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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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S6: E3: Lubaaba Al‑Azami on Travel and Exchanges between India and England
Season 6 · Episode 3
vendredi 23 janvier 2026 • Duration 37:26
Lubaaba Al‑Azami discusses her book, Travellers in the Golden Realm: How Mughal India Connected England to the World
For a complete episode transcript, http://www.womenandshakespeare.com
Lubaaba's Book: https://www.hachette.co.uk/titles/lubaaba-al-azami/travellers-in-the-golden-realm/9781529371321/
Interviewer: Varsha Panjwani
Guest: Lubaaba Al‑Azami
Producer: Yu-Kuan Miao
Transcript: Benjamin Poore
Artwork: Wenqi Wan
Suggested Citation: Al‑Azami, Lubaaba in conversation with Panjwani, Varsha (2026). Lubaaba Al‑Azami on Travel and Exchanges between India and England. Women & Shakespeare [podcast], Series 6, Ep.3. http://womenandshakespeare.com/
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S6: E2: Hanh Bui on Ageing in Shakespeare
Season 6 · Episode 2
jeudi 23 octobre 2025 • Duration 36:49
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. http://womenandshakespeare.com/
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Email: earlymoderndoc@gmail.com
S4: E5: Lolita Chakrabarti on Red Velvet and Hamnet
Season 4 · Episode 5
mardi 23 janvier 2024 • Duration 36:07
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). Lolita Chakrabarti on Red Velvet and Hamnet [Podcast], Series 4, Ep. 5. http://womenandshakespeare.com/
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Email: earlymoderndoc@gmail.com
S4: E4: Emily Ingram on Shakespeare, Popular Culture, and Props
Season 4 · Episode 4
samedi 23 décembre 2023 • Duration 33:14
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 Citation: Ingram, Emily in conversation with Panjwani, Varsha (2023). Emily Ingram on Shakespeare, Popular Culture, and Props. Women & Shakespeare [Podcast], Series 4, Ep. 4. http://womenandshakespeare.com/
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Email: earlymoderndoc@gmail.com
S4: E3: Ella Hawkins on Period Dress in Contemporary Shakespeare Performance & Biscuit Art
Season 4 · Episode 3
lundi 21 août 2023 • Duration 36:43
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
Artwork: Wenqi Wan
Suggested Citation: Hawkins, Ella in conversation with Panjwani, Varsha (2023). Ella Hawkins on Period Dress in Contemporary Shakespeare Performance & Biscuit Art. Women & Shakespeare [Podcast], Series 4, Ep. 3. http://womenandshakespeare.com/
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Email: earlymoderndoc@gmail.com
S4: E2: Hannah Khalil on adapting *Henry VIII* for Shakespeare's Globe
Season 4 · Episode 2
vendredi 23 juin 2023 • Duration 34:43
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 Consultant & Transcript: Benjamin Poore
Artwork: Wenqi Wan
Suggested Citation: Khalil, Hannah in conversation with Panjwani, Varsha (2023). Hannah Khalil on adapting Henry VIII for Shakespeare's Globe . Women & Shakespeare [Podcast], Series 4, Ep. 2. http://womenandshakespeare.com/
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Email: earlymoderndoc@gmail.com
S4:E1: Emma Smith on Approaching Shakespeare, First Folio, and Portable Magic of Books
Season 4 · Episode 1
dimanche 23 avril 2023 • Duration 36:19
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: Wenqi Wan
Insta: earlymoderndoc
Email: earlymoderndoc@gmail.com
S3: E6: Wendy Lennon on Shakespeare, Race, and Pedagogy
Season 3 · Episode 6
mercredi 23 novembre 2022 • Duration 24:02
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
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Email: earlymoderndoc@gmail.com
S3: E5: Lyn Gardner on Reviewing Shakespeare
Season 3 · Episode 5
dimanche 23 octobre 2022 • Duration 34:42
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
S3: E4: Emma Whipday on Shakespeare's Sister, Shakespeare's Domestic Tragedies, and Practice-Based Research
Season 3 · Episode 4
samedi 23 juillet 2022 • Duration 35:31
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: 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. 4. http://womenandshakespeare.com/
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Email: earlymoderndoc@gmail.com
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