Medical detectives are on their way to Waterford

Medical detectives are on their way to Waterford.

However, it's all part of Verdant Productions 'Miasma', which will be staged in Garter Lane on Saturday, May 2, at 8pm.

Miasma is a medical detective story set in the London of Charles Dickens’s time.

It's the story of a lone doctor who thinks he can stop the most frightening and fatal disease of his day: Cholera. 

But to do so, he will have to defeat popular superstition, the medical profession, the political and media elites… and the disease itself.

This is a story about bad science and good science, about groupthink and dissent, about insiders and outsiders and about one man taking on the system.

Told with five actors playing multiple parts, in a fast-paced, comic format, Miasma illuminates key challenges that are still at the heart of science and public health today.

In this age of conspiracy theories, misinformation and algorithmic outrage, how do we know when to “trust the science”, and when to trust the scientists?

"Miasma will take you back in time, to the story of a lone doctor who was one of the first people to find answers to those questions," noted a spokesperson for Garter Lane.

The production will present theatre-goers with a rare opportunity to experience a theatrical event that is intellectually rigorous, emotionally compelling and deeply relevant to contemporary conversations around public health, evidence-based decision-making and trust in science.

"Miasma illuminates themes of particular relevance to third-level students of medicine, science, social science and history," noted the Garter Lane spokesperson.