AustLit

''The Afterlives of Betsy Scott' is a sound technodrama: it interweaves spoken text, sound and technological manipulation of voice and sound. The work focuses on events leading up to the hanging in 1863 of Elizabeth Scott, who was the first woman to be executed in Victoria.

'Elizabeth was accused, together with her alleged co-conspirators David Gedge and Julian Cross, of murdering her husband. However there was no direct evidence to convict Elizabeth, and there were also mitigating circumstances. The script explores the ambiguities around the case and Elizabeth Scott's character, and mixes historical documentation with fiction. Combining drama, narrative and poetry, it moves in and out of time and between real and unreal environments.'

Source: ABC Radio National website, http://www.abc.net.au/rn/
Sighted: 22/10/2007