{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/66e41a2ba57e37b7836f16ba/67bb8e1119249d0c1a36af2e?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"How a Lockdown Parody Became a Celebration of LGBTQ+ Community","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/66e41a2ba57e37b7836f16ba/1747731839877-19cc9552-869e-4f4a-89ab-f80c009c2734.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Creating a community is something that is becoming ever more important to me and in this episode I talk to David Allwood who accidentally founded Homoparody by deciding to recreate a Lady Gaga video in Lockdown.  It's now grown to be a creative company that performs far and wide while also providing a weekly dance class to give people a safe space to express themselves physically and finding their tribe.</p><p><br></p><p>We also discuss what it's like to compete in the Mr Gay Great Britain competition and how it's a lot more than a beauty pageant. David also told me about the new shows he has just choreographed at the Pleasance Theatre in London</p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://www.tht.org.uk/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.tht.org.uk/</a></p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://londonfriend.org.uk\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://londonfriend.org.uk</a></p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/homoparody/?hl=en\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.instagram.com/homoparody/?hl=en</a></p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/david_allwood/?hl=en\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.instagram.com/david_allwood/?hl=en</a></p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/52580373-all-the-young-men?ac=1&amp;from_search=true&amp;qid=sCGUA6lRmm&amp;rank=1\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/52580373-all-the-young-men?ac=1&amp;from_search=true&amp;qid=sCGUA6lRmm&amp;rank=1</a></p>","author_name":"Neil Kitchin-Wilson"}