The First Fagin

Sections of this film were made in the Penitentiary Chapel Historic Site in December 2011.

The photos below depict some of the activities at the time.

Costumes and Make up preparations took up all of Court Room 1

Carrie McLean as Anne Solomon is led through our Tunnel to appear in Court

Setting up for the Old Bailey scenes in our Court Room 2

Filming Anne Solomon on trial at the Old Bailey (our Court Room 2)

Clerk of the Court (Brian Rieusset)

Setting up in the Chapel for the Church scene where a prisoner under sentence of death carries in his own coffin.

Sunday 15th November 2009

The site's 21st Birthday

The site was officially opened by the Tasmanian Premier Hon. Robin Gray

on the 15th November 1988

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Following a motion which was unanimously passed by both Tasmanian Houses of Parliament, Premier, Treasurer and Minister for the Arts, Lara Giddings MP attended a unique function at the Penitentiary Chapel Historic Site on 28 February 2012 where she passed over the ownership from the Government of the iconic Historic Site to the National Trust, remarking upon their excellent management of several of our Heritage Buildings.

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