the subplot:
a hyperfixation on the titan submersible

credit: Nick Robertson

The Subplot is a multi-media 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).

MELBOURNE FRINGE AWARD - BEST THEATRE (NOMINEE) (2025)
MELBOURNE FRINGE JUDGE’S PICK X2 (2025)

CREDITS:

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

Thanks also to:
Robert Brown for lighting assistance; Nick Robertson for photography; Bea Bellingham for custom ‘Titan’ hairclip; early readers/note-givers: Darby James, Emily Roberts, Olivia Horner, Kelsey Richards, Loclan Mackenzie-Spencer, Robert Brown.

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