Raising Standards in Hair and Makeup Across the Performing Arts
Levelling Up is a professional training initiative working across theatre, film, and live performance to raise standards in textured hair and inclusive makeup practice.
We support productions and institutions to ensure performers are properly cared for throughout the creative process.
This work addresses a longstanding gap in industry training where textured hair has been overlooked, undertaught, or treated as a specialist skill rather than a core requirement.
As the industry evolves, this is not optional. It is essential.
What We Do
Structured Training. Practical Application. Industry Integration.
We deliver:
Development training
Workshops and practical sessions
Consultancy and advisory support
Bespoke training programmes for productions
Our work is designed to integrate into existing production workflows, ensuring teams are prepared in real environments, not just theoretical ones.
Development training
Workshops and practical sessions
Consultancy and advisory support
Bespoke training programmes for productions
Our work is designed to integrate into existing production workflows, ensuring teams are prepared in real environments, not just theoretical ones.
Performers often arrive on set or stage with the expectation that departments will understand how to support their hair and makeup needs. When this knowledge is missing, it places an unfair burden on performers themselves. By investing in education and preparation, productions can create working environments where everyone feels supported and respected.
Who We Work With
Across the Industry
Hair and makeup professionals
Production teams
Theatres and institutions
Schools and training environments
Early-career and established practitioners
Regardless of role, the outcome is the same:
Better preparation, stronger confidence, and higher standards.
Production teams
Theatres and institutions
Schools and training environments
Early-career and established practitioners
Regardless of role, the outcome is the same:
Better preparation, stronger confidence, and higher standards.
How We Work
Built Around Real Production Needs
We focus on:
Practical, hands-on learning
Real-time application within production environments
Clear communication and workflow integration
Supporting both performers and professionals
This ensures training translates directly into improved on-set and backstage practice.
Practical, hands-on learning
Real-time application within production environments
Clear communication and workflow integration
Supporting both performers and professionals
This ensures training translates directly into improved on-set and backstage practice.