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BRISBANE POWERHOUSE AND BRISPOP PRESENT THE RESIDENTS EVERY FRI 6PM They’re fresh, they’re free and they’re moving in. Thank God it’s Friday. Kick off the end of the week with the cool sounds of our monthly live music residents. Fridays are about to get a lot more interesting as some of the best Indie-Pop/Alt Country bands around stake their claim on the Turbine Platform. No ‘one night only’ gigs here. Each band will have an entire month to capture the hearts of Brisbane music lovers with a set every week. November Resident: Women in Docs November residents are the lively and humorous folk pop duo Women in Docs. Their US album release of Under A Different Sky featured in the Top 40 of the US Folk and Roots Charts, reaching a respectible number 15. Their latest album is the highly acclaimed Red Wine and Postcards, produced by Darren Middleton (Powderfinger). If you like The Waifs, Bluehouse, Fruit or Paul Kelly you'll love the down-to-earth humour, soaring harmonies and catchy songs of women in docs. Presented by Brisbane Powerhouse and Brispop Duration: 60mins December Resident: Sue Ray This event is supported by Bar Alto and Posterbill. This project has been assisted by the Australian Government through the Australia Council, its arts funding and advisory body.

Underground Productions presents.... YOU CAN’T TAKE IT WITH YOU Live Theatre: Tickets on sale now 16th to 18th & 22nd to 25th May7.30pm Alice is in love with Tony Kirby, vice-president of his father's company on Wall Street. Tony loves her too, but it's not him she has to worry about - it's her family. When the Kirbys come over for dinner things go from bad, to worse. It's going to take more than fireworks to keep this young couple together! By: George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart Directed by: Anthony De Marco SHOW TIMES: Thursday 16th May, 7.30pm Friday 17th May, 7.30pm Saturday 18th May, 7.30pm Wednesday 22nd May, 7.30pm Thursday 23rd May, 7.30pm Friday 24th May, 7.30pm Saturday 25th May, 7.30pm TICKETS: Member tickets @ $10 each Student tickets @ $12 each Adult tickets @ $15 each TO BOOK: You can book online to save your seats or simply arrive and pay at the door. Membership is only $5 and gets you discounts on all shows and Underground events this year. You can become a member at the box office before the show. Online: tickets.undergroundproductions.org.au MORE INFO: Underground Productions

The Fly 1986 R18+ 35MM, COLOUR, DOLBY DIGITAL, 95 MINUTES, UK / USA, ENGLISH /DIRECTOR: DAVID CRONENBERG Physicist Seth Brundle (Jeff Goldblum) experiments with a teleportation device that can transfer and re-assemble molecules. When Brundle attempts to teleport himself, unbeknownst to him, a fly has also been trapped in the telepod. David Cronenberg's film is part tragic love story and part horror tragedy in which the horrifying bodily mutations lead to a nihilistic end game.