A Hyperfixation on the Titan Submersible
A Hyperfixation on the Titan Submersible by The Subplot is a show at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2026, performing at Summerhall. It has 23 performances listed, running from Thu 6 Aug, 15:20 to Mon 31 Aug, 15:20. The run has finished — every listed performance has taken place.
About this show
The world moved on from the OceanGate Titan sub implosion. Captain* Sophie Smyth hasn't (rip). Armed with laptop, Logitech F710 controller and autism, she's spent three years (and counting!) diving deeper and deeper, descending the depths of the internet and herself. A dark multimedia comedy about neurodivergence, mortality and the risk/reward of going too far. *self-declared
Details
- Performer: The Subplot
- Venue: Summerhall
- Space: Former Womens Locker Room
- Genre: THEATRE, Dark Comedy, Neurodiversity-led
- Country: AUSTRALIA
- Running time: 60 minutes
- Room size: about 40 seats (Former Womens Locker Room) — the Fringe box office sells a share of the room, not all of it
- Performances listed: 23, of which 0 still to come and on sale
Accessibility
- Wheelchair access: ramp
- Access features: Step-free access, Accessible toilet
- Venue notes: Accessible entry: From the main reception you can either take the stairs (10 steps) underneath the main stair case and into the basement or the lift adjacent to the main reception. Wheelchair access type:Permanent Ramp, Lift (Building Lift) Stairs: 6 - 10 Number of stairs is provided as guidance and is not in addition to any wheelchair access type (lift/ramp etc) stated above.
What the reviewers said
We have captured 7 published reviews and 23 audience reviews for this show from the Edinburgh Festival Fringe’s own listing. The excerpts below are the reviewers’ words, not ours — follow each link for the full review.
I wanted to see this show as soon as I heard about it, but nearly didn’t because of (self-imposed) scheduling chaos. Thank goodness, because it was blindingly impressive and human.
— Toothpaste on Toast (5 out of 5 stars)
An unspoken rule of the Fringe is that the shows with the silliest premises are often the most complex and interesting.
OUTSTANDING SHOW The Subplot takes a tragedy whose every facet drew worldwide viral attention and unravels it to the very last thread and then weaves it back into an extraordinary piece of theatre full of nuance,…
Performance dates and ticket availability
- Thu 6 Aug, 15:20 — Already performed — £10.00
- Fri 7 Aug, 15:20 — Already performed — £17.00
- Sat 8 Aug, 15:20 — Already performed — £17.00
- Sun 9 Aug, 15:20 — Already performed — £17.00
- Mon 10 Aug, 15:20 — Already performed — £17.00
- Tue 11 Aug, 15:20 — Already performed — £17.00
- Thu 13 Aug, 15:20 — Already performed — £17.00
- Fri 14 Aug, 15:20 — Already performed — £17.00
- Sat 15 Aug, 15:20 — Already performed — £17.00
- Sun 16 Aug, 15:20 — Already performed — £17.00
- Tue 18 Aug, 15:20 — Already performed — £17.00
- Wed 19 Aug, 15:20 — Already performed — £17.00
- Thu 20 Aug, 15:20 — Already performed — £17.00
- Fri 21 Aug, 15:20 — Already performed — £17.00
- Sat 22 Aug, 15:20 — Already performed — £17.00
- Sun 23 Aug, 15:20 — Already performed — £17.00
- Tue 25 Aug, 15:20 — Already performed — £17.00
- Wed 26 Aug, 15:20 — Already performed — £17.00
- Thu 27 Aug, 15:20 — Already performed — £17.00
- Fri 28 Aug, 15:20 — Already performed — £17.00
- Sat 29 Aug, 15:20 — Already performed — £17.00
- Sun 30 Aug, 15:20 — Already performed — £17.00
- Mon 31 Aug, 15:20 — Already performed — £17.00