The Traverse likes its site specific jaunts and tends to do them very well. Often it is possible to unsettle the punters in ways that are not feasible in the main house.
Only in the bowels of an old university building is it possible to send a couple of dozen people through the narrowest of tunnels into a pitch dark room. You will already have gathered that the story of Dr. Ledbetter is not for the faint hearted.
The titular medico, played by Rory Nolan, is introduced at the scene of a public execution, which he cannot watch and rails against as an abomination. His view of Charles Darwin's work is similar and, despite the entreaties of his wife and patron, played by Rae Hendrie and Damien Devaney, he sticks to his guns.
However, things begin to change when he is observed at his work. There, he is revealed for a second time as a reckless womaniser and also as addicted to a drug that might be opium.
The meat of the plot follows his maddened efforts to discover the secret of rejuvenation, and the costly results of his experiments.
The story is pretty slim but the impact of the play in and around the University Medical Faculty is magnified by the setting, especially with an unusual soundtrack presented by a radio transmission through headphones. In particular, the chance to see the Anatomical Museum is worth the admission price alone.