FEAST ON...

David Salter & Matthew Liersch Present

An Evening with Dame Granny Smith

Winner of Adelaide Fringe Overall Best Variety Award 2025, the world's most celebrated apple returns for an intimate on-stage interview with master ventriloquist, David Salter. Dame Smith (not to be confused for her tarty cousin Maggie!), is witty and larger than life, if perhaps a little senile in her old age. She even sings!

From her vaudeville debut at age five to her breakthrough role in Disney’s Snow White, Smith will take you on an incredible journey through her storied life and multi-decade career, all told with her trademark candour and wit.

Warm, funny, uplifting, absurd and a "show you'll remember for many years to come" (GLAM Adelaide ⭑⭑⭑⭑⭑).

"One of the funniest shows I've seen for years." - Alan Davies

"It's like if Norman Bates and Robin Williams had a lovechild, in the best way imaginable." - Theatre G

⭑⭑⭑⭑⭑ "This is the new breed of ventriloquist performers." - Such Cliché

⭑⭑⭑⭑⭑ "A lovely, lovely show! Sweet but with plenty bite, old but still sassy, hilarity and bittersweet poignancy." - Bruce on the Fringe

WINNER Adelaide Fringe Overall Best Variety 2025
WINNER Frank Ford Award 2024

Event Details

GENRE: Performance, Comedy, Regional

DURATION: 60 mins

AGE RATING: Ages 15 +

LANGUAGE WARNING:

CONTENT WARNINGS: Drug Use or References, Alcohol Use, Mental Health

Wheelchair Accessible

SEATED OR STANDING: Seated

EVENT IMAGE DESCRIPTION: A bearded caucasian person in hat holding an apple covered in makeup and wearing a hot pink feather boa.

1 November 2025 6.30pm

Hither & Yon

GA: $25

Conc: $22

Learn More About the Artist/Producer...

David Salter is an Adelaide-based musician, actor & ventriloquist. His work for children has toured Australian schools, and his solo debut Make Believe: Children's Songs for Grown-Ups, won Best Cabaret at the 2018 Adelaide Theatre Guide Awards. Salter has toured to sold-out audiences in the Edinburgh and Adelaide Fringe.

Matthew Liersch is a South Australian-born producer, tour coordinator, and arts administrator with a flair for queer storytelling and a passion for showcasing local talent. In 2025, he was awarded Overall Best Emerging Producer at Adelaide Fringe, following two sell-out seasons of shows. Matthew also won Event of the Year at the Pride Adelaide Awards this year.