Anaish Parmar trained in Contemporary Dance at the Northern School of Contemporary Dance (Leeds) and received his BA (Hons) from London Contemporary. Taking part in various performing, choreography and teaching projects since graduating, he has toured nationally with State of Emergency's Mission Possible, with the semi-classical Kathak and Bollywood Dancing Nikita Company, and as a puppeteer and skin artist with Will Tuckett's In the Night Garden Live. As choreographer and teacher he has been in residence at the New Vic College, the BRIT School and the Central School of Speech and Drama, as well as teaching workshops in schools and colleges in and around London. Anaish is currently performing in Stephen Medcalf's staging of Aida at the Royal Albert Hall.

A relative newcomer to the acting scene, Anil Goutam is a member of the Actor's Centre and an acting member at Questors Theatre. He performs across theatre, commercials, television (Silent Witness) and film (Seven Lucky Gods). He can be seen in the upcoming production of Romeo and Juliet at Questors Theatre which is also part of the RSC Open Stages season.

Ankur Chopra is one of the founders of Aks Performing Arts - a South Asian Amateur Theatre group based in London. Coming from a theatre and film family, he has been involved in amateur dramatics for a number of years. Ankur has acted, directed and produced numerous productions including 30 Days in September, Caught in the Net and Rumours.

Araddya Mehtta has trained in Bharatnatyam under Leela Samson in Kalakshetra style since 1997. She did her dance graduation (Arangetram) in 2007 at Triveni Auditorium, Delhi. Araddhya has been dancing with the Spanda dance company since 2004, in China, the UK and the USA. In 2011 she joined the Beeja Dance company and has performed at the Victoria and Albert Museum and the Belsize Park Durga Puja Festival. A free-lance Bharatnatyam dancer, she recently started training in Jazz under Sheila Sangster at Pineapple.

Aurelie Bocquillon has been dancing since age 9. She first trained in Ballet, Contemporary Dance and Jazz at the Academie de Danse de Vitry sur Seine and then trained in Bharata Natyam in Paris from the age of 17. She traveled for few years in India in order to learn from a Master based in Chennai. Currently she works as a Tour Producer for a cultural organisation and regularly trains at Pineapple.

Bob Hough began his theatrical career at the Tower Theatre on a high note as immortal God in Kleinzeit but has declined into mere mortality ever since, having been tortured almost to death in Death and the Maiden, left to die in Endgame, kicked to death in Entertaining Mr. Sloane and crushed to death in The Crucible. Now he has been resurrected as Bobby : let's see if he has better luck this time.

After gaining degrees in both Biology and Law, Cael King went on to train as an actor at LAMDA and has recently graduated from the Central School of Speech and Drama. His most recent credits include Mardian/Dolabella in Antony and Cleopatra and the Duke of Cornwall in Lear.

Catherine Thomas is an independent puppeteer and puppet-maker, based in Manor House in North London. She specialised in puppetry two years ago, having previously trained as an sculptor and engineer, and since then she has been mastering the art of making and manipulating puppets - from traditionally carved wooden marionettes to characters fashioned from everyday objects - and has benefited from working alongside and learning from many established experts from the puppetry world. In August last year she was selected to perform as a long-string marionettist at The Little Angel Theatre in their 50th anniversary production of The Wild Night of the Witches, which was a wonderful opportunity to further hone her ability to bring marionettes to life. Earlier in 2011, she appeared in Buxton Puppetry Festival in Babbling Gossips, a show based around four of Shakespeare’s lesser-known heroines, for which she made and operated a Rajasthani-style marionette of Blanch from The Life and Death of King John. Catherine regularly devises and performs with fellow puppeteers and performers and enjoys collaborating in a wide range of creative projects, including live theatre, animation and film.

Chandana Banerjee is passionate about theatre and is excited to be part of this bold, new production. She has worked as an actress, producer and director in film and theatre. Television Credits include The Bill and she has recently written and produced her own short film Why? for inclusion in festivals.

Charan Singh is a shipping professional by day and a theatre actor by night. He has acted in four plays with Aks Performing Arts - London. Charan is fluent in English, Hindi & Punjabi.

Deepa Patel's interest in dance started when she put on her first pair of ballet shoes at the age of 8. She went on to study Tap and Modern Dance, but it wasn't until she moved to London that Deepa became interested in Bollywood dance. She has since gone on to dance in numerous dance showcases with the highlight being a Bollywood performance in the West End. She is also an enthusiastic member of the City Academy dance troupe.

Emma Reade-Davies' love for puppets began on her 30th birthday when her family bought her a Pelham marionette witch. Since then she's set up the "Yellow Box Storytellers" with her friend Keith and performs Hansel and Gretel marionette shows for corporate or family parties. When she is not doing that she volunteers at the Little Angel Theatre's Youth Group helping the kids work on various projects such as object animation, table top puppets and rod puppets. She is now very excited about the prospect of performing with the Tower.

Herschel Pant has been involved in amateur dramatics over the last 4 years with Aks Performing Arts. He has performed in 4 plays in English and Hindi/Urdu, playing a range of character roles. He has also managed sound and lighting for Aks productions.

Ian Recordon has played a wide variety of roles ranging from Valmont (Les Liaisons Dangereuses), Eddie Carbone (View from the Bridge), Sir (The Dresser), Ralph Nickelby and Newman Noggs (Nicholas Nickelby) and C. S. Lewis (Shadowlands) to lighter roles such as Elyiot (Private Lives), Henry Higgins (Pygmalion), Gary Essendine (Present Laughter), Malvolio (Twelfth Night), Bottom (A Midsummer Night's Dream) and Geoffrey (Stepping Out).

Janet South has been involved with the Tower for many years during which she has taken roles both on stage and off. Past choreography credits include Company, The Wind in the Willows, Curiouser and Curiouser, Sweet Charity, Cabaret, Mr Cinders and Once in a Lifetime. She has appeared in numerous plays and musicals including Countess Charlotte (A Little Night Music), Jenny (Company), Anna (Closer) and Emma Timms (Lark Rise). When not rehearsing Janet can be found doing jazz hands at Pineapple Studios or thwacking a shuttlecock around a North London sports centre.

Jatinder Chera trained at Millennium Dance 2000. Theatre includes Tales from Mumbai (Blue Elephant Theatre) and Make me a Martyr (Finborough Theatre). Film includes: Cash and Curry (Jaffa Entertainment) and European Psycho (Meteoriit/Film and Music Entertainment). Television includes The Wrong Man (BBC).

Jessica Andrade trained at East 15 Acting School on the physical theatre course. Since graduating she has played the lead role in Big Fat Asian Wedding at the Birmingham Drum. She led and choreographed with Hathi Dance Creations for their performance of Taj at the Curve, Leicester. Jessica trains in acrobatics and aerial arts and has recently performed at Circus Fest, Camden Roundhouse in Funk da Cirque.

Jo Hensman started disco, rock'n'roll, latin & ballroom at the age of 11 and has travelled in dance competitions around the South of England. Moving to London, she joined dance groups and trained in street and contemporary jazz. Jo recently joined the City Academy Dance Troupe who introduced her to Baba Shakespeare and the rest is history.

Karen Walker joined the Tower in 1985 and has been involved in dozens of productions in the UK and overseas. Principal roles include Cleopatra in Anthony and Cleopatra, Marquise de Merteuil in Les Liaisons Dangereuses, Gertrude in Hamlet, Julia Sterroll in Fallen Angels and, most recently, Florence in The Vortex.

Lizzy Barber graduated in 2009 with a BA in English from Cambridge, where she skived off studying by performing in 14 productions, including The Importance of Being Earnest (Cecily), Blithe Spirit (Elvira), Private Lives (Sybil) and Playhouse Creatures (Nell Gywnn). Previously, she trained with the National Youth Theatre, Sylvia Young Theatre School and short courses at RADA and CSSD. Lizzy previous appeared with the Tower Theatre Company as Polly Browne in The Boy Friend (Bridewell Theatre and Stert's Open Air Theatre, Cornwall).

Llila Vis is an exciting new talent joining the UK stage, having trained at the Actors Temple in London, in the purist form of the Sanford Meisner method, and at CSSD. Her roles comprise both classical and contemporary pieces. Film includes Seeders and Perceptions of a Portrait. Theatre includes Shakespeare and Julie and After Miss Julie. Llila always brings a natural directness and honesty to her work and has been described as "a delicate and sensitive actress". Llila is also a graduate of classical dance training in south Indian ballet.

Menesh Patel has been an active member with Questors Theatre for 3 months and starred as Niten in Love Tales. He also studied acting at Yat Malmgrens.

Miren Patel has been acting from a relatively young age and has played a variety of roles ranging from Louis XIV at the Royal National Theatre and Leonardo in Blood Wedding, right the way down to Ali in EastEnders. Miren trained at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama (Youth Group), the National Youth Theatre and the National Theatre Young Company. In addition, Miren has just graduated from King's College London having studied Law.

New London resident Rukmini Roychowdhury trained in Manipuri dance under guru Devjani Chaliha at Metei Jagoi in Kolkata performing extensively in classical and non-classical dance including tribal dances of the Naga tribes.

Simona Hughes joined the Tower in 2002, during its last year in its former Canonbury home, and has since appeared in 11 productions, in which most recently she played Lady Celia Cain in Her Naked Skin, Elida in The Lady from the Sea, Portia in Julius Caesar and Paige in Dinner. She is also on the company committee.

Somita Basak is a versatile and expressive dancer trained in many styles, specialising in the South Indian Classical dance from Bharatnatyam. She has performed extensively and taught dance to all ages and various abilities across the UK and India. Working and performing alongside many international artists, she has appeared on television, film, stage, theatre productions and in media publications. Her vocal and instrumental talents in western music have also taken her to Europe. A mathematics graduate and CIMA professional, Somita has worked in London finance for many years, however dance is her passion and an integral part of her life. Somita continues to teach and perform with the hope of sharing the pure joy and contentment with which Bharatnatyam enlightens her.