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Oscar Slater--The Trial That Shamed a City

A Play, a Pie and a Pint

On the 6th of May, 1909, Oscar Slater, a Jewish immigrant, was sentenced to death for the brutal murder of an 83-year-old Glasgow woman, Marion Gilchrist. Slater’s trial and its astonishing aftermath constitute one of the most shameful episodes in the history of Scottish Justice. Read more …

Through police corruption and public bigotry, justice was never served for Marion Gilchrist, while the lives of two innocent men were destroyed forever.


The critical consensus

Conveyed with perfect focus an a fierce sense of purpose.

****(*)Joyce McMillan, The Scotsman, 16/11/2018

Where and when?

A Play, a Pie and a Pint, Glasgow from Monday November 12, 2018, until Saturday November 17, 2018. More info: http://playpiepint.com

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