Katie Elin-Salt

Katie is a writer, actor and creative arts therapist originally from Bridgend, South Wales and now living in Cardiff.

She trained in acting at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, and has worked for many years since as an actor on stage and screen (credits include National Theatre, Shakespeare’s Globe, Paines Plough, Theatr Clwyd, Stella, Coronation Street). Katie discovered a love of writing later in life, whilst working as an actor in the Paines Plough roundabout season (2017-2018). From there, she wrote her first play Splinter, which won her a place in both the Royal Court Introduction to Playwriting programme and Soho Theatre’s Writer’s lab. She then went on to write Sprinkles, which has since been produced by both Dirty Protest and The Other Room, Cardiff. Her next play Celebrated Virgins premiered in Theatr Clwyd in 2022, and went on to be named as on of the Top 10 plays of the Year by the Telegraph. Recently, Katie has enjoyed writing two festive commissions for Sherman Theatre, Cardiff (Hansel and Gretel, 2023; Little Red Riding Hood, 2024). In 2026, Katie will be working on a mainstage adaptation of Under Milkwood for Theatr Clwyd as part of the Craidd partnership and working on Oshi’s Worlds first production – Green Fingers – which will be touring across Wales through the Summer. Katie has been a member of the Channel 4 Screenwriting Programme and the BBC Voices cohort and is currently busy working on her first screenplay. Katie is also founder and artistic director of Oshi’s World – Wales’ first company to make bespoke theatre for those with profound and multiple learning disabilities (PMLD), and is a qualified Music Therapist.

Katie is very passionate about inspiring the next generation of writers – and has been privileged facilitate several groups for young writers. Firstly the Sherman Theatre’s Introduction to Playwriting group and secondly Pentabus’ own young writers’ group.