C R E A T I V E
Writer
[stage + screen]
Sophie Smyth is a singer, actor, dancer, and writer for stage and screen. She creates disarmingly vulnerable autobiographical work that balances precariously on the twisted knife-edge of comedy/tragedy, while also debunking misconceptions and smashing stereotypes.
Her debut cabaret, The Aspie Hour, co-written and performed with Ryan Smedley, is an informative and delightfully irreverent cabaret exploring their autistic experiences navigating the neurotypical world through the prism of their identical love: musical theatre. They have played to sold-out audiences across Australia, including successful seasons at Adelaide Fringe’s Garden of Unearthly Delights (2021), Stonnington Festival (2021), Sydney Festival (2020), Perth Fringe World (2020), Melbourne International Comedy Festival (2018-19), Melbourne Writers Festival (2018).
For her work on The Aspie Hour, Sophie recipient of the Green Room Award for Best Writing in a Cabaret and was nominated for Best Ensemble (2019).
Sophie has a new television series in development, and is an inaugural recipient of the prestigious Australian’s in Film Untapped development program. In 2022, her pilot script, Unloveable, was runner-up at Australian Writer’s Guild’s Monte Miller Awards, and in 2024, she was an Arts Scholar with the American Australian Association.
Most recently, Sophie completed a script department placement supported by VicScreen on The Dispatcher with Werner Film Productions and 60Forty Films for Apple TV.
Her new musical is currently in development after receiving initial support from Antipodes Theatre Company’s Winter Lab and the Bluestone Church Arts Space Residency.
Her debut solo hour, The Subplot: A hyperfixation on the Titan submersible, an existential multi-media deep dive (literally), recently premiered at the 2025 Melbourne Fringe Festival. She received multiple Judge’s Picks, Best In Theatre nomination, and an extended the season due to popular demand.
Sophie is a Bachelor of Arts (Music Theatre) graduate from Federation University’s Arts Academy.