The Provocateurs: Bridget Jones meets the existentialists / Forensic jewellery

In brief

Date - 19 August 2026

Venue - Stand 4, Stand Comedy Club

Festival - Edinburgh Festival Fringe

About the event

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...

How to attend

This event is part of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. It is costed, and tickets are available through the Stand's website.

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Film and Intermediality

The Provocateurs: Bridget Jones meets the existentialists / Forensic jewellery

David Sorfa (Film Studies) will present a talk on what Bridget Jones can teach us about existentialism, alongside forensic jeweller Dr Maria Maclennan discussing her work. Part of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

Stand 4
The Stand Comedy Club
28 York Place
Edinburgh
EH1 3EP

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This article was published on Wednesday 15 July 2026