AITOR BASAURI (performer & artistic director) studied at the Centro Andaluz de Teatro in Seville and at the Philippe Gaulier School in London. Performed in The Servant of Two Masters at Sheffield Crucible (1996), Axomate at the Seville Expo (1992), Eulenspiegel (1991) and in Karl's Kuhne Gassenchau's Grand Paradis and Stau in Zurich (1997 and 1998). Director of Little Prince for Donkey Productions (1997), Un Vento Impetuoso for La Canoppia (1996) and Meci Y Me Fui for Pez Enraya ( 1997). In 1999 he appeared in Circus Knie, the Swiss State Circus, and in 2000 formed his own company Punto Fijo, based in Bilbao. Appeared in Cirque Images' 2003 series Solstrom for Bravo Cable Network. Performed in Zumanity – Another Side of Cirque du Soleil at the New York New York Hotel Casino, Las Vegas, 2003-05.

PETRA MASSEY (performer & artistic director) BA (Hons) in Performing Arts at Middlesex University. Trained with Philippe Gaulier and John Wright in London. Worked extensively in street theatre and stand-up around the world, before forming her own company and performing her successful one-woman show Panic in Canada, New Zealand and the UK. Directed and performed with Mamaloucos in Mama Loves Ya (1996) and in the same year joined Karl's Kuhne Gassenchau for Grand Paradis , S.T.E.I.N.B.R.U.C.H (1997), and Stau in Switzerland in 1998. In 1999 she appeared with Circus Knie, and in 2000 trained with De La Guarda at The Roundhouse, London. She appeared in Cirque Images' series Solstrom (2003) for the Bravo cable network, Hyperdrive (2005) for BBC2 (and is due to appear in the second series in 2007).Performed in Zumanity – Another Side of Cirque du Soleil at the New York New York Hotel Casino, Las Vegas, 2003-05.

TOBY PARK (performer & artistic director) BA (Hons) in Drama at Hull University. Trained at Fool Time Circus School, Bristol, and with Philippe Gaulier and Monika Pagneaux in Paris. From 1994-97 he was co-musical director and actor with Karl's Kuhne Gassenchau in Zurich, creating with them S.T.E.I.N.B.R.U.C.H (1994), R.U.P.T.U.R.E (1995) and Grand Paradis (1997). Played Othello in BAC Walking Orchestra's Othello Music (1999). Improvising musician on Improbable Theatre's Lifegame (1998) (with an off-Broadway run in 2000), and Animo (1999). Musical director and composer for: Guy Dartnell's Would Say Something (1998), winner of the Time Out Best of the Fringe Award ‘98; Circus Space shows Investments (1999) and The Event (1999) with the Millennium Dome aerial performers; acro-dance-theatre Mimbre's Sprung (2001) and Trip-Tic (2003). Appeared in Cirque Images' 2003 series Solstrom for Bravo Cable Network. Performed in Zumanity – Another Side of Cirque du Soleil at the New York New York Hotel Casino, Las Vegas, 2003-05. Music CV & website

STEPHAN KREISS (associate performer) Joined Spymonkey in 2000. Trained with Philippe Gaulier and Monika Pagneux and with Atelier International de l'Acteur (Paris 1987/88). Theatre credits include Notfalls Belau and The Pool for YBY in Salzburg; Hello, We Must Be Going and The Marx Brothers with Jos Houben and Johnny Hutch; Penny Dreadful for the Right Size; Notre Dame de Paris , La Tulipe Noir and Tale of Two Cities for Theatre Sans Frontieres. Tours as Der Legendäre Lustige in Germany and Austria with his one-man-show Hilfe - Ich Bin Unsterblich . Appeared in Cirque Images' 2003 series Solstrom for Bravo Cable Network. Performed in Zumanity – Another Side of Cirque du Soleil at the New York New York Hotel Casino, Las Vegas, 2003-05.

CAL McCRYSTAL (writer/director) Cal McCrystal trained at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama and with Philippe Gaulier and Pierre Byland. He has worked extensively as an actor in television, theatre, film and radio. His writing and directing credits include Let the Donkey Go (Final Direction) , I Am a Coffee and Horses for Courses for Peepolykus; two major tours for Cambridge Footlights; AutoBoosh and The Mighty Boosh , which won the Perrier Award for Best New Comedy and which became a hit BBC TV series; Stiff (which won a Total Theatre Award) and Cooped for Spymonkey; Fever! The Peggy Lee Story and Music to Watch Boys By for Kate Dimbleby; Orton's Loot and Alan Bennett's Kafka's Dick at the Derby Playhouse; The Bubonic Play for Piggy Nero; The Specialists for the comedy string trio Pluck ; Curtain Raisers with Chris Green at Tate Britain; The BBQ Burlesque for Just for Laughs, Montreal; pantomimes at the Corn Exchange, Newbury; and shows at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe for Gavin and Gavin, Population 3, Mel and Sue, Alice Lowe and the Cambridge Footlights. He was the comedy director for Sacha Baron-Cohen who hosted the 2005 MTV European Music Awards in Lisbon. In 2002 he joined Cirque du Soleil to create clown routines for its touring show, Varekai . He was then invited to be director of comedy for its television series, Solstrom , and its erotic cabaret, Zumanity – Another Side of Cirque du Soleil in Las Vegas. Currently working on a film of The Bubonic Play , a new musical for Piggy Nero set in Tibet called Hello Dalai, and the new Spymonkey show. www.calmccrystal.com

LUCY BRADRIDGE (production design) Lucy Bradridge studied English Literature at Leeds University before training at the Central School of Speech and Drama. Production designer for Stiff (1998) and Cooped (2001). Her numerous theatre and comedy design credits include The Wizard of Oz for Dog Theatre (1997); Between a Rock and a Hard Place (1998) and This Way Up (1999) for the Cambridge Footlights; Mel and Sue's Back To Our Roots tour (1999); the Open Mike Awards for Avalon Productions (2000–02); AutoBoosh (2000); Fever! The Peggy Lee Story (2000) and Music to Watch Boys By (2001) for Kate Dimbleby; and The Last Chancers for Angel Eye TV and Channel 4 (2003); Piggy Nero's The Bubonic Play (2005); Moonjourney starring Alice Lowe (2005); musical trio Pluck in The Specialists ; wardrobe assistant on Andrew Wooley's feature Stoned (2005). She designed the clowns' costumes and props for Cirque du Soleil's Varekai (2002) and Zumanity (2003). This year's projects include work with Circus Space and the Cardboard Citizens.

PETTER SKRAMSTAD (technical manager) Petter got his first taste for the technicalities of theatre when he joined the drama course at Singapore American School aged 9. 10 years later he got back into lighting amateur drama in Norway. He has since trained in Lighting Design at Rose Bruford College, London. For the last 5 years he has worked as a freelance lighting designer for companies that include; Spymonkey, Kazzum, Gogolia, Kerry Nicholls Dance Company, Bedlam Dance Company,IJAD Dance. He is currently also lighting for several corporate events and television.

ANGELA WEISS (stage manager) studied Stage Management and Technical Theatre at Guildford School of Acting, graduating in 2003 with the Principals Award for Stage Management. Her Stage Management credits include Stones in His Pockets (Middle East Tour), The Trestle at Pope Lick Creek (The Royal Exchange, Manchester), The Trojan Women (Jermyn Street Theatre, London) and Deathtrap (Upstairs at the Gatehouse Theatre, London).   Her Deputy Stage Management credits include The Magic Flute (Queen Elizabeth Hall, South Bank), Return to the Forbidden Planet (Upstairs at the Gatehouse Theatre, London), Jack and the Beanstalk (Newbury Corn Exchange) and most recently Seaside Special 2005 (Pavilion Theatre, Cromer) one of the world's only surviving traditional end of the pier shows.