Dominic Rai is freelance director. He has worked as an actor, writing tutor and led various projects. He is especially interested in developing new writing and work that engages young people and community audiences.  As the Artistic Director of Mán Melá he is leading the current work on Flanders Forgotten Heroes. He is also researching a book, Chilli In Your Eyes, on the development of British Asian Theatre & writing 1985 to the present.

Jerry Deeks is manager of the Brady Arts & Community Centre in Spitalfields and has lived and worked in East London for over twenty years. His background is in teaching and youth and community work, including arts provision in both the voluntary and statutory sectors. He first became involved with Man Mela in 2000 when the company performed 'The Cornershop'at the Brady Centre. He is particularly interested in the work Man Mela does to encourage participation in arts activities by young people.

Harpreet Kaur has been passionate about British Asian Theatre from a young age and has been working in the arts industry for four years. She started her career as a Marketing Assistant at Tamasha Theatre Company which led her to gain a place on the ITC Fast Track Programme in 2001. She has worked at the Half Moon Young People's Theatre, Soho Theatre, Jackson's Lane, 2 years at SAMPAD South Asian Arts as a programmer and projects co-ordinator, and now is Audience Development Officer at Audiences Central, the audience development agency for the arts in the West Midlands. She is particularly interested in Theatre in Education, and projects that allow young British Asian people to get involved in all aspects of theatre production from performance to stage management.

Ajay offers services in the fields of IT, Accounts and Event Planning as a freelancer.