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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