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Women 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.comClaudia Mayer's co-production company: https://michelleephraim.com/Interviewer: Varsha PanjwaniGuest: Michelle EphraimProducer: Bryony FishpoolTranscript: Benjamin PooreArtwork: Wenqi WanSuggested Citation: Michelle Ephraim in conversation with Panjwani, Varsha (2025). Michelle Ephraim on her memoir Green World—a powerful dialogue between...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/Twitter: @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 Shakespe2025-03-301h 13
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/Twitter: @earlymoderndoc Insta: earlymoderndocEmail: earlymoderndoc@gmail.co...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 min