Women and Shakespeare

Women and Shakespeare

'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 is sponsored by NYU Global Faculty Fund Award.

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September 23, 2024 41 mins

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Kerry 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.com

Splendid's Website: https://splendidproductions.co.uk/about/

Interviewer: Varsha Panjwani
Guest: Kerry Frampton
Researcher: Eleanor Goetz 
Producers:  Tino...

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Alexa 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.com
Alexa's Website: https://ajoubin.org/

Interviewer: Varsha Panjwani
Guest: Alexa Alice Joubin
Researchers:   Riley Coffman, Caitlin Finch, Alexandra Bianco
Producers:  Bianca Thakur

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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 Indian Cinemas: Local Habitations, Re-playing Shakespeare in Asia.

For a complete episode transcript, click http://www.womenandshakespeare.com

Interviewer: Varsha Panjwani
Guest: Poonam Trivedi
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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 general editor and editing The Tempest.

For a complete episode transcript, click http://www.womenandshakespeare.com

Interviewer: Varsha Panjwani
Guest: Tiffany Stern
Researchers:  Sonia Kukula &...

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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
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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:...

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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

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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/

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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 Panjw...

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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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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

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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 & ...

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In 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 Panjwani
Guest: Ms Yarit Dor
Producer: Mr Zeke Tweedie
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In 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 Panjwani
Guest: Ms Chloe Gong
Research Lead: Ms Morgen Shung
Producer: Ms Ellie Zwolensky
Artwork: Mr We...

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In 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 Panjwani
Producer: Mr Zeke Tweedie
Guest: Dr Sarah Olive
Ar...

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Chris 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 Payne
Editing: Dr Varsha Panjwani
Artwork: Mr Wenqi Wan 

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Email: earlymoderndoc@gmail.com

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In 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 Panjwani
Guest: Professor Mary Bly
Artwork: Mr Wenqi Wan 

Twitter: @earlymoderndoc
Insta: earlymoderndoc
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In 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 Panjwani
Guest: Professor Naomi Miller
Producer: Mr Zeke Tweedie...

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In 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 ...

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In 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 characte...

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