new Dean Street location, with plans to move into the basement and lower ground floor of the former restaurant, Gershwin’s. Four Quarters - named after the fact that 1.50 gets you four American quarters to feed into their machines - boasts a varied collection of vintage arcade games from the 1970s to the mid-2000s. Visitors can enjoy themselves on the lovingly restored machines, from throwback favourites such as Pac- Man to the more modern likes of Time Crisis 2. There are also comfy booths with various old school consoles, from the Megadrive and N64, to the beloved PS2. After working up an appetite, guests can also enjoy a range of pizza, classic and themed cocktails and local craft beer. To level up this unique experience, Four Quarters promises a jam-packed schedule of live events, including but not limited to film screenings and a pop culture quiz. With something for everyone, the new venue plans to claim the title of the coolest spot on Newcastle’s block. LEE ALLCOCK
Visit: fourquarters.bar
DANCE
Middlesbrough Town Hall will welcome a stunning performance piece from the incredibly talented Anglo-Sicilian choreographer Anthony Lo-Giudice early next month. Lo-Giudice has come together with a group of internationally-renowned performers, including both dancers and musicians, to bring audiences ROMA, with the performers involved including the likes of Bradley Creswick MBE, Molly Procter, and James Southward. It’s a piece that explores identity, border, and nationality at a time when such topics have become a forefront part of today’s society. It also tackles themes of loneliness and conflict, belonging and struggle and the need for community and a place to call home. Crafting together the intimate musings of his British mother and Italian father’s accounts of one another, he’s shaped them into a series of fleeting memories and imaginations and then recollected their tempestuous jostle between love and cultural divide. Thursday 1st December will see the show take to the Middlesbrough stage where you can witness the romantic, nostalgic and cinematic masterpiece come to life. GEORGINA SHINE
Tickets: £7.50 Advance | Visit: middlesbroughtownhall.co.uk
find out how insanely talented Ray is, with his sets filled with witty Scottish charm. After seeing him once, I’m sure you’ll be heading back to witness his shows again and again. Also, with two shows selling out already, you need to get your tickets as fast as possible. TOBIAS HALFORD
Tickets: £12.00 Advance | Visit: thestand.co.uk
ROMA
AT MIDDLESBROUGH TOWN HALL
NEW RETRO ARCADE BAR
TO OPEN IN NEWCASTLE THIS MONTH
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