Her designs can be seen in the Opera Rigoletto which received a South Bank Sky Arts Award as did ‘’[Uncle Vanya ] film and West End Production in 2022.
Her plays there include Paradise, Translations, Macbeth, Pillars of the Community, The Veil, The Light Princess, Theatre of Blood, The Visit, The Seafarer, Saint Joan (for which she won a South Bank Sky Arts Award), Wonder.land and This House.
To prepare for the role Smith spent weeks pretending to be a British Army captain, in a manner similar to that of method acting.
[3] The set design won Smith an Olivier, Tony, Evening Standard, Toronto Critics and Drama Desk Special Awards.
[1] Smith's set for Der Ring des Nibelungen for the Opéra national du Rhin won a Grand Prix for Outstanding Achievement in Opera.