HAVE YOU BOOKED YOUR TICKETS YET?
After three sell out anniversary screenings in Hobart last week, it’s Launceston’s turn to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Tasmanian classic, The Tale of Ruby Rose. Join the director Roger Scholes and star Chris Haywood for this special Red Carpet Screening of an iconic Tasmanian film that is just as fresh and powerful today as it was at its 1988 premiere.
SATURDAY, MAY 19 7.30pm.
VILLAGE CINEMA 2
After the screening you are welcome to continue the celebration at our free after party across the street at the Plough Inn. Don’t miss this chance to meet Roger Scholes and Chris Haywood and say Happy Anniversary.
HIGH COUNTRY DAY ON THE KINGSWAY
The Ruby Rose celebration will continue with a Day on the Kingsway on Sunday 20th, a one-day street party celebrating eating, drinking and living in Tasmania. You can taste whisky from one of the state’s best distillers, try a paddle of amazing local beers, enjoy the best of Tasmania’s famous wines and cheeses, and buy art and craft from local producers.
Our salute to the Ruby Rose high country will include a free photo exhibition and demonstrations of hut making, shingle splitting, timber working, clothes making, wool spinning and camp cooking
AN ACTOR’S LIFE WITH CHRIS HAYWOOD
One of the most recognizable faces in Australian film and television, Chris Haywood’s credits include The Cars That Ate Paris, Newsfront, Breaker Morant, Muriel’s Wedding, Shine, The Man From Snowy River and of course The Tale of Ruby Rose. On Sunday he will be in conversation with Sara Cooper of Cooper Screen Academy on the life of a screen actor. This will be a fascinating and rewarding hour both for aspiring screen actors and for movie lovers.
SUNDAY, MAY 20 10.00 – 11.00am. TasTAFE Drysdale Campus,
93 Paterson Street