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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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Claudia Mayer's co-production company: https://michelleephraim.com/

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

Suggested Citation: Michelle Ephraim 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 [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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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.

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Interviewer: Varsha Panjwani
Guest: Poonam Trivedi
Researchers: Amira Motair & Aidan Hughes
Producers: Kendall Beitler & Casey Bachner
Transcript: Benjamin Poore
Artwork: Wenqi Wan

Suggested Citation: Trivedi, Poonam in conversation with Panjwani, Varsha (2024). Poonam Trivedi on Shakespeare & India [Podcast], Series 5, Ep.1. http://womenandshakespeare.com/

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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.

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Interviewer: Varsha Panjwani
Guest: Tiffany Stern
Researchers: Sonia Kukula & Annika Suderburg
Producers: Isabella DeJoy & Emma Munson
Transcript: Benjamin Poore
Artwork: Wenqi Wan

Suggested 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/

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In this episode, playwright and actress, Lolita Chakrabarti, talks about her plays, Red Velvet and Hamnet.

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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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