The Subplot is a multimedia existential comedy about legacy and human connection set inside a disaster of Titan(ic) proportions. It charts a course through the 2023 OceanGate Titan submersible tragedy; it’s an exploration of sea, sub, and self - and the journey down to the bottom of the North Atlantic Ocean (literally).

CREDITS:

Written, performed, and created by Sophie Smyth
Direction and dramaturgy by Casey Gould

REVIEWS:

★★★★1/2 - ‘an extraordinary piece of storytelling’ - A Thousand Words
★★★★ - Glam Adelaide
- Theatre Travels
- Ryan Hamilton(ish)

HISTORY:

• ADELAIDE FRINGE (2026) - The Courtyard of Curiosities

Development:

• MELBOURNE FRINGE (2025) - Festival Hub: Trades Hall, including:

  • MELBOURNE FRINGE AWARD - BEST THEATRE (NOMINEE)|

  • MELBOURNE FRINGE JUDGE’S PICK X2

THANKS ALSO TO:
for Adelaide: Britt and Nick @ The Courtyard; KAK on tech; Will Spartalis and all CoC venue staff and vollies; Tyler Fitzpatrick and Lily Hayman for additional technical/production support; Uncle John for the drilling; Tobias Manderson-Galvin for everything else.

for Melbourne Fringe: Rohan Dimsey for smooth-sailing tech;Robert Brown for lighting assistance; Nick Robertson for photography; Lucinda Goodwin for stills photography; Sean Gorman for videography; Bea Bellingham for custom ‘Titan’ hairclip; early readers/note-givers: Darby James, Emily Roberts, Olivia Horner, Kelsey Richards, Loclan Mackenzie-Spencer, Robert Brown. TR