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Women and ShakespeareS6: E1: Sophie Duncan on Searching for JulietSend us a textSophie Duncan discusses her book, Searching for Juliet — a love letter to this wonderful and beloved heroine.For a complete episode transcript, http://www.womenandshakespeare.comInterviewer: Varsha PanjwaniGuest: Sophie Duncan Researchers: Irene Hao and Rose Hayward Producer: Tayphath Thyagaraj Transcript: Benjamin PooreArtwork: Wenqi WanSuggested Citation: Duncan, Sophie in conversation with Panjwani, Varsha (2025). Sophie Duncan on Searching for Juliet. Women & Shakespeare [podcast], Series 6, Ep.1. http://womenandshakespeare.com/Insta: earlymoderndocEmail: earlymoderndoc@gmail.com
2025-09-2341 minWomen and ShakespeareS5: E6:Michelle Ephraim on her memoir Green World—a powerful dialogue between lived experience and Jessica in The Merchant of VeniceSend us a textMichelle 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.comMichelle Ephraim's Website: https://michelleephraim.com/Interviewer: Varsha PanjwaniGuest: Michelle EphraimProducer: Bryony FishpoolTranscript: Benjamin PooreArtwork: Wenqi WanSuggested Citation: Ephraim, Michelle in conversation with Panjwani, Varsha (2025). Michelle Ephraim on her memoir Green World—a powerful dialogue between lived e...
2025-06-2340 minWomen and ShakespeareS5: E5: Claudia Mayer on Designing for Shakespeare PlaysSend us a textClaudia Mayer discusses designing for Shakespeare plays, including Macbeth, The Tempest, and The Merchant of Venice.For a complete episode transcript, click http://www.womenandshakespeare.comClaudia Mayer's co-production company: https://jvproductions.co.uk/Interviewer: Varsha PanjwaniGuest: Claudia MayerResearcher: Iris Kobrock Producer: Caroline LehmanTranscript: Benjamin PooreArtwork: Wenqi WanSuggested Citation: Mayer, Claudia in conversation with Panjwani, Varsha (2025). Claudia Mayer on Designing for Shakespeare Plays [Podcast], Series 5, Ep.5. http://womenandshakespeare.com/Insta: e...
2025-05-2340 minWomen and ShakespeareS5: E4: Dominique Le Gendre on Composing Music for Shakespeare PlaysSend us a textDominique 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.comDominique Le Gendre's Website: https://www.dominiquelegendre.com/Interviewer: Varsha PanjwaniGuest: Dominique Le GendreResearcher: Grayson YuzonProducers: Alyssa GoodwinTranscript: Benjamin PooreArtwork: Wenqi WanSuggested Citation: Le Gendre, Dominique in conversation with Panjwani, Varsha (2025). Dominique Le Gendre on Composing Music for Shakespeare Plays [Po...
2025-04-2333 min
Speaking of ShakespeareSoS # 66 | Varsha Panjwani: Women and ShakespeareThis is a talk with Varsha Panjwani, host of the podcast, Women and Shakespeare. She also discusses her recent work on A Midsummer Night’s Dream and on in Indian and diasporic Shakespeare.00:00:00 - Intro00:02:05 - Women and Shakespeare podcast00:07:41 - Podcasts/Feminist Shakespeare Pedagogy00:17:26 - Varsha’s intro to Oxford “Midsummer”00:32:14 - Indian Shakespeare in India00:37:40 - Bollywood and Shakespeare in film00:43:20 - Indian Shakespeare adapted in the West00:52:28 - Indian culture, personal rebellion, and Shakespeare01:05:18 - Future plans, diaspora Shakespe
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Shakespeare, Race and Pedagogy Podcast2. 'A Midsummer Night's Dream': Dr Wendy Lennon in conversation with Dr Varsha Panjwani #ShakeRacePedagogyDr Wendy Lennon and Dr Varsha Panjwani discuss race, class and gender in Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream.
How does race intersect with gender and class in A Midsummer Night's Dream?
How can themes of race, class and gender be taught sensitively and in engaging ways?
How might an edition of A Midsummer Night's Dream take into account race words that are glossed in the text, with an introduction to meaningfully contextualise these topics?
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2025-02-2829 minWomen and ShakespeareS5: E3: Kerry Frampton on Midsummer Mechanicals, Clowning, and Working-Class Shakespeare TheatreSend us a textKerry 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.comSplendid's Website: https://splendidproductions.co.uk/about/Interviewer: Varsha PanjwaniGuest: Kerry FramptonResearcher: Eleanor Goetz Producers: Tino Ngorima, Isis Henderson, Kynnedi Smith Transcript: Benjamin PooreArtwork: Wenqi WanSuggested Citation: Frampton, Kerry in conversation with Panjwani, Varsha (2024). Kerry Frampton on Midsummer Mechanicals, Clowning, and Working-Class Shakespeare Theatre [Podcast], Series 5, Ep.3. http://womenandshakespeare.com/
2024-09-2341 min
Fordham University LondonVirago: Feminist Publishing: discussion with Varsha Panjwani and Lennie Goodings,Lennie Goodings, Chair of Virago Press, joined Varsha Panjwani in a conversation highlighting the importance of women and feminism in publishing. In this London Speaker Series, Goodings emphasizes the universal benefits of making space for women in creative industries, a mission that she has advanced many times over during her time at Virago. A special thanks to Lennie for engaging with students in such an important discussion. Find the full conversation below on the Fordham London Podcast!
2024-06-0559 minWomen and ShakespeareS5: E2: Alexa Alice Joubin on Shakespeare & East Asia, Trans as Method, and AI in ShakespeareSend us a textAlexa 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.comAlexa's Website: https://ajoubin.org/Interviewer: Varsha PanjwaniGuest: Alexa Alice Joubin Researchers: Riley Coffman, Caitlin Finch, Alexandra BiancoProducers: Bianca Thakur Transcript: Benjamin PooreArtwork: Wenqi WanSuggested Citation: Joubin, Alexa Alice in conversation with Panjwani, Varsha (2024). Alexa Alice Joubin on Shakespeare & East Asia, Trans as Method, and AI in Shakespeare [Podcast], Ser...
2024-05-2346 minWomen and ShakespeareS5: E1: Poonam Trivedi on Shakespeare & IndiaSend us a textDr 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.comInterviewer: Varsha PanjwaniGuest: Poonam TrivediResearchers: Amira Motair & Aidan HughesProducers: Kendall Beitler & Casey BachnerTranscript: Benjamin PooreArtwork: Wenqi WanSuggested Citation: Trivedi, Poonam in conversation with Panjwani, Varsha (2024). Poonam Trivedi on Shakespeare & India [Podcast], Series 5, Ep.1. http://wom...
2024-04-1840 minWomen and ShakespeareS4: E6: Tiffany Stern on Rehearsal Practices, Ballads, Popular EntertainmentsSend us a textIn 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.comInterviewer: Varsha PanjwaniGuest: Tiffany Stern Researchers: Sonia Kukula & Annika Suderburg Producers: Isabella DeJoy & Emma Munson Transcript: Benjamin PooreArtwork: Wenqi WanSuggested Citation: Stern, Tiffany in conversation with Panjwani, Varsha (2024). Tiffany Stern on Rehearsal Practices, Ballads, Popu...
2024-02-2342 minWomen and ShakespeareS4: E5: Lolita Chakrabarti on Red Velvet and HamnetSend us a textIn this episode, playwright and actress, Lolita Chakrabarti, talks about her plays, Red Velvet and Hamnet.For a complete episode transcript, click http://www.womenandshakespeare.comInterviewer: Varsha PanjwaniGuest: Lolita Chakrabarti Researchers: Marie Tagbo & Sophie Massey Producers: Audrey Kim Chung & Niraj Nair Transcript: Benjamin PooreArtwork: Wenqi WanSuggested Citation: Chakrabarti, Lolita in conversation with Panjwani, Varsha (2024). Lolita Chakrabarti on Red Velvet and Hamnet [Podcast], Series 4, Ep. 5. http://womenandshakespeare.com/Insta: earlymoderndocEmail: earlymoderndoc@gmail.com
2024-01-2336 minWomen and ShakespeareS4: E4: Emily Ingram on Shakespeare, Popular Culture, and PropsSend us a textIn 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.ukFor a complete episode transcript, click http://www.womenandshakespeare.comInterviewer: Varsha PanjwaniGuest: Emily IngramResearcher: Farah Elrakhawi Producers: Isabella DeJoy & Chance Ortiz-SorrentiTranscript: Benjamin PooreArtwork: Wenqi WanSuggested Citation: Ingram, Emily in conversation with Panjwani, Varsha (2023). Emily Ingram on Shakespeare, Popular Culture, and Props. Women & Shakespeare [P...
2023-12-2333 minWomen and ShakespeareS4: E3: Ella Hawkins on Period Dress in Contemporary Shakespeare Performance & Biscuit ArtSend us a textIn 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: ellamchawkFor a complete episode transcript, click http://www.womenandshakespeare.comInterviewer: Varsha PanjwaniGuest: Ella HawkinsProducer: Varsha PanjwaniTranscript: Benjamin PooreArtwork: Wenqi WanSuggested Citation: Hawkins, Ella in conversation with Panjwani, Varsha (2023). Ella Hawkins on Period Dress in C...
2023-08-2136 minWomen and ShakespeareS4: E2: Hannah Khalil on adapting *Henry VIII* for Shakespeare's GlobeSend us a textIn 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 PanjwaniGuest: Hannah KhalilProducers: Trixie Rodriguez & Sydney PartinResearch Consultant & Transcript: Benjamin PooreArtwork: Wenqi WanSuggested Citation: Khalil, Hannah in conversation with Panjwani, Varsha (2023). Hannah Khalil on adapting H...
2023-06-2334 minWomen and ShakespeareS4:E1: Emma Smith on Approaching Shakespeare, First Folio, and Portable Magic of BooksSend us a textIn 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-shakespeareFor a complete episode transcript, check out http://www.womenandshakespeare.com Interviewer: Varsha PanjwaniGuest: Emma SmithProducer: Peyton HarmonTranscript: Benjamin PooreArtwork: Wenqi WanInsta: earlymoderndocEmail: earlymoderndoc@gmail.com
2023-04-2336 min
Harris in ConversationS4,Ep2: Varsha PanjwaniOliver Blagden speaks with the host and creator of the award-winning ‘Women & Shakespeare’ podcast, Dr Varsha Panjwani. Varsha discusses why we should approach Shakespeare's works with an anti-prejudice pedagogy, explains how we can diversify our 'traditional' interpretation of texts, asks us to reconsider how we teach Lady Macbeth, and teases her exciting new book: 'Podcasts and Feminist Shakespeare Pedagogy.'
2022-12-1533 minWomen and ShakespeareS3: E6: Wendy Lennon on Shakespeare, Race, and PedagogySend us a textAcademic 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 PanjwaniGuest: Wendy LennonProducers: Emily Pepper & Marisa ValentinoArtwork: Mr Wenqi WanInsta: earlymoderndocEmail: earlymoderndoc@gmail.com
2022-11-2324 minWomen and ShakespeareS3: E5: Lyn Gardner on Reviewing ShakespeareSend us a textTheatre critic, Lyn Gardner, talks about reviewing Shakespeare, theatre, and culture.Read her reviews & column here: https://www.thestage.co.uk/author-lyn-gardnerFor a complete episode transcript, check out http://www.womenandshakespeare.com Interviewer: Varsha PanjwaniGuest: Lyn GardnerProducer: Hannah KaskoArtwork: Wenqi WanInsta: earlymoderndocEmail: earlymoderndoc@gmail.com
2022-10-2334 min
The Virginia Woolf PodcastWoolf and ShakespeareSend us a textIn this interview, Karina talks to Shakespeare scholar and creator of the Women in Shakespeare podcast, Dr Varsha Panjwani. We discuss Shakespeare's huge impact on Woolf and her ambivalence about masculine influence. We also dig into that mysterious character of 'Shakespeare's sister,' and ask whether such a figure could have existed in Shakespeare's day. To learn more about Literature Cambridge, go to https://www.literaturecambridge.co.uk or follow them on:https://litcamb.substack.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/literature-cambridge an...
2022-10-1722 minWomen and ShakespeareS3: E4: Emma Whipday on Shakespeare's Sister, Shakespeare's Domestic Tragedies, and Practice-Based ResearchSend us a textPlaywright 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 PanjwaniGuest: Emma Whipday [http://www.emmawhipday.com/]Research Leads: Brianna Clark & Ariana PérezProducer: Tyler Medina-MinervaArtwork: Wenqi WanSuggested Citation: Whipday, Emma in conversation with Panjwani, Varsha (2022). Emma Whipday on Shakespeare's Sister, Shakespeare's Domestic Tragedies, and Practice-Based Research. Women & Shakespeare [Podcast], Series 3, Ep...
2022-07-2335 minWomen and ShakespeareS3: E3: Yarit Dor on Fight & Intimacy Direction in ShakespeareSend us a textIn 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 PanjwaniGuest: Ms Yarit DorProducer: Mr Zeke TweedieArtwork: Mr Wenqi Wan Insta: earlymoderndocEmail: earlymoderndoc@gmail.com
2022-06-2334 min
Women and ShakespeareS3: E2: Chloe Gong on Romeo & Juliet & YA Adaptations: These Violent Delights & Our Violent EndsSend us a textIn 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 PanjwaniGuest: Ms Chloe GongResearch Lead: Ms Morgen ShungProducer: Ms Ellie ZwolenskyArtwork: Mr Wenqi Wan Insta: earlymoderndocEmail: earlymoderndoc@gmail.com
2022-01-2332 minWomen and ShakespeareS3:E1: Sarah Olive on Shakespeare in EducationSend us a textIn 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 PanjwaniProducer: Mr Zeke TweedieGuest: Dr Sarah OliveArtwork: Mr Wenqi Wan Insta: earlymoderndocEmail: earlymoderndoc@gmail.com
2021-11-2336 minWomen and ShakespeareSomething Old-Something New 2: Bonus Episode: Chris Bush with Ivanna VargasSend us a textChris Bush talks about her journey from being a university student to a successful playwright. Check out http://www.womenandshakespeare.com for a complete transcript.Interviewer: Ms Ivanna Vargas Guest: Ms Chris Bush Producer: Ms Kelly PayneEditing: Dr Varsha PanjwaniArtwork: Mr Wenqi Wan Insta: earlymoderndocEmail: earlymoderndoc@gmail.com
2021-08-0606 min
Women and ShakespeareS2:E6: Mary Bly on Lizzie & Dante and Romeo & JulietSend us a textIn this episode, we discuss Professor Mary Bly's novel, Lizzie & Dante, which is an intricate reworking of Romeo & Juliet.For a complete episode transcript, check out http://www.womenandshakespeare.com Interviewer & Producer: Dr Varsha PanjwaniGuest: Professor Mary BlyArtwork: Mr Wenqi Wan Insta: earlymoderndocEmail: earlymoderndoc@gmail.com
2021-07-2332 min
Women and ShakespeareS2:E5: Naomi Miller on Imperfect Alchemist, Mary Sidney Herbert, Mary WrothSend us a textIn this episode, we discuss Professor Naomi Miller's novel, Imperfect Alchemist, which revolves around Mary Sidney Herbert and her bond with a maidservant and artist Rose. You can find the paperback here: https://amzn.to/3x4AdKX For a complete episode transcript, check out http://www.womenandshakespeare.com Interviewer: Dr Varsha PanjwaniGuest: Professor Naomi MillerProducer: Mr Zeke TweedieArtwork: Mr Wenqi Wan Insta: earlymoderndocEmail: earlymoderndoc@gmail.com
2021-06-2332 min
Protest Too Much: A Shakespeare ShowdownInterlude 5: "Best Personality" Varsha PDr. Varsha Panjwani joins host Stephanie Crugnola on this week's episode to argue which of Shakespeare's characters has the best personality!
Varsha brings Beatrice (Much Ado About Nothing) and has Stephanie argue for Duke Orsino (Twelfth Night)!
Vote for who you think should be the winner on Facebook (/p2mpod) or Twitter (@p2mpod)!
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2021-06-1734 minWomen and ShakespeareS2:E4:Part2: Adjoa Andoh on Richard II, Inclusive Theatre Lighting, Julius CaesarSend us a textIn this Birthday episode, part-2, we discuss the all-women-of-colour Richard II, inclusive theatre lighting, and Julius Caesar. This episode is a collaboration with a special issue of the journal, Otherness: Essays and Studies. Edited by Dr. Anne Sophie Refskou, the special issue is all about 'representing (and misrepresenting) the title characters in Richard II and Richard II'. Listeners will find a wealth of both contextual material for Andoh's production as well as good companion pieces here: https://www.otherness.dk/journal/otherness-essays-studies-82/The production was recorded by Andoh’s company ‘Swin...
2021-06-0420 minWomen and ShakespeareS2:E4:Part1: Adjoa Andoh on Women of Colour, Richard II, UlyssesSend us a textIn this Birthday episode, we discuss the women of colour who shape Shakespeare and Britain, Ulysses, and the all-women-of-colour Richard II. This is part-1 of a two-part conversation. This episode is a collaboration with a special issue of the journal, Otherness: Essays and Studies. Edited by Dr. Anne Sophie Refskou, the special issue is all about 'representing (and misrepresenting) the title characters in Richard II and Richard II'. Listeners will find a wealth of both contextual material for Andoh's production as well as good companion pieces here: https://www.otherness.dk/jo...
2021-04-2323 minWomen and ShakespeareS2:E3:Nadia Nadarajah on Shakespeare in Sign Language (BSL), Celia, Titania, Guildenstern, CleopatraSend us a textWe discuss Shakespeare in British Sign Language (BSL), deaf actors, Celia, Titania, Guildenstern, and Cleopatra. Check out http://www.womenandshakespeare.com for a complete transcript. Interviewer & Producer: Dr Varsha PanjwaniGuest: Ms Nadia NadarajahInterpreter: Ms Linda BruceArtwork: Mr Wenqi Wan Suggested Citation: Nadarajah, Nadia in conversation with Panjwani, Varsha (2021). Nadia Nadarajah on Shakespeare in Sign Language (BSL), Celia, Titania, Guildenstern, Cleopatra [Podcast], Series 2, Ep. 3. http://womenandshakespeare.com/Sponsored by NYU Global Faculty Fund AwardInsta: earlymoderndocEmail: earlymoderndoc@gmail.c...
2021-03-2326 minWomen and ShakespeareS2:E2: Andrea Smith on Radio ShakespearesSend us a textWe discuss Radio Shakespeares in the UK, accents, silent characters, and teaching resources. Check out http://www.womenandshakespeare.com for a complete transcript. Contact Andrea Smith @AndreaUEA for more listening suggestions!Interviewer & Producer: Dr Varsha PanjwaniGuest: Andrea SmithArtwork: Mr Wenqi Wan Insta: earlymoderndocEmail: earlymoderndoc@gmail.com
2021-02-2328 minWomen and ShakespeareSomething Old-Something New 1: Bonus Episode: Janet Suzman with Lauren GrajewskiSend us a textJanet Suzman tells us about playing in Richard III on the night that Kennedy was shot. Check out http://www.womenandshakespeare.com for a complete transcript.Interviewer: Ms Lauren Grajewski Guest: Dame Janet SuzmanProducer: Ms Ivanna VargasEditing: Dr Varsha PanjwaniArtwork: Mr Wenqi Wan Insta: earlymoderndocEmail: earlymoderndoc@gmail.com
2021-02-0105 minWomen and ShakespeareS2:E1: Professor Diana Henderson on Virginia Woolf, Shakespeare Films, and Shake-shiftingSend us a textWe discuss Virginia Woolf's collaborations with Shakespeare, Shakespeare Films, adaptations and Shake-shifting, and collaborative models for the discipline. Check out http://www.womenandshakespeare.com for a complete transcript.Interviewer: Dr Varsha Panjwani Guest: Professor Diana HendersonProducers: Mr Kyle Eber and Ms Zoey LiuArtwork: Mr Wenqi Wan Insta: earlymoderndocEmail: earlymoderndoc@gmail.com
2021-01-2329 minWomen and ShakespeareS1:E6: Janet Suzman on Hamlet, Othello, Antony & CleopatraSend us a textIn this episode, we discuss Janet Suzman's productions of Hamlet, Othello, and Antony and Cleopatra in South Africa and England. Check out http://www.womenandshakespeare.com for a complete transcript.Interviewer: Dr Varsha Panjwani Guest: Dame Janet SuzmanProducer: Ivanna VargasArtwork: Mr Wenqi Wan Sponsored by NYU Global Faculty Fund AwardInsta: earlymoderndocEmail: earlymoderndoc@gmail.com
2020-09-1725 minWomen and ShakespeareS1:E5: Kathryn Pogson on Portia, Ophelia, Lady AnneSend us a textIn this episode, we discuss Shakespeare's young women - Portia, Ophelia, and Lady Anne and the way in which they navigate a patriarchal world. Check out http://www.womenandshakespeare.com for a complete transcript.Interviewer: Dr Varsha Panjwani Guest: Kathryn PogsonProducer: Ms Karen Jessica StewartArtwork: Mr Wenqi Wan Sponsored by NYU Global Faculty Fund AwardInsta: earlymoderndocEmail: earlymoderndoc@gmail.com
2020-08-2330 min
Women and ShakespeareS1:E4:Farah-Karim Cooper on Shakespeare's Globe, Sam Wanamaker Playhouse, Cosmetics, GesturesSend us a textIn this episode, we discuss Shakespeare's Globe, Sam Wanamaker Playhouse, cosmetics, and gestures and the way in which they are connected to race, women, and power. Check out http://www.womenandshakespeare.com for a complete transcript.Interviewer: Dr Varsha Panjwani Guest: Professor Farah Karim-CooperProducer: Ms Lauren Yingqi CheungArtwork: Mr Wenqi Wan Sponsored by NYU Global Faculty Fund AwardInsta: earlymoderndocEmail: earlymoderndoc@gmail.com
2020-07-2329 min
Women and ShakespeareS1:E3:Chris Bush on adapting A Midsummer Night's Dream, PericlesSend us a textIn this episode, we discuss Chris Bush's Shakespeare-based community musical plays, Dream and Pericles. We also talk about democratizing Shakespeare through community theatre. Check out http://www.womenandshakespeare.com for a complete transcript.Interviewer: Dr Varsha Panjwani Guest: Ms Chris BushProducer: Ms Kelly PayneArtwork: Mr Wenqi Wan Sponsored by NYU Global Faculty Fund AwardInsta: earlymoderndocEmail: earlymoderndoc@gmail.com
2020-06-2328 min
Women and ShakespeareS1:E2:Dona Croll on Cleopatra, John of Gaunt, Black Actors in BritainSend us a textIn this episode, we discuss Dona Croll's portrayal of Cleopatra (she was the first black Cleopatra on the professional British stage) and John of Gaunt in Richard II at Shakespeare’s Globe. We also talk about the experience of black actors in the British theatre industry. Check out http://www.womenandshakespeare.com for a complete transcript.Interviewer: Dr Varsha Panjwani Guest: Ms Dona CrollProducer: Ms Lauren Yingqi CheungArtwork: Mr Wenqi Wan Sponsored by NYU Global Faculty Fund AwardInsta: earlymoderndocEmail: earl...
2020-05-2325 minWomen and ShakespeareS1:E1:Delia Jarrett-Macauley on 'Moses, Citizen & Me', 'Shakespeare, Race and Performance'Send us a textIn this episode, we discuss Dr Delia Jarrett-Macauley's novel, Moses, Citizen & Me, which revolves around a production of Julius Caesar by child soldiers in Africa, and her edited collection Shakespeare, Race and Performance. Check out http://www.womenandshakespeare.com for a complete transcript.Interviewer: Dr Varsha Panjwani Guest: Dr Delia Jarrett-MacauleyProducer: Ms Karen Jessica StewartArtwork: Mr Wenqi Wan Sponsored by NYU Global Faculty Fund AwardInsta: earlymoderndocEmail: earlymoderndoc@gmail.com
2020-04-2323 min
Women and ShakespeareIntroduction: Bonus EpisodeSend us a textIn this episode, I discuss why the podcast series was created and why everyone should listen to it. Check out http://www.womenandshakespeare.com for transcripts.Creator: Dr Varsha PanjwaniInterviewer: Ms Apurva Kothari Producer: Mr Davis StephensArtwork: Mr Wenqi Wan Funded by NYU Global Faculty Fund AwardInsta: earlymoderndocEmail: earlymoderndoc@gmail.com
2020-03-0707 min
Jaipur BytesMasala ShakespeareJonathan Gil Harris, Rachel Dwyer and Varsha Panjwani in conversation with Cary Sawhney. Shakespeare’s Indian avatar has taken deep root in Bollywood and popular culture. Poet and lyricist Gulzar along with directors Sanjay Leela Bansali and Vishal Bharadwaj have all taken inspiration from the Bard. A lively panel explores the profound resonance between Shakespeare’s craft and Indian cinema and cultural forms. Jonathan Gil Harris, professor of English at Ashoka University, Rachel Dwyer, professor of Indian Culture and Cinema at SOAS, and academic Varsha Panjwani, lecturer in Shakespeare at NYU London, in conversation with filmmaker and director of the...
2019-06-1641 min
Kingston Shakespeare PodcastsIndian Shakespeares on Film - InterviewListen to this KiSSiT (Kingston Shakespeare Seminar in Theory) Work-in-Progress session with Dr Varsha Panjwani (Boston and York) and Koel Chatterjee (Royal Holloway), held on the 14th of April at the Rose Theatre Kingston, on Indian Shakespeares on Screen: Identity, Politics, Entertainment, chaired by Timo Uotinen. Find out more about their succesful conference and project at indianshakespearesonscreen.com. The recordings are divided into four parts: interview about the project, Varsha’s talk on 10 ml Love (adaptation of A Midsummer Night’s Dream), Koel on Arshinagar (a Romeo and Juliet adaptation), and an open discussion about all the above.
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2016-06-2427 min
Kingston Shakespeare PodcastsIndian Shakespeare on Film - DiscussionListen to this KiSSiT (Kingston Shakespeare Seminar in Theory) Work-in-Progress session with Dr Varsha Panjwani (Boston and York) and Koel Chatterjee (Royal Holloway), held on the 14th of April at the Rose Theatre Kingston, on Indian Shakespeares on Screen: Identity, Politics, Entertainment, chaired by Timo Uotinen. Find out more about their succesful conference and project at indianshakespearesonscreen.com. The recordings are divided into four parts: interview about the project, Varsha’s talk on 10 ml Love (adaptation of A Midsummer Night’s Dream), Koel on Arshinagar (a Romeo and Juliet adaptation), and an open discussion about all the above.
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2016-06-2439 min
Kingston Shakespeare PodcastsKoel Chatterjee: Image as text in ArshinagarListen to this KiSSiT (Kingston Shakespeare Seminar in Theory) Work-in-Progress session with Dr Varsha Panjwani (Boston and York) and Koel Chatterjee (Royal Holloway), held on the 14th of April at the Rose Theatre Kingston, on Indian Shakespeares on Screen: Identity, Politics, Entertainment, chaired by Timo Uotinen. Find out more about their succesful conference and project at indianshakespearesonscreen.com. The recordings are divided into four parts: interview about the project, Varsha’s talk on 10 ml Love (adaptation of A Midsummer Night’s Dream), Koel on Arshinagar (a Romeo and Juliet adaptation), and an open discussion about all the above.
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2016-06-2426 min
Kingston Shakespeare PodcastsVarsha Panjwani: Shakespeare and the Indian IndieListen to this KiSSiT (Kingston Shakespeare Seminar in Theory) Work-in-Progress session with Dr Varsha Panjwani (Boston and York) and Koel Chatterjee (Royal Holloway), held on the 14th of April at the Rose Theatre Kingston, on Indian Shakespeares on Screen: Identity, Politics, Entertainment, chaired by Timo Uotinen. Find out more about their succesful conference and project at indianshakespearesonscreen.com. The recordings are divided into four parts: interview about the project, Varsha’s talk on 10 ml Love (adaptation of A Midsummer Night’s Dream), Koel on Arshinagar (a Romeo and Juliet adaptation), and an open discussion about all the above.
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2016-06-2423 min
Spring 2016 | Public lectures and events | Audio and pdfLiterary Festival 2016: Worlds Elsewhere: global ShakespeareContributor(s): Ben Crystal, Andrew Dickson, Dr Varsha Panjwani | Shakespeare has been translated into virtually all the world’s most commonly spoken languages. His plays are performed in a rich variety of theatrical traditions. How did he become the global phenomenon he is today? And how is his work received and interpreted across the world? Ben Crystal (@bencrystal) is an actor, writer and producer. He is the artistic director of Passion in Practice and its Shakespeare Ensemble. Andrew Dickson (@andydickson) is a writer and critic. He has a double first in English literature and an MPhil in Renaissance literature from Ca...
2016-02-271h 19Spring 2016 | Public lectures and events | VideoLiterary Festival 2016: Worlds Elsewhere: global ShakespeareContributor(s): Ben Crystal, Andrew Dickson, Dr Varsha Panjwani | Shakespeare has been translated into virtually all the world’s most commonly spoken languages. His plays are performed in a rich variety of theatrical traditions. How did he become the global phenomenon he is today? And how is his work received and interpreted across the world? Ben Crystal (@bencrystal) is an actor, writer and producer. He is the artistic director of Passion in Practice and its Shakespeare Ensemble. Andrew Dickson (@andydickson) is a writer and critic. He has a double first in English literature and an MPhil in Renaissance literature from Ca...
2016-02-271h 19