S5: E5: Claudia Mayer on Designing for Shakespeare Plays

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

Send us Fan Mail Claudia Mayer discusses designing for Shakespeare plays, including Macbeth, The Tempest, and The Merchant of Venice. For a complete episode transcript, click http://www.womenandshakespeare.com 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 Panjwa...

People in this episode

Host: Varsha Panjwani

Guest: Claudia Mayer

Topics covered

• designing for Shakespeare plays
• Macbeth
• The Tempest
• The Merchant of Venice

Keywords

• Shakespeare
• theater
• design

Mentioned in this episode

Products: JV Productions

Books & works: Macbeth, The Tempest, The Merchant of Venice

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