Lucy Jane Parkinson, professionally known as LoUis CYfer, is a British actor and drag king who has made a name for themselves in the performing arts world.
Parkinson's educational background is impressive, having studied performing arts at Rotherham College of Arts and Technology in South Yorkshire, followed by contemporary theatre and performance at Manchester Metropolitan University, and culminating in an MA in contemporary performance making at Brunel University London.
One of Parkinson's most notable roles was as Joan of Arc and all the other male characters in the play "Joan," written and directed by Leo Skillbeck for the Milk Presents company. The production premiered at Camden People's Theatre in 2015 and went on to receive widespread acclaim, including a Scotsman Fringe First award and The Stage award, and was performed at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in 2016 and 2017, as well as at the Oval House Theatre in Brixton and Spazju Kreattiv in Malta in 2018.
In addition to their work on "Joan," Parkinson has also appeared in several other productions, including "Bullish," a retelling of the myth of the minotaur, at Camden People's Theatre in 2017, and "The Three Musketeers," a promenade production adapted by Hattie Naylor from Alexandre Dumas' novel, at Williamson Park in Lancaster in the summer of 2018. In this production, Parkinson played the role of D'Artagnan, a young woman aspiring to become a musketeer.
Parkinson has also had the opportunity to tour the UK as the lead role of Fiona/Adrian in the Olivier-winning production of "Rotterdam," a play that follows a couple, Alice and Fiona, at the point in their relationship when Fiona reveals that he has always identified as a male and now wants to start living as a man named Adrian. The play premiered in 2019 and received widespread critical acclaim.
Most recently, Parkinson has appeared in a sellout run as Mrs Bedlam and Squire Wouldbe with The Young Vic Theatre as part of the Young Vic Unpacked season in "She Ventures and He Wins."