To Play or Not to Play: 50 Games for Acting Shakespeare by Martin Jago
with a foreword by Alfred Molina
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Martin Jago at his recent book launch, Samuel French on Sunset Blvd., Hollywood.
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What Industry Experts Say:
An intelligent book that combines an advanced methodology for understanding how Shakespeare's language works with an accessibility that will appeal to experienced theater arts educators and those students who are serious about the Bard.
- Jonathan Moscone, Artistic Director, California Shakespeare Theater
An insightful and essential guide for actors, directors, teachers and anyone interested in Shakespeare.
- Guy Roberts, Artistic Director, Prague Shakespeare Festival
Mr Jago has put together some wonderful exercises but what's most extraordinary about what Mr Jago has done is that virtually all the work here is based on the text, not superfluous theatre games! "Character is in the text, is made of the text, and is born out of the text." Succinct and exactly right!
- Marco Barricelli, Artistic Director, Shakespeare Santa Cruz
The author invites us on a journey from Shakespeare zero to Shakespeare hero...a must-have manual for students and professionals alike.
- Professor Paul McDonald, Chair of Creative Industries, University of Nottingham, U.K.
Jago sets out a practical no-nonsense approach to the language of Shakespeare, and his exercises are highly beneficial in the classroom or in rehearsal. I highly recommend it.
- Mike Pacey, Senior Lecturer and Course Leader for MA Performance, University of Central Lancashire, U.K.
Jago's approach is clear, understandable, and most of all, fun! This book is a serious resource for those who are serious about the craft of acting.
- Lois Hunter, Theatre Department Chair, Los Angeles County High School for the Arts
- Jonathan Moscone, Artistic Director, California Shakespeare Theater
An insightful and essential guide for actors, directors, teachers and anyone interested in Shakespeare.
- Guy Roberts, Artistic Director, Prague Shakespeare Festival
Mr Jago has put together some wonderful exercises but what's most extraordinary about what Mr Jago has done is that virtually all the work here is based on the text, not superfluous theatre games! "Character is in the text, is made of the text, and is born out of the text." Succinct and exactly right!
- Marco Barricelli, Artistic Director, Shakespeare Santa Cruz
The author invites us on a journey from Shakespeare zero to Shakespeare hero...a must-have manual for students and professionals alike.
- Professor Paul McDonald, Chair of Creative Industries, University of Nottingham, U.K.
Jago sets out a practical no-nonsense approach to the language of Shakespeare, and his exercises are highly beneficial in the classroom or in rehearsal. I highly recommend it.
- Mike Pacey, Senior Lecturer and Course Leader for MA Performance, University of Central Lancashire, U.K.
Jago's approach is clear, understandable, and most of all, fun! This book is a serious resource for those who are serious about the craft of acting.
- Lois Hunter, Theatre Department Chair, Los Angeles County High School for the Arts
Also From Publishers Smith and Kraus
ESL Shakespeare: 101 Everyday Phrases by Martin Jago
With this book, Martin Jago has created an accessible and valuable resource to help integrate Shakespeare into our teaching and learning of English. Drawing on a career working with Shakespeare in the theatre, he has identified a wealth of everyday phrases and idioms that originated with Shakespeare - "fight fire with fire," "in a pickle," "wild goose chase," and 98 others. This book will not only offer light, supplementary material for intermediate to advanced level students, it will also provide exposure to some of thepractical, everyday language that animates English conversation around the world.
With this book, Martin Jago has created an accessible and valuable resource to help integrate Shakespeare into our teaching and learning of English. Drawing on a career working with Shakespeare in the theatre, he has identified a wealth of everyday phrases and idioms that originated with Shakespeare - "fight fire with fire," "in a pickle," "wild goose chase," and 98 others. This book will not only offer light, supplementary material for intermediate to advanced level students, it will also provide exposure to some of thepractical, everyday language that animates English conversation around the world.
Plays:
Recent work includes:
2017 - Kings of Dalston.
Set in modern day London and based in part on King Lear.
2016 - Chekhov in Love,
An adaptation for stage of Chekhov short stories on the theme of Love.
MacGregor and Beth,
A play for young people based in part on Macbeth.
Named one of the top 100 plays at The Bruntwood Prize, the U.K's largest annual playwriting competition.
Plays for Children and Young Audiences:
House, Hide & Seek, and Guto for U.K. based Spectacle Theatre Company;
Neighbours for Little London's West End production of After Chekhov, Soho Theatre,
One of those People, Salem K Theatre Company/Matrix Theatre, Los Angeles.
2017 - Kings of Dalston.
Set in modern day London and based in part on King Lear.
2016 - Chekhov in Love,
An adaptation for stage of Chekhov short stories on the theme of Love.
MacGregor and Beth,
A play for young people based in part on Macbeth.
Named one of the top 100 plays at The Bruntwood Prize, the U.K's largest annual playwriting competition.
Plays for Children and Young Audiences:
House, Hide & Seek, and Guto for U.K. based Spectacle Theatre Company;
Neighbours for Little London's West End production of After Chekhov, Soho Theatre,
One of those People, Salem K Theatre Company/Matrix Theatre, Los Angeles.
