“Slater’s sense of storytelling is undeniably charming” – London Pub Theatres
Robert Emlyn Slater is a writer from Ruthin, North Wales, now based in South-West London.
His debut play, Death and the Cat, which followed the adventures of the Grim Reaper and his pet cat, Panther, was performed at The Drayton Arms Theatre, London, in November 2024. It sold out all five nights of its run and received four-star reviews.
His second play, The Cabin, ran for five nights at Barons Court Theatre in July 2026. It sold out its opening night and was described by critics as being “uproariously entertaining” and “genuinely funny, pacy, and the good kind of bleak”. It will be returning to Barons Court Theatre in October for two nights as part of GrimFest.
In 2021, his episode of the animated kids’ TV show, Sali Mali, titled Toriad Gwawr (Daybreak), aired on S4C. It is regularly repeated and is still available on BBC iPlayer and S4C Clic when the wind is in the right direction.
He has had numerous short plays performed in London, Liverpool, Brighton, and Aberystwyth. His work has been performed at Southwark Playhouse, the Pleasance Theatre, The Bread & Roses Theatre, The Cervantes Theatre, and The Glitch. It’s also been performed at the Royal Court Theatre in Liverpool and the Komedia in Brighton.
Rob has written extensively with Director’s Cut Theatre Company. He has also had his writing performed and read by KDC Theatre, Flat 4 Theatre, SIK Productions, Scriptwriters Bath & Co., and Cwmni Ennyn Awakenyn.
He is currently working on his new plays, NewsRightNow Dot Com and The Kitchen at the End of the Universe. Rob has also written two (currently) unpublished novels, and is working on a children’s book.
Between the hours of 9am-5.30pm, Rob is a freelance writer.
