Miasma - A Play by Colin Murphy and Verdant Productions

Miasma, a play by Colin Murphy and Verdant Productions, will have two showings in the Old Anatomy Theatre in Trinity on Friday, April 17th, at 2pm and 6pm. 
 
This gripping one-hour detective story is about the fight against the cholera pandemic in 1840s–50s ‘Charles Dickens’ era’ London. It follows the pioneering outsider doctor John Snow as he challenges medical orthodoxy and lays the foundations of modern epidemiology and data science.
 
The 2pm event will be followed by a panel discussion moderated by Frank McNally of An Irishman’s Diary in the Irish Times, with Dr Georgina Laragy, Dublin Cemeteries Trust Assistant Professor in Public History and Cultural Heritage, and Director, of the M.Phil in Public History and Cultural Heritage, at Trinity’s School of Histories and Humanities, and Evi Numen Kontogoni, Curator of the Old Anatomy Museum.
 
Tickets are 20 euros with a student rate of 10 euros and can be purchased at the door as well as online: https://www.gr8events.ie/sales/index.php?event=2653

Colin Murphy is the Trinity Long Room Hub’s 2026 Rooney Writer Fellow.

Miasma is presented in association with UCD Centre for Cultural Analytics and funded by Research Ireland. 

This event is run in accordance with Trinity’s Dignity and Respect policy, and its commitment to nurturing a respectful and inclusive research culture.

Please indicate if you have any access requirements, such as ISL/English interpreting, so that we can facilitate you in attending this event. Contact: Philomena McAteer pmcateer@tcd.ie ; Siobhan Ward sward@tcd.ie ; Mary Lynch lynchmc@tcd.ie ; Claire Murphy clmurphy@tcd.ie