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Lubaaba Al‑Azami discusses her book, Travellers in the Golden Realm: How Mughal India Connected England to the World

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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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Hanh Bui discusses how Shakespeare's plays can make us rethink ageing.

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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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Sophie Duncan discusses her book, Searching for Juliet — a love letter to this wonderful and beloved heroine.

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Interviewer: Varsha Panjwani
Guest: Sophie Duncan

Researchers: Irene Hao and Rose Hayward
Producer: Tayphath Thyagaraj
Transcript: Benjamin Poore
Artwork: Wenqi Wan

Suggested 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/

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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 Merchant of Venice

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Michelle Ephraim's Website: https://michelleephraim.com/

Interviewer: Varsha Panjwani
Guest: Michelle Ephraim
Producer: Bryony Fishpool
Transcript: Benjamin Poore
Artwork: Wenqi Wan

Suggested 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/

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Claudia Mayer discusses designing for Shakespeare plays, including Macbeth, The Tempest, and The Merchant of Venice.

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Claudia Mayer's co-production company: https://jvproductions.co.uk/

Interviewer: Varsha Panjwani
Guest: Claudia Mayer
Researcher: Iris Kobrock
Producer: Caroline Lehman
Transcript: Benjamin Poore
Artwork: Wenqi Wan

Suggested Citation: Mayer, Claudia in conversation with Panjwani, Varsha (2025). Claudia Mayer on Designing for Shakespeare Plays [Podcast], Series 5, Ep.5. http://womenandshakespeare.com/

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Dominique Le Gendre discusses composing music for Shakespeare plays, including Richard II at the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse and The Complete Arkangel Shakespeare audio recordings.

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Dominique Le Gendre's Website: https://www.dominiquelegendre.com/

Interviewer: Varsha Panjwani
Guest: Dominique Le Gendre
Researcher: Grayson Yuzon
Producers: Alyssa Goodwin
Transcript: Benjamin Poore
Artwork: Wenqi Wan

Suggested 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/

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Kerry Frampton (Splendid Productions) discusses her show Midsummer Mechanicals, Clowning, and the importance Working-Class Shakespeare Theatre.

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

Interviewer: Varsha Panjwani
Guest: Kerry Frampton
Researcher: Eleanor Goetz
Producers: Tino Ngorima, Isis Henderson, Kynnedi Smith
Transcript: Benjamin Poore
Artwork: Wenqi Wan

Suggested 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/

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Alexa Alice Joubin discusses Shakespeare and East Asia, Trans as Method, and AI in Shakespeare Studies and performance.

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

Interviewer: Varsha Panjwani
Guest: Alexa Alice Joubin
Researchers: Riley Coffman, Caitlin Finch, Alexandra Bianco
Producers: Bianca Thakur
Transcript: Benjamin Poore
Artwork: Wenqi Wan

Suggested 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/

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