A repeat performance of 'Grissel Jaffray '
A Play specially written for broadcasting by PHILIP BLAIR
Based on the last recorded case of witchcraft in Dundee in the year 1669
Characters
Citizens, soldiers, etc.
The action passes in the City of Dundee in the year 1669, in the Butcharts' attic in Callendar Close, The Overgate; The Tolbooth; and the Seagate
The play produced by GORDON GILDARD
On November 11, 1660, the Privy Council issued a commission for the trial of this woman, who is designated the spouse of James Butchart , maltman, and was prisoner in the Tolbooth of Dundee, on suspicion of ' the horrid crime of witchcraft'. This play, which opens the Scottish Radio Drama Festival, was first broadcast on January 15 of this year. It was memorable for the magnificent performance of Meg Buchanan in the title role, an impersonation which is to be repeated in this revival.