Gig guide 2

Stockton RSL Club Saturday, Maryanne Rex. Monday, Terry Mac & the Feelin Alright Trio Backing Band, Kerry Grant.

Swansea Hotel Friday, James Naldo. Saturday, The New Cool.

Swansea RSL Club Friday, Spank N The Monkey.

Swansea Workers Saturday, The Rockets.

Swansea-Belmont Surf Life Saving Club Sunday, John Larder.

Tea Gardens Country Club Friday, Siren.

Tilligerry RSL Friday, Rendezvous. Saturday, Rommey Watts.

Toronto Diggers Saturday, John Noble.

Toronto Hotel Friday, Leeroy and Ross. Sunday, Jim Neal.

Toronto Workers Saturday, Snape Trilogy.

Victoria Hotel Hinton Saturday, Mick Jones. Sunday, Todd Schmoo.

Wangi Wangi RSL Club Sunday, The Leadbellies.

Warners At The Bay Friday, Zane Penn. Saturday, The Remedy Duo.

Warners Bay Hotel Friday, The Radiators, Spy Vs Spy.

Wests Cardiff Saturday, Love That Hat.  

Wests New Lambton Thursday, Angamus. Friday, The Rattle. Saturday, Rubber Bullet. Tuesday, Angamus.

Wests NEX Friday, Emily Smith. Saturday, The Big Bang.

Wickham Park Hotel Saturday, Little Cents, Headbin, Pornskas, EME. Sunday, Phoenix, Voodoo Express.

Windale-Gateshead Bowling Club Friday, The Mania.

A Quiet Place (M) A family of four must navigate their lives in silence after mysterious creatures that hunt by sound threaten their survival. (Event, Glendale)

Aurore (M) Aurore, separated from her husband, has just lost her job and been told that she is going to be a grandmother. She is slowly being pushed to the outskirts of society, but when she accidentally runs into the great love of her youth, she puts her foot down and refuses to be relegated to the scrap yard. (Tower)

Avengers: Infinity War (M) The Avengers and their allies must be willing to sacrifice all in an attempt to defeat the powerful Thanos before his blitz of devastation and ruin puts an end to the universe.

Breath (M) Two teenage boys, hungry for discovery, form an unlikely friendship with a mysterious older adventurer who pushes them to take risks that will have a lasting and profound impact on their lives.

Deadpool 2 (MA15+) Sequel to the Golden Globe-nominated comic book action romantic comedy starring Ryan Reynolds as the foul-mouth murdering anti-hero. 

Duck Duck Goose (PG) Animated comedy-adventure following a bachelor goose who makes pals with two lost ducklings as they journey south.

Gringo (MA) An American businessman with a stake in a pharmaceutical company that's about to go public finds his life is thrown into turmoil by an incident in Mexico.

Gurrumul (PG) Celebrated by audiences at home and abroad, indigenous artist Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu was one of the most important and acclaimed voices to ever come out of Australia. (Tower)

I Feel Pretty (M) Renee desperately wants to be one of the “pretty” girls. After a freak accident during spin class, her dream comes true when she wakes up to a completely new reflection, believing she is now the most beautiful woman in the world.

Last Flag Flying (M) 30 years after serving together in the Vietnam War, Larry “Doc” Shepherd, Sal Nealon and the Reverend Richard Mueller reunite for a different type of mission: to bury Doc’s son, a young Marine killed in Iraq. (Lake Cinema)

Life Of The Party (M) Melissa McCarthy enrolls as an adult student at her daughter’s university in this comedy by McCarthy and Ben Falcone.

Once Upon A Time In America (R) (1984) A former Prohibition-era Jewish gangster returns to the Lower East Side of Manhattan over thirty years later, where he once again must confront the ghosts and regrets of his old life. (Event, Kotara)

Peter Rabbit (PG) A rebellious rabbit tries to sneak into a farmer’s garden.

Phantom Thread (M) In the glamour of 1950s post-war London, renowned dressmaker Reynolds Woodcock and his sister Cyril are at the center of British fashion. Women come and go through Woodcock’s life, providing the confirmed bachelor with inspiration and companionship, until he comes across a young, strong-willed woman, Alma. (Lake Cinema)

Solo: A Star Wars Story (M) Han Solo leads Lucasfilm’s second standalone Star Wars film, passing Harrison Ford’s role down to Alden Ehrenreich. The film follows Han and Chewbacca before they joined the Rebellion.

The Bookshop (PG) Set in a small town in 1959 England, it is the story of a woman who decides, against polite but ruthless local opposition, to open a bookshop, a decision which becomes a political minefield.

The Guernsey Literary & Potato Peel Pie Society (M) A writer forms an unexpected bond with the residents of Guernsey Island in the aftermath of World War II when she decides to write a book about their experiences during the war. (Lake)

The Incredibles (PG) Pixar's stylish 2004 blockbuster was their first film to feature human characters as its focus, and marked a turning point in the maturity of the stories they were telling.

Vince Giordano: There's A Future In The Past (E) Bandleader Vince Giordano keeps the jazz age alive with his 11-member band The Nighthawks, vintage musical instruments, and a collection of more than 60,000 original arrangements from the 1920s and '30s. (Tower)

Warren Miller's Line of Descent (CTC) Warren Miller travels the globe, by land, air, and sea, exploring the ties that bind ski culture. (Tower)

Gothique Darkly amusing female burlesque cabaret with Newcastle and Hunter performers Berlin Von Black, Dani, Vivienne Rose and Ebony Strange, and guests including the Porcelain Dolls. Royal Exchange, Newcastle. Saturday, at 8pm.

Hinterland A troubled young salesman is forced by a politician he has offended to go through a hidden portal in his home to a weird place; satirical comedy by Matt Cameron. Lindsay Street Players and Young People’s Theatre, at YPT’s Hamilton theatre. Fridays at 7pm, and Saturdays at 2pm and 7pm, until June 9, plus Sunday, June 3 at 2pm, and Wednesday at 7pm.

Jimmy Barnes - Working Class Man: An Evening of Stories & Songs The renowned performer tells in story and song how he developed his career after a troubled youth. Frontier Touring, Triple M & MAX, at the Civic Theatre, Newcastle. Wednesday, at 8pm.

Playhouse Creatures Actresses in 17th century London struggle to win roles in an era when men dominated stages; comedy by April de Angelis based on real women and events. Newcastle Theatre Company, at the NTC Theatre, Lambton. Saturday at 8pm and Sunday at 2pm; then Wednesday, Friday and Saturday, at 8pm, until June 16, plus 2pm on Saturday, June 9.

Shakespeare Festival Hunter Drama acting and musical theatre students aged 6 to 21 in three programs featuring their colourful adaptations of sequences from Shakespeare’s plays. Civic Playhouse, Newcastle. Show A, Friday, at 6.30pm. Show B, Saturday, at 2pm. Show C, Thursday and Saturday, at 6.30pm.

Wanted – One Body! Comical mystery by Charles Dyer. When the body of an unlikable man disappears while people are gather to hear his will, a murder occurs. Newcastle G and S Players Comedy Club, at St Matthew’s Anglican Church Hall, Georgetown. Dinner show, Friday and Saturday at 7pm, until June 9, plus show-only on Sunday, at 2pm.