Who Killed Lilias Drummond? Improvised Roleplay Drama

You have been selected for jury service at the High Court of Old Aberdeen.

Hear witness evidence and decide: who killed Lilias Drummond? With real lawyers in the roles of Judge, Prosecution and Defence, experience what happens in a Scottish High Court Trial in this improvised roleplay drama.There will be no script as you watch in real-time a trial unfold with evidence from witnesses and experts, with lawyers from the University of Aberdeen Law School asking the important questions and keeping the process in check.Lilias Drummond died in 1601.

She was the first wife of Alexander Seton and lived at Fyvie Castle in Aberdeenshire.

The prosecution allege that Seton imprisoned and starved his wife to death because he wanted to remarry.

He says she died of complications due to multiple pregnancies.

But who do you believe? Can our team of Scots Law professionals get to the bottom of this mysterious case?The cue cards and trial productions for this performance have been written by PhD researcher Kirsty Lawie who is completing a PhD in Creative Writing at the University of Aberdeen and researching womens experience of criminal justice in North East Scotland.