Hayley trained at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama in Theatre Design and at the University of Gloucestershire in Fashion Design. She currently works as a freelance Designer, designing sets and costumes and is also experienced as a Costume Supervisor/Maker, Touring Wardrobe Mistress, and Makeup Artist. Hayley also develops and runs workshops in different skills such as T-shirt customising, Maskmaking, Junk Puppets, and Theatrical Make-up.

Set and Costume Design credits include:

Everyman Theatre: 'Elves and the Shoemaker', 'Same Time Next Year', 'Flash Garden', Lazurus', Shirley Valentine', Coronation', 'We'll Meet Again' and 'The Yellow Wallpaper'

Everyman Youth Theatre: 'Our Day Out', 'Skellig', 'The Dawn Treader' (Everyman Main Stage) 'Twist and Shout', 'Second from Last in The Sack Race'and 'Revolting Rhymes'

Salisbury Playhouse: 'The Little Mermaid and other stories' and 'Our Country's Good'

Oxford Theatre Company: ' The Firebird' and 'Big Sister, Little Brother'