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What can Bridget Jones's Diary teach us about existentialism? Dr David Sorfa (The University of Edinburgh) explores how popular films can provide philosophical insights and discusses freedom, anxiety, the impossibility of finding love and the importance of blue soup. Follow the curious trail from jewellery to justice as you embark on a true-crime adventure with the world’s first forensic jeweller, Dr Maria Maclennan (The University of Edinburgh). All that glitters is not as it seems...
This is an archived listing from the 2026 Edinburgh Festival Fringe. The Provocateurs: Bridget Jones Meets the Existentialists / Forensic Jewellery is by The Provocateurs, listed under Spoken Word in the Fringe programme. It plays at The Stand Comedy Club 2, 16 North St Andrew Street, EH2 1HJ, 19 August.
The show runs 60 minutes and is suitable for ages 14+. Tickets are £12.