The Bakehouse, 44 High Street, Gatehouse of Fleet, DG7 2HP
Tel: 01557 814175/196
Chrys Salt is an award winning writer and theatre director. She is Artistic Director of The Bakehouse, a flourishing arts venue in SW Scotland, an editor of the literary magazine Markings (www.thebakehouse.info) and Artistic Director of Bare Boards… and a passion Theatre Company. She directs extensively in theatre and sound and has worked with many of the country’s leading actors.
Chrys has written several books, including Here We Go – Women’s Memories of the 1984/5 Miner’s Strike which won a National Media Ward. Her popular book for actors, Make Acting Work is now in its third edition. Most recently she edited and wrote the director’s commentaries for six audition books, also for Methuen (click here for more information).
She writes theatre and radio plays, adaptations, documentaries and features and has published several poetry collections. She is a regular tutor at The London Actors Centre and is based in both London and Southern Scotland.
Awards:
National Media Ward (CRS)
New Writing Bursary (English Arts Council)
Work Development Grant (Scottish Arts Council)
Writer’s Residency (RHBNC London University)
Fringe First (Edinburgh Festival)
Chrys does regular poetry readings and runs UK wide workshops for actors and writers. For further information about Chrys’ regular workshops at the London Actors Centre go to www.actorscentre.co.uk
She is currently directing The World Premier of Laughing in the Dark by Graeme Messer
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