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'Women and Shakespeare' features conversations with diverse creatives and academics who are involved in making and interpreting Shakespeare. In the conversations, we find out both how Shakespeare is used to amplify the voices of women today and how women are redefining the world's most famous writer. Series 1 was sponsored by NYU Global Faculty Fund Award.
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Send us a text Hanh Bui discusses how Shakespeare's plays can make us rethink ageing. For a complete episode transcript, http://www.womenandshakespeare.com Interviewer: Varsha Panjwani Guest: Hanh Bui Researcher: Julia Patterson Producers: Caitlin Cusack & Grace Kunik Transcript: Benjamin Poore Artwork: Wenqi Wan Suggested Citation: Bui, Hanh in conversation with Panjwani, Varsha (2025). Hanh Bui on Ageing in Shakespeare. Women & Shakespeare [podcast], Series 6, Ep.2. ...
Send us a text Sophie Duncan discusses her book, Searching for Juliet — a love letter to this wonderful and beloved heroine. For a complete episode transcript, http://www.womenandshakespeare.com Interviewer: Varsha Panjwani Guest: Sophie Duncan Researchers: Irene Hao and Rose Hayward Producer: Tayphath Thyagaraj Transcript: Benjamin Poore Artwork: Wenqi Wan Suggested Citation: Duncan, Sophie in conversation with Panjwani, Varsha (2025). Sophie Duncan on Searching for Juliet. ...
Send us a text Michelle Ephraim discusses memoir writing, Jewish women in Shakespeare’s time, teaching Shakespeare, and her moving memoir Green World—a powerful dialogue between lived experience and The Merchant of Venice For a complete episode transcript, click http://www.womenandshakespeare.com Michelle Ephraim's Website: https://michelleephraim.com/ Interviewer: Varsha Panjwani Guest: Michelle Ephraim Producer: Bryony Fishpool Transcript: Benjamin Poore Artwork: Wenqi Wan Suggested Cit...
Send us a text Claudia Mayer discusses designing for Shakespeare plays, including Macbeth, The Tempest, and The Merchant of Venice. For a complete episode transcript, click http://www.womenandshakespeare.com Claudia Mayer's co-production company: https://jvproductions.co.uk/ Interviewer: Varsha Panjwani Guest: Claudia Mayer Researcher: Iris Kobrock Producer: Caroline Lehman Transcript: Benjamin Poore Artwork: Wenqi Wan Suggested Citation: Mayer, Claudia in conversation with Panjwani...
Send us a text Dominique Le Gendre discusses composing music for Shakespeare plays, including Richard II at the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse and The Complete Arkangel Shakespeare audio recordings. For a complete episode transcript, click http://www.womenandshakespeare.com Dominique Le Gendre's Website: https://www.dominiquelegendre.com/ Interviewer: Varsha Panjwani Guest: Dominique Le Gendre Researcher: Grayson Yuzon Producers: Alyssa Goodwin Transcript: Benjamin Poore Artwork: Wenqi Wan Sugge...
Send us a text Kerry Frampton (Splendid Productions) discusses her show Midsummer Mechanicals, Clowning, and the importance Working-Class Shakespeare Theatre. For a complete episode transcript, click http://www.womenandshakespeare.com Splendid's Website: https://splendidproductions.co.uk/about/ Interviewer: Varsha Panjwani Guest: Kerry Frampton Researcher: Eleanor Goetz Producers: Tino Ngorima, Isis Henderson, Kynnedi Smith Transcript: Benjamin Poore Artwork: Wenqi Wan Sugg...
Send us a text Alexa Alice Joubin discusses Shakespeare and East Asia, Trans as Method, and AI in Shakespeare Studies and performance. For a complete episode transcript, click http://www.womenandshakespeare.com Alexa's Website: https://ajoubin.org/ Interviewer: Varsha Panjwani Guest: Alexa Alice Joubin Researchers: Riley Coffman, Caitlin Finch, Alexandra Bianco Producers: Bianca Thakur Transcript: Benjamin Poore Artwork: Wenqi Wan Suggested Citation: Joubin, Alexa Ali...
Send us a text Dr Poonam Trivedi discusses Shakespeare in India and talks about her germinal co-edited collections, such as India's Shakespeare: Translation, Interpretation and Performance, Shakespeare and Indian Cinemas: Local Habitations, Re-playing Shakespeare in Asia. For a complete episode transcript, click http://www.womenandshakespeare.com Interviewer: Varsha Panjwani Guest: Poonam Trivedi Researchers: Amira Motair & Aidan Hughes Producers: Kendall Beitler & Cas...
Send us a text In this episode, Professor Tiffany Stern discusses her books and tells us about rehearsal practices, ballads, and popular entertainments in Shakespeare's day. She also tells us about being a general editor and editing The Tempest. For a complete episode transcript, click http://www.womenandshakespeare.com Interviewer: Varsha Panjwani Guest: Tiffany Stern Researchers: Sonia Kukula & Annika Suderburg Producers: Isabella DeJoy & Emma Munson Transcr...
Send us a text In this episode, playwright and actress, Lolita Chakrabarti, talks about her plays, Red Velvet and Hamnet. For a complete episode transcript, click http://www.womenandshakespeare.com Interviewer: Varsha Panjwani Guest: Lolita Chakrabarti Researchers: Marie Tagbo & Sophie Massey Producers: Audrey Kim Chung & Niraj Nair Transcript: Benjamin Poore Artwork: Wenqi Wan Suggested Citation: Chakrabarti, Lolita in conversation with Panjwani, Varsha (2024). Loli...
Send us a text In this episode, the artistic-director of 'Some Kind of Theatre', Emily Ingram, talks about Shakespeare, Popular Culture, and Props. Find out more about her company here: https://www.somekindoftheatre.co.uk For a complete episode transcript, click http://www.womenandshakespeare.com Interviewer: Varsha Panjwani Guest: Emily Ingram Researcher: Farah Elrakhawi Producers: Isabella DeJoy & Chance Ortiz-Sorrenti Transcript: Benjamin Poore Artwork: Wenqi Wan Suggested Citati...
Send us a text In this episode, Ella Hawkins talks about her book on 'Period Dress' in contemporary Shakespeare performance and about her biscuit art. Her book is available in different formats: https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/shakespeare-in-elizabethan-costume-9781350234420/ Check out her Instagram: ellamchawk For a complete episode transcript, click http://www.womenandshakespeare.com Interviewer: Varsha Panjwani Guest: Ella Hawkins Producer: Varsha Panjwani Transcript: Benjamin Poore Art...
Send us a text In this episode, Playwright Hannah Khalil talks about her adaptation of Henry VIII at Shakespeare's Globe. Check out the first anthology of her plays: https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/hannah-khalil-plays-of-arabic-heritage-9781350242197/ Check out her website: https://hannahkhalil.com/ For a complete episode transcript, click http://www.womenandshakespeare.com Interviewer: Varsha Panjwani Guest: Hannah Khalil Producers: Trixie Rodriguez & Sydney Partin Research Consulta...
Send us a text In this episode, Professor Emma Smith talks about her podcast *Approaching Shakespeare* and her wonderful books *This is Shakespeare*, *Shakespeare's First Folio*, and *Portable Magic*. Her podcast can be accessed from here: https://podcasts.ox.ac.uk/series/approaching-shakespeare For a complete episode transcript, check out http://www.womenandshakespeare.com Interviewer: Varsha Panjwani Guest: Emma Smith Producer: Peyton Harmon Transcript: Benjamin Poore Artwork...
Send us a text Academic Wendy Lennon talks about Shakespeare, Race, and Pedagogy. Find out more about her work here: https://www.shakeracepedagogy.com/ For a complete episode transcript, check out http://www.womenandshakespeare.com Interviewer: Varsha Panjwani Guest: Wendy Lennon Producers: Emily Pepper & Marisa Valentino Artwork: Mr Wenqi Wan Insta: earlymoderndoc Email: earlymoderndoc@gmail.com
Send us a text Theatre critic, Lyn Gardner, talks about reviewing Shakespeare, theatre, and culture. Read her reviews & column here: https://www.thestage.co.uk/author-lyn-gardner For a complete episode transcript, check out http://www.womenandshakespeare.com Interviewer: Varsha Panjwani Guest: Lyn Gardner Producer: Hannah Kasko Artwork: Wenqi Wan Insta: earlymoderndoc Email: earlymoderndoc@gmail.com
Send us a text Playwright and Academic, Emma Whipday talks about her play Shakespeare's Sister, her book Shakespeare's Domestic Tragedies: Violence in the Early Modern Home, and practice-based research. For a complete episode transcript, check out http://www.womenandshakespeare.com Interviewer: Varsha Panjwani Guest: Emma Whipday [http://www.emmawhipday.com/] Research Leads: Brianna Clark & Ariana Pérez Producer: Tyler Medina-Minerva Artwork: Wenqi Wan Suggested Citation: Whipd...
Send us a text In this episode, we discuss fight and intimacy direction in Shakespeare, especially in As You Like It, Hamlet, Richard II, & Romeo & Juliet. For more on Yarit Dor's work, check out https://www.yarit-dor.com/ For a complete episode transcript, check out http://www.womenandshakespeare.com Interviewer: Dr Varsha Panjwani Guest: Ms Yarit Dor Producer: Mr Zeke Tweedie Artwork: Mr Wenqi Wan Insta: earlymoderndoc Email: earlymoderndoc@gmail.com
Send us a text In this episode, we discuss Chloe Gong's intricate Young Adult Fantasy reworkings of Romeo & Juliet set in 1920s Shanghai: These Violent Delights & Our Violent Ends. For a complete episode transcript, check out http://www.womenandshakespeare.com Interviewer: Dr Varsha Panjwani Guest: Ms Chloe Gong Research Lead: Ms Morgen Shung Producer: Ms Ellie Zwolensky Artwork: Mr Wenqi Wan Insta: earlymoderndoc Email: earlymoderndoc@gmail.com
Send us a text In this episode, we discuss Shakespeare in Education in the UK and South East Asia with Dr Sarah Olive. This episode is in collaboration with the British Shakespeare Association (BSA) https://www.britishshakespeare.ws/ For a complete episode transcript, check out http://www.womenandshakespeare.com Interviewer: Dr Varsha Panjwani Producer: Mr Zeke Tweedie Guest: Dr Sarah Olive Artwork: Mr Wenqi Wan Insta: earlymoderndoc Email: earlymoderndoc@gmail.com
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