Darren Freebury-Jones is a lecturer in Shakespeare Studies in Stratford-upon-Avon, whose research on Shakespeare and his contemporaries can be found in a wide range of peer-reviewed journals and books. His work has been discussed in national newspapers such as The Times, The Guardian, The Telegraph, The Observer, and The Independent. He is also an actor and has spent much of his life writing fiction and poetry. He has a house in Cardiff, Wales, where he is from.