Jess and Jo for JJ Wigs
JJ Wigs is led by Jo and Jess, who bring over 40 years of combined experience in theatre, television, and film. Their extensive careers include working as part of the Wigs, Hair, and Make-Up (WHAM) teams on numerous productions across the West End, the UK, and internationally. Some memorable productions between Jo & Jess include: The Hunger Games, The Lion King, Matthew Bourne’s Edward Scissorhands, The Producers, We Will Rock You, Shrek, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat, Crazy For You, and Top Hat.
Design credits include: Karate Kid (MakeUp - UK tour), Burlesque (The Savoy Theatre), I’m Every Woman - the Chaka Khan Story (Peacock Theatre), Thoroughly Modern Millie (UK tour), Summer Holiday (UK tour), and Top Hat (Upstairs at the Gatehouse).
WHAM supervisor credits include: Karate Kid (UK tour), 101 Dalmatians (UK tour), Peter Pan Goes Wrong (Lyric Theatre & UK tour), 42 Balloons (The Lowry), Everybody’s Talking About Jamie (Apollo Theatre, UK & International tours), Emilia (Vaudeville Theatre), Bonnie and Clyde - The Concert (filmed at Theatre Royal Drury Lane), and Jesus Christ Superstar (Regent’s Park & Barbican).
Head of Department credits includes: Guys and Dolls (The Savoy Theatre & Phoenix Theatre), The Great Gatsby (London Coliseum), Jamie Lloyd’s Olivier and Tony award winning Sunset Boulevard staring Nicole Scherzinger (The Savoy Theatre), Wicked (Apollo Victoria), Dirty Dancing (Piccadilly Theatre & UK tour), Fatal Attraction (Theatre Royal Haymarket), Plaza Suite starring Sarah Jessica Parker & Matthew Broderick (The Savoy Theatre), Aspects of Love (Lyric Theatre), several seasons at Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre, Strictly Ballroom (West Yorkshire Playhouse), King Charles III (Almeida), and Dear Evan Hansen (Noel Coward Theatre).
Tv & film: Netflix’s Geek Girl, Serpent Queen, Sky’s After ever After, Wicked, The Crown, Bridgerton, Peaky Blinders.