2:30pm Friday 27th November 2009
TRUE Crime stories from bygone times to the present day are being brought to life on the silver screen by students.
Teenagers on the Entry to Employment programme at the Genesis Centre in Burnden have been invited to stage an exhibition at Bolton Museum.
They have chosen crime as their theme because of what they say is the popular misconception of young people involved in criminal activities.
The teenagers, who have taken full artistic control of the project, stumbled across the story of Agnes Lawless, who embezzled money from her employer in 1871. They dressed in Victorian costume to film her story at the traditional Arthur Morris Tobacconist shop in Bradshawgate.
Project manager Travis Errington said: “It has been a good experience and everyone is enjoying it.”
Chris Duggan, aged 17, added: “I don’t want to be an actor but this has given me confidence and it has been a lot of fun.”
Crime and Punishment: Cell by Date, opens on January 30 at the museum.
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