Martin Jago

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Martin Jago
Born
Martin Jago

(1972-08-04) 4 August 1972 (age 52)
Kent, England
CitizenshipUnited Kingdom, United States
Education Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama,
University of Oxford
Occupation(s)Poet, nonfiction writer, stage director
Years active1994–present
Websitewww.martinjago.net

Martin Jago (born 4 August 1972) is a British-American poet, [1] [2] [3] nonfiction writer, [4] [5] and stage director. [6] [7] [8] [9]

His debut poetry collection, Photofit, is published by Pindrop Press [10] and his writing has been published widely in literary magazines and journals such as LIT Magazine, [11] The Moth, [12] and Acumen [13] among many others.

His first nonfiction book, To Play or Not to Play: 50 Games for Acting Shakespeare, [14] [15] with a foreword by British actor Alfred Molina, was published in the U.S. in 2012 by Smith & Kraus. His second book, ESL Shakespeare: 101 Everyday Phrases, [16] [17] also published by Smith & Kraus, was released in 2013.

In 2018, Jago published two more theatre books with Smith & Kraus, From Courts to Dungeons, [18] [19] and The Actor's Complete Shakespeare Sonnet Bible. [20] [21]

Educated at The University of Oxford, Jago first trained as an actor [22] at The Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama before a change of career in 2004 to focus on writing and directing.

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  19. ↑ Publisher's site "The Front List", Smith & Kraus Publishers, retrieved 23 April 2021
  20. ↑ Library of Congress catalog "Library of Congress Catalog",LC Catalog of works by Jago, Martin, retrieved 23 April 2021
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