Dr Varsha Panjwani

Women and Shakespeare

Arts EN ↓ 39 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.

Author

Dr Varsha Panjwani

Category

Arts

Podcast website

www.womenandshakespeare.com

Latest episode

May 23, 2026

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Episodes

S2:E5: Naomi Miller on Imperfect Alchemist, Mary Sidney Herbert, Mary Wroth 22.06.2021

Send us Fan Mail 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 Pr...

S2:E4:Part2: Adjoa Andoh on Richard II, Inclusive Theatre Lighting, Julius Caesar 04.06.2021

Send us Fan Mail 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 Richar...

S2:E4:Part1: Adjoa Andoh on Women of Colour, Richard II, Ulysses 22.04.2021

Send us Fan Mail 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 misr...

S2:E3:Nadia Nadarajah on Shakespeare in Sign Language (BSL), Celia, Titania, Guildenstern, Cleopatra 23.03.2021

Send us Fan Mail We discuss Shakespeare in British Sign Language (BSL), deaf actors, Celia, Titania, Guildenstern, and Cleopatra.  Check out http://www.womenandshakespeare.com for a complete transcript. Interviewer & Producer: Dr Varsha Panjwani Guest: Ms Nadia Nadarajah Interpreter: Ms Linda Bruce Artwork: Mr Wenqi Wan Suggested Citation: Nadarajah, Nadia in conversation with Panjwani, Varsha...

S2:E2: Andrea Smith on Radio Shakespeares 23.02.2021

Send us Fan Mail We discuss Radio Shakespeares in the UK, accents, silent characters, and teaching resources.  Check out http://www.womenandshakespeare.com for a complete transcript. Contact Andrea Smith @AndreaUEA for more listening suggestions! Interviewer & Producer: Dr Varsha Panjwani Guest: Andrea Smith Artwork: Mr Wenqi Wan  Insta: earlymoderndoc Email: earlymoderndoc@gmail.com

Something Old-Something New 1: Bonus Episode: Janet Suzman with Lauren Grajewski 01.02.2021

Send us Fan Mail Janet Suzman tells us about playing in Richard III on the night that Kennedy was shot. Check out http://www.womenandshakespeare.com for a complete transcript. Interviewer: Ms Lauren Grajewski  Guest: Dame Janet Suzman Producer: Ms Ivanna Vargas Editing: Dr Varsha Panjwani Artwork: Mr Wenqi Wan  Insta: earlymoderndoc Email: earlymoderndoc@gmail.com

S2:E1: Professor Diana Henderson on Virginia Woolf, Shakespeare Films, and Shake-shifting 23.01.2021

Send us Fan Mail We discuss Virginia Woolf's collaborations with Shakespeare, Shakespeare Films, adaptations and Shake-shifting, and collaborative models for the discipline. Check out http://www.womenandshakespeare.com for a complete transcript. Interviewer: Dr Varsha Panjwani Guest: Professor Diana Henderson Producers: Mr Kyle Eber and Ms Zoey Liu Artwork: Mr Wenqi Wan  Insta: earlymoderndoc...

S1:E6: Janet Suzman on Hamlet, Othello, Antony & Cleopatra 17.09.2020

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we discuss Janet Suzman's productions of Hamlet , Othello , and Antony and Cleopatra in South Africa and England. Check out http://www.womenandshakespeare.com for a complete transcript. Interviewer: Dr Varsha Panjwani  Guest: Dame Janet Suzman Producer: Ivanna Vargas Artwork: Mr Wenqi Wan  Sponsored by NYU Global Faculty Fund Award Insta: earlymoderndoc Email...

S1:E5: Kathryn Pogson on Portia, Ophelia, Lady Anne 22.08.2020

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we discuss Shakespeare's young women - Portia, Ophelia, and Lady Anne and the way in which they navigate a patriarchal world. Check out http://www.womenandshakespeare.com for a complete transcript. Interviewer: Dr Varsha Panjwani  Guest: Kathryn Pogson Producer: Ms Karen Jessica Stewart Artwork: Mr Wenqi Wan  Sponsored by NYU Global Faculty Fund Award Insta:...

S1:E4:Farah-Karim Cooper on Shakespeare's Globe, Sam Wanamaker Playhouse, Cosmetics, Gestures 22.07.2020

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we discuss Shakespeare's Globe, Sam Wanamaker Playhouse, cosmetics, and gestures and the way in which they are connected to race, women, and power. Check out http://www.womenandshakespeare.com for a complete transcript. Interviewer: Dr Varsha Panjwani  Guest: Professor Farah Karim-Cooper Producer: Ms Lauren Yingqi Cheung Artwork: Mr Wenqi Wan  Sponsored by NY...

S1:E3:Chris Bush on adapting A Midsummer Night's Dream, Pericles 22.06.2020

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we discuss Chris Bush's Shakespeare-based community musical plays, Dream and Pericles. We also talk about democratizing Shakespeare through community theatre. Check out http://www.womenandshakespeare.com for a complete transcript. Interviewer: Dr Varsha Panjwani  Guest: Ms Chris Bush Producer: Ms Kelly Payne Artwork: Mr Wenqi Wan  Sponsored by NYU Global Facu...

S1:E2:Dona Croll on Cleopatra, John of Gaunt, Black Actors in Britain 22.05.2020

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we discuss Dona Croll's portrayal of Cleopatra (she was the first black Cleopatra on the professional British stage) and John of Gaunt in Richard II at Shakespeare’s Globe. We also talk about the experience of black actors in the British theatre industry. Check out http://www.womenandshakespeare.com for a complete transcript. Interviewer: Dr Varsha Panjwani ...

S1:E1:Delia Jarrett-Macauley on 'Moses, Citizen & Me', 'Shakespeare, Race and Performance' 23.04.2020

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we discuss Dr Delia Jarrett-Macauley's novel, Moses, Citizen & Me , which revolves around a production of Julius Caesar by child soldiers in Africa, and her edited collection Shakespeare, Race and Performance . Check out http://www.womenandshakespeare.com for a complete transcript. Interviewer: Dr Varsha Panjwani  Guest: Dr Delia Jarrett-Macauley Producer...

Introduction: Bonus Episode 07.03.2020

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, I discuss why the podcast series was created and why everyone should listen to it. Check out http://www.womenandshakespeare.com for transcripts. Creator: Dr Varsha Panjwani Interviewer: Ms Apurva Kothari  Producer: Mr Davis Stephens Artwork: Mr Wenqi Wan  Funded by NYU Global Faculty Fund Award Insta: earlymoderndoc Email: earlymoderndoc@gmail.com

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