David William Parry

Rev. David William Parry (pronouns: he/him/his) is the queer Old Catholic Apostolic Church priest of St. Valentine's Hall in London, acclaimed poet, essayist, and theatre practitioner. David is an international speaker and author of over 60 publications and 3 books including the much loved Caliban's Redemption, The Grammar of Witchcraft, and Mount Athos Inside Me. Previously, he was creative director at a multi-media theatre company, Gruntlers Cabaret (which later evolved into Theo-Humanist Arts); first chairperson of Eurasian Creative Guild (ECG), a non-profit organisation building networks between Central Asian and European artists, writers, poets, musicians, and filmmakers; co-founder and co-host of pioneering podcast THA Talks; as well as co-founder and curator of two highly controversial and groundbreaking debating societies, Extremists Club and Free Speech Club.