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Hosted by Dr Varsha Panjwani · arts · EN-GB · 40 episodes
'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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Signup to Generate a Pitch'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.
Women and Shakespeare is hosted by Dr Varsha Panjwani. The show has published 40 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "S6: E6: Laura Seymour on Shakespeare and Neurodivergence" (23 August 2026, 41 minutes), "S6: E5: Harriet Walter on She Speaks! What Shakespeare's Women Might Have Said" (23 May 2026, 39 minutes), and "S6: E4: Jyotsna G. Singh on Shakespeare, Postcoloniality, and Global Interconnectedness" (23 April 2026, 49 minutes).
Women and Shakespeare publishes roughly every few months, with episodes averaging 38 minutes across 40 episodes.
Booking probability for Women and Shakespeare is 31%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Women and Shakespeare requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Women and Shakespeare's contact route on record: verified email.
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Episode #6
Send us Fan Mail Laura Seymour discusses her work on Shakespeare and Neurodivergence. For a complete episode transcript, http://www.womenandshakespeare.com Interviewer: Varsha Panjwani Guest: Laura Seymour Researchers...
Episode #5
<p>Send us Fan Mail</p><p>Dame Harriet Walter discusses and recites from her poetry book, She Speaks! What Shakespeare's Women Might Have Said.<br/><br/>For a complete episode transcript...
Episode #4
<p>Send us Fan Mail</p><p>S6: E4: Jyotsna G. Singh on Shakespeare, Postcoloniality, and Global Interconnectedness<br/><br/>For a complete episode transcript, http://www.womenandshakespeare.com</p><p><br/>Interviewer and...
Episode #3
<p>Send us Fan Mail</p><p>Lubaaba Al‑Azami discusses her book, Travellers in the Golden Realm: How Mughal India Connected England to the World <br/><br/>For a complete episode transcript...
Episode #2
<p>Send us Fan Mail</p><p>Hanh Bui discusses how Shakespeare's plays can make us rethink ageing.<br/><br/>For a complete episode transcript, http://www.womenandshakespeare.com<br/><br/>Interviewer: Varsha...
Episode #1
<p>Send us Fan Mail</p><p>Sophie Duncan discusses her book, Searching for Juliet — a love letter to this wonderful and beloved heroine.<br/><br/>For a complete episode transcript...
Episode #6
<p>Send us Fan Mail</p><p>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...
Episode #5
<p>Send us Fan Mail</p><p>Claudia Mayer discusses designing for Shakespeare plays, including Macbeth, The Tempest, and The Merchant of Venice.<br/><br/>For a complete episode transcript, click...
Episode #4
<p>Send us Fan Mail</p><p>Dominique Le Gendre discusses composing music for Shakespeare plays, including Richard II at the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse and The Complete Arkangel Shakespeare audio recordings.<br/><br/>For a...
Episode #3
<p>Send us Fan Mail</p><p>Kerry Frampton (Splendid Productions) discusses her show Midsummer Mechanicals, Clowning, and the importance Working-Class Shakespeare Theatre. <br/><br/>For a complete episode transcript...
Episode #2
<p>Send us Fan Mail</p><p>Alexa Alice Joubin discusses Shakespeare and East Asia, Trans as Method, and AI in Shakespeare Studies and performance. <br/><br/>For a complete episode transcript, click...
Episode #1
<p>Send us Fan Mail</p><p>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...
Episode #6
<p>Send us Fan Mail</p><p>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...
Episode #5
<p>Send us Fan Mail</p><p>In this episode, playwright and actress, Lolita Chakrabarti, talks about her plays, Red Velvet and Hamnet.<br/><br/>For a complete episode transcript, click...
Episode #4
<p>Send us Fan Mail</p><p>In this episode, the artistic-director of 'Some Kind of Theatre', Emily Ingram, talks about Shakespeare, Popular Culture, and Props. <br/><br/>Find out more about her company here...
Episode #3
<p>Send us Fan Mail</p><p>In this episode, Ella Hawkins talks about her book on 'Period Dress' in contemporary Shakespeare performance and about her biscuit art. <br/><br/>Her book is available in different formats...
Episode #2
<p>Send us Fan Mail</p><p>In this episode, Playwright Hannah Khalil talks about her adaptation of Henry VIII at Shakespeare's Globe. <br/><br/>Check out the first anthology of her plays...
Episode #1
<p>Send us Fan Mail</p><p>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...
Episode #6
<p>Send us Fan Mail</p><p>Academic Wendy Lennon talks about Shakespeare, Race, and Pedagogy. <br/><br/>Find out more about her work here: https://www.shakeracepedagogy.com/<br/><br/>For a complete episode transcript...
Episode #5
<p>Send us Fan Mail</p><p>Theatre critic, Lyn Gardner, talks about reviewing Shakespeare, theatre, and culture.<br/>Read her reviews & column here: https://www.thestage.co.uk/author-lyn-gardner<br/><br/>For a complete...
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