Penitentiary Chapel Historic Site Interactive Theatre Show 'No Mercy'

Get wrapped up in a theatrical reenactment of an infamous 19th-century trial at the Penitentiary Chapel Historic Site, better known as the Tench.The 40-minute theater performance moves between two Supreme Court courtrooms, immersing you in the story of Mary McLauchlan, a young Scottish woman who was sent as a convict to Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania) and later condemned to death. Through her story, gain an understanding of the thousands of convicts who met their fates at one of Australia's most significant convict sites in the 1800s.