director, author, playwright
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Martin Jago is a British interdisciplinary theatre director and writer
who specializes in Shakespeare and contemporary retellings of classical
texts.
He is the author of To Play or Not to Play: 50 Games for Acting Shakespeare,
with a foreword by Hollywood actor and Shakespeare teacher, Alfred Molina
and published by Smith & Kraus, the largest seller of theatre trade books
worldwide.
His second book, ESL Shakespeare: 101 Everyday Phrases was published in
September 2013.
Passionate about actor education and training he has instructed thousands of
student actors and professionals alike. He has taught at The Actor's Centre,
London and ran on-camera acting classes for one of Britain's leading drama
schools. Today, he runs regular classes in Hollywood.
Martin is also the director of project154.com, an educational resource online
that is home to recordings of all of Shakespeare's sonnets. A unique feature of
the project are the contributing artists: 154 professional actors from around the globe.
Jago lives in London and Los Angeles. He trained at RWCMD.
who specializes in Shakespeare and contemporary retellings of classical
texts.
He is the author of To Play or Not to Play: 50 Games for Acting Shakespeare,
with a foreword by Hollywood actor and Shakespeare teacher, Alfred Molina
and published by Smith & Kraus, the largest seller of theatre trade books
worldwide.
His second book, ESL Shakespeare: 101 Everyday Phrases was published in
September 2013.
Passionate about actor education and training he has instructed thousands of
student actors and professionals alike. He has taught at The Actor's Centre,
London and ran on-camera acting classes for one of Britain's leading drama
schools. Today, he runs regular classes in Hollywood.
Martin is also the director of project154.com, an educational resource online
that is home to recordings of all of Shakespeare's sonnets. A unique feature of
the project are the contributing artists: 154 professional actors from around the globe.
Jago lives in London and Los Angeles. He trained at RWCMD.
