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This is a very special episode... and our first double-parter! The first part is an interview of emerging artist and acting student Tait Brennan. It is incredibly refreshing and inspiring to hear from a young person...
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Why Shakespeare?
Hosted by Victoria Gartner · arts · EN
About this Podcast:
Why Shakespeare? is a podcast hosted by Victoria Gartner in which she asks why? Why do people have such complex relationships with Shakespeare and why do they do it, practice it, revere it or shun it? With guests ranging from actors to academics, she explores a wealth of material, from methods to madness, about what it means to do Shakespeare today. Whether you celebrate him, question him, or can’t stand him, this show uncovers what keeps his words buzzing in our world (and our ear!) today.
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What is Why Shakespeare? about?
Why Shakespeare? is a podcast hosted by Victoria Gartner in which she asks why? Why do people have such complex relationships with Shakespeare and why do they do it, practice it, revere it or shun it?
Who hosts Why Shakespeare??
Why Shakespeare? is hosted by Victoria Gartner. The show has published 14 episodes to date.
What has Why Shakespeare? covered recently?
Recent episodes include "Why Shakespeare? Tait Brennan, acting student & Yvonne, her grandmother" (2 October 2026, 57 minutes), "Why Shakespeare? Michael Maloney, actor" (8 September 2026, 47 minutes), and "Why Shakespeare? Indiana Lown-Collins, director" (20 August 2026, 49 minutes).
How often does Why Shakespeare? publish?
Why Shakespeare? publishes roughly monthly, with episodes averaging 55 minutes across 14 episodes.
How hard is it to get booked on Why Shakespeare??
Booking probability for Why Shakespeare? is 29%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Why Shakespeare? requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Why Shakespeare?'s contact route on record: verified email.
Who should pitch Why Shakespeare??
The strongest fits for Why Shakespeare? are Artists, Writers & Performers and Performing Arts. Why Shakespeare? has an arts audience.
About the host
Victoria Gartner hosts Why Shakespeare?, an arts podcast with 14 episodes published.
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Recent episodes
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Episode #12
Why Shakespeare? Michael Maloney, actor
Sep 8, 202647 minS1My guest today is the actor Michael Maloney, now Patron of Bard in the Bookshop. Michael has played some of the biggest parts in the Shakespeare canon for the Royal Shakespeare Company (Hal, Edgar, Romeo, Hamlet...
Aug 20, 202649 minS1My guest today is the theatre director Indiana Lown-Collins. Indiana is from Spain and moved to the UK later in life. She cut her teeth at the Guildford Shakespeare Company before becoming Resident Associate Director at...
Jul 30, 202650 minS1<p>Victoria's guest today is movement director Ayse Tashkiran, an associate artist of the Royal Shakespeare Company. Her credits include the RSC's 'Romeo and Juliet' and 'Othello' at the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse...
- Jul 30, 202650 minS1
Victoria's guest today is movement director Ayse Tashkiran, an associate artist of the Royal Shakespeare Company. Her credits include the RSC's 'Romeo and Juliet' and 'Othello' at the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse...
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Jul 1, 20261h 24mS1My guest today is Dr. Anjna Chouhan: scholar, writer, broadcaster, educator, and, for a number of years, my boss at the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust in Stratford-upon-Avon where she was an in-house scholar for a decade...
- Jul 1, 20261h 24mS1
<p>My guest today is Dr. Anjna Chouhan: scholar, writer, broadcaster, educator, and, for a number of years, my boss at the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust in Stratford-upon-Avon where she was an in-house scholar for a...
Episode #8
Why Shakespeare? Katy Stephens, actor
May 28, 202648 minS1<p>This is a special one. I was completely star struck when I first met Katy Stephens in a rehearsal room for Agatha Christie’s 'And Then There Were None,' the show which brought us to China, where we recorded this...
Episode #7
Why Shakespeare? Terence Wilton, actor
May 13, 202653 minS1<p>My guest today is the legendary actor Terence Wilton. I will let you count all the incredible name drops he manages to do in this podcast by yourself, but suffice it to say… Terry was probably playing Shakespeare...
Apr 23, 20261h 1mS1<p>In this episode of Why Shakespeare? Victoria talks to Dr Will Tosh, the Head of Higher Education at Shakespeare's Globe, about his passion for Shakespeare and the history of playhouses but also about breeching, the...
Episode #5
Why Shakespeare? Lucy Bailey, director
Apr 16, 20261h 3mS1<p>In this episode, Victoria talks to acclaimed director Lucy Bailey about approaching Shakespeare as a director, her first experience of Shakespeare, directing at the Globe and the RSC and her specialist subject...
Episode #4
Why Shakespeare? Ken Ludwig, playwright
Feb 2, 202638 minS1<p> Welcome to episode 4 of ‘Why Shakespeare’, a podcast in which I ask people why they like Shakespeare, why they devote their lives to it, why they learn it by heart and write books about it and donate a million...
Episode #3
Why Shakespeare? Lucy Tregear, actor
Dec 26, 202535 minS1<p>My guest for this episode is the actor Lucy Tregear. Lucy is a seasoned actor, voiceover artist and teacher whose work has taken her all over the globe. Together we talk about Shakespeare's sonnets, female roles in...
Episode #2
Why Shakespeare? Michael Begley, actor
Sep 19, 202550 minS1<p>My guest today is the actor and writer Michael Begley. He has been acting for decades and has countless credits on the West End and in theatres across the country. He has been on television Doctor Who, Holby City...
Episode #1
Why Shakespeare? Bob Barrett, actor
Sep 19, 202555 minS1<p>My first guest is the actor Bob Barrett. You might know him from Holby City, but Bob is also a seasoned Shakespearean actor, notably with the company Propeller. He also appears in the movie Shakespeare In Love as...
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Michael Maloney
Veteran Volunteer Coordinator, LEARN Behavioral
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Will Tosh
Director of Education at Shakespeare’s Globe, Shakespeare’s Globe
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Ayse Tashkiran
Royal Shakespeare Company
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Dr. Anjna Chouhan
Shakespeare Birthplace Trust
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