S6: E2: Hanh Bui on Ageing in Shakespeare

Send us a textHanh Bui discusses how Shakespeare's plays can make us rethink ageing.For a complete episode transcript, http://www.womenandshakespeare.comInterviewer: Varsha PanjwaniGuest: Hanh Bui Researcher: Julia Patterson Producers: Caitlin Cusack & Grace KunikTranscript: Benjamin PooreArtwork: Wenqi WanSuggested 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/Insta: earlymoderndocEmail: [email protected]

Send us a textSophie Duncan discusses her book, Searching for Juliet — a love letter to this wonderful and beloved heroine.For a complete episode transcript, http://www.womenandshakespeare.comInterviewer: Varsha PanjwaniGuest: Sophie Duncan Researchers: Irene Hao and Rose Hayward Producer: Tayphath Thyagaraj Transcript: Benjamin PooreArtwork: Wenqi WanSuggested Citation:  Duncan, Sophie in conversation with Panjwani, Varsha (2025). Sophie Duncan on Searching for Juliet. Women & Shakespeare [podcast], Series 6, Ep.1. http://womenandshakespeare.com/Insta: earlymoderndocEmail: [email protected]

Send 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.comMichelle Ephraim's Website: https://michelleephraim.com/Interviewer: Varsha PanjwaniGuest: Michelle EphraimProducer: Bryony FishpoolTranscript: Benjamin PooreArtwork: Wenqi WanSuggested Citation:  Ephraim, Michelle in conversation with Panjwani, Varsha (2025). Michelle Ephraim on her memoir Green World—a powerful dialogue between lived experience and Jessica in The Merchant of Venice. Women & Shakespeare [Podcast], Series 5, Ep.6. http://womenandshakespeare.com/Insta: earlymoderndocEmail: [email protected]

Send 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/Insta: earlymoderndocEmail: [email protected]

Send 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 [Podcast], Series 5, Ep.4. http://womenandshakespeare.com/Insta: earlymoderndocEmail: [email protected]

Send 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/Insta: earlymoderndocEmail: [email protected]

Send 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], Series 5, Ep.2. http://womenandshakespeare.com/ Insta: earlymoderndocEmail: [email protected]

Send 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://womenandshakespeare.com/Insta: earlymoderndocEmail: [email protected]

Send 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, Popular Entertainments [Podcast], Series 4, Ep. 6. http://womenandshakespeare.com/Insta: earlymoderndocEmail: [email protected]

Send 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/Insta: earlymoderndocEmail: [email protected]