Wigs and Makeup

National Theatre
  • 4.5 (4)
  • PERFORMING ARTS
Wigs and Makeup

Hair and makeup provide the finishing touches to the creation of a character. A team of makeup artists and wig makers take care of the actors' heads and bodies before and during every show. Capable of creating burns or scars, dreadlocks or beards, the wig and makeup team at the National Theatre are a highly skilled and essential part of any production.

Episodes

  1. 05/03/2011

    Buying and storing hair

    Real human hair is bought from a hair merchant and stored in the Wig Department.

    1 min

  2. 05/03/2011

    Different styles of wig

    Staff in the Wig Department are always learning new skills for creating different styles of wigs.

    1 min

  3. 05/03/2011

    Facial hair

    Beards, moustaches, eyebrow hair, sideburns and even armpit hair are all examples of smaller hairpieces which may need to be made.

    1 min

  4. 05/03/2011

    Knotting a wig

    Hairs on a wig are knotted individually or in small groups into the foundation. Avoiding tangles can be tricky!

    1 min

  5. 05/03/2011

    Storing a wig

    All the wigs made at the National are kept in big plastic boxes in the storeroom, as many can be adapted to suit another show at a later date.

    1 min

  6. 05/03/2011

    Wigs overview

    The Wig Department is responsible for hair, wigs and special effects make-up. Wigs are quite often worn when a character needs a particular hairstyle but doesn't have natural hair which is entirely suitable. The National handmakes its wigs, and most are made to measure or adapted from existing stock.

    1 min
  • 6 Episodes

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4.5
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Hair and makeup provide the finishing touches to the creation of a character. A team of makeup artists and wig makers take care of the actors' heads and bodies before and during every show. Capable of creating burns or scars, dreadlocks or beards, the wig and makeup team at the National Theatre are a highly skilled and essential part of any production.

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