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Laura Seymour discusses her work on Shakespeare and Neurodivergence.

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Interviewer: Varsha Panjwani
Guest: Laura Seymour

Researchers: Madison McAllister, Isabelle Kamikawa, Caitlin Lambros

Producer: Andrew Defrin & Madison McAllister
Transcript: Benjamin Poore
Artwork: Wenqi Wan

Suggested Citation:  Seymour, Laura, in conversation with Panjwani, Varsha (2026). Laura Seymour on Shakespeare and Neurodivergence. Women & Shakespeare [podcast], Series 6, Ep.6. http://womenandshakespeare.com/

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Dame Harriet Walter discusses and recites from her poetry book, She Speaks! What Shakespeare's Women Might Have Said.

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Interviewer: Varsha Panjwani
Guest: Harriet Walter

Producer: Stefano Masi
Transcript: Benjamin Poore
Artwork: Wenqi Wan

Suggested Citation:  Walter, Harriet in conversation with Panjwani, Varsha (2026). Harriet Walter on She Speaks! What Shakespeare's Women Might Have Said. Women & Shakespeare [podcast], Series 6, Ep.5. http://womenandshakespeare.com/

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S6: E4: Jyotsna G. Singh on Shakespeare, Postcoloniality, and Global Interconnectedness

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Interviewer and Producer: Varsha Panjwani
Guest: Jyotsna G. Singh

Transcript: Benjamin Poore
Artwork: Wenqi Wan

Suggested Citation:  Singh, Jyotsna G. in conversation with Panjwani, Varsha (2026). S6: E4: Jyotsna G. Singh on Shakespeare, Postcoloniality, and Global Interconnectedness.Women & Shakespeare [podcast], Series 6, Ep.4. http://womenandshakespeare.com/

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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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