I Watched Someone Die on TikTok

A pixelated plunge into the algorithmic abyss, Charlotte Otton delivers an award-winning, dark, and hilarious infinite doom scroll that dissects the digital hellscape we find ourselves subscribed to.

A 60 minute live infinite doom scroll that combines raw data, raw emotions and raw comedy. A pixelated and picaresque solo show about “the algorithm”—that vague, shadowy, inhuman entity and the unsettling experience of navigating today’s digital hellscape.

On a mindless scroll Charlotte watched a TikTok of a 5-year-old girl dying. Then a Princess Polly clothing haul, then police body cam footage of a shooting. Devastated by the whiplash of content; she cried, dissociated for a bit and willingly entered the digital dystopia once more.

I Watched Someone Die on TikTok didactically yet darkly yet delicately dissects what happens when we’re not able to be left to our own devices. Exploring the history, addiction and exploitation of our current digital desires and fears. Connecting the personal to the global.

Utilising the rapid fire short form of TikTok, the audience will be drip fed the byte-sized, tender morsels of the dark and light in comprehending the feed that feeds on us.

★★★★★ "Strap yourself in for a wild ride and prepare to have your synapses blown. Charlotte Otton is a force to be reckoned with" - ArtsHub

★★★★ "Infinitely thrilling and terrifying" - The Age 

“Terrifying and hilarious, and simultaneously thrilling and introspective.” - Stage Whispers

“Charmingly unhinged” - Audience Member

Theatre and performance weekly winner - Perth Fringe World 2025

Theatre and performance overall nominee - Perth Fringe World 2025

Best in theatre nominee - Melbourne Fringe 2024

Judge's Pick - Melbourne Fringe 2024

Content warnings: Sudden loud noises, coarse language, content related to mental health/ill-health, depictions of violence, verbal audience interaction, physical contact with audience members, sexual themes, nudity