Joan Yago (Barcelona, 1987) holds a Degree in Directing and Playwriting from the Institut del Teatre de Barcelona (Theatre Institute of Barcelona). He has written and premiered plays such as Els Ocells, Sis Personatges – Homenatge a Tomàs Giner (2018 La Crítica Award), Fairfly (2018 Max Award for New Author, 2017 Butaca Award for Best Playwriting), You say tomato (2016 Serra d’Or Award for Best Playwriting), Un lloc comú (2014 Ciutat d’Alzira Award), Bluf (2014 Quim Masó Award), Sobre el fenómeno de los trabajos de mierda, Aneboda-The Show, La Nau dels Bojos, L’Editto Bulgaro, Martingala, No soy Dean Moriarty, and Feísima enfermedad y muy triste muerte de la reina Isabel I.
He is a founding member of the independent theatre company La Calòrica and a professor of dramatic writing at the Eòlia ESAD School of Dramatic Art and the Sala Beckett Playwriting Workshop. He is the creator and scriptwriter of the series Mai neva a Ciutat for IB3 Televisió.
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