The Laughing Gas Cure, written by award-winning Launceston playwright Stella Kent, is set in the 1770s and features Joseph Banks and his friend Thomas Beddoes. The play looks at how science came to replace anecdotal evidence and natural philosophy and the title refers to the enactment of early laughing gas experiments in tooth-pulling. But the play is not just informative and educative, it is very funny - and I loved it.
This particular production, which featured Tasmanian actors, was hosted by the Royal Society of Tasmania (Northern Chapter) to celebrate its 175th Anniversary.
If you ever have the opportunity to see it - please do!
