AI and Economics / Midwife Crones Fight Back
AI and Economics / Midwife Crones Fight Back by The Provocateurs is a show at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2026, performing at The Stand Comedy Club 2. It has 1 performance listed, running from Thu 27 Aug, 13:45 to Thu 27 Aug, 13:45. The run has finished — every listed performance has taken place.
About this show
Economists promised AI would boost productivity, raise wages and create better jobs. So why are the numbers flat and wellbeing shaky? Dr Elena Papagiannaki (Edinburgh Napier University) cuts through hype, asks who benefits and investigates whether today’s job losses are truly AI-caused, or conveniently AI-washed. Trained by an Edinburgh man-midwife (1786), Highland midwife Mrs Cowper recorded 4000 births and no maternal deaths. Nicola Ring and Ness McHugh (Edinburgh Napier University) ask why the 100s of women Edinburgh’s world-leading men-midwives trained are historically invisible and dismissed as incompetent crones.
Details
- Performer: The Provocateurs
- Venue: The Stand Comedy Club 2
- Space: Stand 2
- Genre: SPOKEN_WORD
- Country: UNITED KINGDOM - SCOTLAND
- Running time: 60 minutes
- Room size: about 50 seats (Stand 2) — the Fringe box office sells a share of the room, not all of it
- Performances listed: 1, of which 0 still to come and on sale
Accessibility
- Venue notes: Accessible entry: Entry to venue via 16 North St. Andrew Street. Venue clearly signposted. There are 13 steep steps up a stone staircase with handrails into the performance space. Staff are always available to assist, however we cannot help to carry customers. Stairs: 11- 20 Number of stairs is provided as guidance and is not in addition to any wheelchair access type (lift/ramp etc) stated above.
Performance dates and ticket availability
- Thu 27 Aug, 13:45 — Already performed — £12.00