credit: Nicholas Robertson

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).

UPCOMING:

• Edinburgh Fringe Festival, 2026. August 6-31 (no 12, 17, 24), 15:20pm at Summerhall. find out more.

CREDITS:

Written, performed, and created by Sophie Smyth
Direction and dramaturgy by Casey Gould
Produced by Linda Catalano for Quiet RIOT

REVIEWS:

★★★★★ ‘Genuinely brilliant, funny, strange and wonderfully immersive’ The Nerd Party (August, 2026)
★★★★★ ‘Blindingly impressive and human’ Toothpaste on Toast (August, 2026)
★★★★★ British Theatre Guide (August, 2026)
★★★★ ‘Captivating’ Entertainment Now (August, 2026)
★★★★ ‘Genuinely intelligent and original’ Theatre Weekly (August, 2026)
★★★★ Neurodiverse Review (August, 2026)
★★★★ ‘[Smyth is] a master storyteller’ Broadway World (August, 2026)
★★★★ ‘An extraordinary piece of theatre’ The Reviews Hub (August, 2026)
[OUTSTANDING SHOW] ‘An extraordinary piece of theatre’ Fringe Review (August, 2026)
★★★★1/2 ‘An extraordinary piece of storytelling’ A Thousand Words (March, 2026)
★★★★ Glam Adelaide (March, 2026)
Theatre Travels (September, 2025)
Ryan Hamilton(ish) (September, 2025)

PRESS:

Bricks Magazine: The must-see shows at this year’s Edinburgh Fringe Festival (August, 2026)
Three Weeks Edinburgh: Three neurodiversity-led shows (August, 2026)
Isobel Lewis: What To See At The Edinburgh Fringe 2026 (Director's Cut) (August 2026)
I like networking: Guide to the Edinburgh Fringe (August, 2026)
Natasha Tripney: Coming around again: 15 shows to see at the Edinburgh Fringe (August, 2026)
Interview - Lou Review (August, 2026)
Interview – Phoenix Remix (July, 2026)
Interview – A Youngish Perspective (July, 2026)

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: Victorian Trades Hall; 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. N

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