This week Ashleigh is joined by award winning theatre-maker, writer and performer Travis Alabanza. Travis talks about starting their career performing at London night-clubs, creating their smash-hit show Burgerz and the need for more black, trans and gender non-conforming voices on our stages.

In our spotlight on section, we hear from Flood Theatre, who are part of this year's Homotopia QueerCore programme and finally we have some art recommendations from our community.

The Queer Gaze is a LGBTQIA+ arts podcast produced and hosted by Ashleigh Owen (@ashleigh___owen / ashleighowen.co.uk) and supported by Homotopia (@homotopiafest / homotopia.net).

This week Ashleigh is joined by theatre-maker, facilitator and spoken word artist Katie Greenall. The pair chat about the complexities of self-acceptance and navigating the world in a fat body. Katie talks about the process of making her debut solo show FATTY FAT FAT, how she discovered her queeness and her ongoing journey of understanding her gender.

In our spotlight on section, we also hear from Dan Chan, a member of Homotopia's QueerCore programme, with some art recommendations from our community at the end.

The Queer Gaze is a LGBTQIA+ arts podcast produced and hosted by Ashleigh Owen (@ashleigh___owen / ashleighowen.co.uk) and supported by Homotopia (@homotopiafest / homotopia.net).

For our first episode, Ashleigh chats to Westend performer and internet sensation Rob Madge about how lockdown inspired them to share hilarious childhood videos of them recreating Disney parades in their living room. Rob talks about how revisiting the videos sparked the idea of creating a solo show with a message for parents to encourage their children’s creativity and flamboyance. In our spotlight on section we also hear from Mo Kassabian Svendsen, a member of Homotopia's QueerCore programme, with some artist recommendations from our community at the end. 

The Queer Gaze is a LGBTQIA+ arts podcast produced and hosted by Ashleigh Owen (@ashleigh___owen / ashleighowen.co.uk) and supported by Homotopia (@homotopiafest / homotopia.net).