LEWIS PICKLES
Artist - Facilitator - Producer
He/They
He/They
Co-Founder of 'wipe your feet theatre'
Performer & Producer of 'ROSE XO' & 'oxygen'
Facilitator at Stepping Stones International
Performer & Producer of 'ROSE XO' & 'oxygen'
Facilitator at Stepping Stones International
Lewis Pickles is an artist working in the intersection of queer performance practice, disability arts, and participatory facilitation. He is a drag artist under the name ROSE XO, as well as a live artist under the name oxygen. He is based in London, but continues to work nationally and in his hometown of Southampton when he can.
He has set up and run his own youth theatre between 2014 and 2019, where they reworked children's classics into darker, socially critical works. The pieces included 'Alice' by Laura Wade, which was an exploration into grief and a journey through trauma, 'Peter Pan' by J. M Barrie, which experimented with multimedia performance techniques to explore a technological age within the classic tale, and finally 'Wind in the Willows' by Glyn Maxwell, which was adapted into a dystopian, industrialised world of pollution and unrest. His methods were that of collaboration and development with the participants, aged 8-18, at the centre of all work.
Since this, Lewis has become a student at Goldsmiths, University of London. He studies BA (Hons) Performance, Politics & Society and has engaged in a number of practice as research activities looking at gender and disability through theatre. He also directed 'Rumeo & Giniet', performed at Edinburgh Fringe in 'The Sinner's Club', and became co-president of Goldsmiths Drama Society producing work such as 'Macbev'd', 'Eden', and 'What's Left?', all which received excellent reviews and resulted in the team winning the 'Society of the Year Award'.
Lewis also holds the position of Drama & Dance Facilitator at Stepping Stones, working with disabled adults, as well as a member of the community engagement team at Park Theatre, where he successfully organised and ran their 'Fun Palace' event, as well as a series of dementia friendly drama and music classes. His extensive knowledge of disability arts stems from a background as a Deputy Leader at Disability Challengers between the years of 2015-2020.
More recently, Lewis has embarked on creating his own work, with his own inclusive cabaret show titled 'Let Them Eat Cake', as well as being member of the burlesque troupe 'The Lumiere Sisters'. He has also began his own theatre company 'wipe your feet theatre' with his working collaborator and friend Lauren Tranter, where they will explore personal stories, participation, and try to build a sense of intimacy. This was possible through a successful funding bid from The Arcade Youth Theatre and Southampton Local Drama Network.
Lewis has a full clean drivers license and is fully DBS checked. He also is trained in Counselling Skills (Level 2), Management of Actual or Potential Aggression, Epilepsy, Medication Administration, and Manual Handling. He holds a Grade 8 Piano qualification from Trinity College London.
He has set up and run his own youth theatre between 2014 and 2019, where they reworked children's classics into darker, socially critical works. The pieces included 'Alice' by Laura Wade, which was an exploration into grief and a journey through trauma, 'Peter Pan' by J. M Barrie, which experimented with multimedia performance techniques to explore a technological age within the classic tale, and finally 'Wind in the Willows' by Glyn Maxwell, which was adapted into a dystopian, industrialised world of pollution and unrest. His methods were that of collaboration and development with the participants, aged 8-18, at the centre of all work.
Since this, Lewis has become a student at Goldsmiths, University of London. He studies BA (Hons) Performance, Politics & Society and has engaged in a number of practice as research activities looking at gender and disability through theatre. He also directed 'Rumeo & Giniet', performed at Edinburgh Fringe in 'The Sinner's Club', and became co-president of Goldsmiths Drama Society producing work such as 'Macbev'd', 'Eden', and 'What's Left?', all which received excellent reviews and resulted in the team winning the 'Society of the Year Award'.
Lewis also holds the position of Drama & Dance Facilitator at Stepping Stones, working with disabled adults, as well as a member of the community engagement team at Park Theatre, where he successfully organised and ran their 'Fun Palace' event, as well as a series of dementia friendly drama and music classes. His extensive knowledge of disability arts stems from a background as a Deputy Leader at Disability Challengers between the years of 2015-2020.
More recently, Lewis has embarked on creating his own work, with his own inclusive cabaret show titled 'Let Them Eat Cake', as well as being member of the burlesque troupe 'The Lumiere Sisters'. He has also began his own theatre company 'wipe your feet theatre' with his working collaborator and friend Lauren Tranter, where they will explore personal stories, participation, and try to build a sense of intimacy. This was possible through a successful funding bid from The Arcade Youth Theatre and Southampton Local Drama Network.
Lewis has a full clean drivers license and is fully DBS checked. He also is trained in Counselling Skills (Level 2), Management of Actual or Potential Aggression, Epilepsy, Medication Administration, and Manual Handling. He holds a Grade 8 Piano qualification from Trinity College London.
