 Smyth appeared as a solo performer and lecturer at the Starwood Festival from 1992-93.She did voice-overs for commercials, recorded audio books for children, as well as other books and poetry, gave workshops on voice projection and voice as a confidence-raiser, and also performed for many women's groups.She died in hospital in Byron Bay on 22 August 2016 at the age of 83 of pulmonary pneumonia.