The cast includes Karen David, the Indian born singer and actress who has had top 20 hits in Germany and is currently in MTV’s Topbuzzer and the British Film Take Three Girl. She plays opposite Wayne Perrey well known as Detective Parvez Lateef in Dalziel and Pascoe who will be on our screens again at the beginning of February.

Strictly Dandia is set during the Hindu festival of Navratri (a festival that leads up to Diwali in honour of the Trinity of God as worshipped in the female form). The celebrations involve lots of dancing and are an ideal opportunity for young people to meet each other.

Outside revellers queue in the freezing cold, inside things are hotting up. Crowds flock from all over London to strut their stuff on the dance floor at the event of the year. On the look out for love, and with the trophy in their sights, the dancers compete for the eye of the judges. On a night that could change their lives forever, divisions are rife and allegiances are challenged when an outsider dances his way into the heart of the most eligible girl.

Set during a fictitious dance competition, young men and women take to the dance floor, under the watchful eye of the older generation, in a bid to find the “right” partner and for one lucky couple, the title of Diwali King and Queen. The show looks at the challenges faced by young Hindus in Britain today as they struggle with their parent's aspirations for them and their own ambitions.

Tamasha bring a light hearted, popularist approach to this timeless story of star-crossed lovers, and explore a booming Asian culture in Britain. Full of fast moving dance and colourful costumes this is a contemporary love story and a sparkling evening of entertainment.

Strictly Dandia is directed by Kristine Landon-Smith, the designer is Sue Mayes, with choreography by Liam Steel and music composition by Shri (Shrikanth Sriram).

Tamasha Theatre Company has long been the springboard for Asian actors now well known in the mainstream. From Ronny Jhutti, a school boy when he appeared in Untouchable in 1998, now a serious film maker, to Parminder Nagra, spotted by Gurinder Chadha in their award-winning Bollywood musical, Fourteen Songs, Two Weddings and A Funeral who went from Bend it Like Beckham to Los Angeles to take up a regular role in ER. Nina Wadia, Archie Punjabi and Sunetra Sarker all began their careers with Tamasha, and East is East, which was nominated for an Olivier Award, was the launch of Ayub Khan Din’s career as a screen writer and rocketed Jimmy Mistri, Chris Bisson and Emil Marwa to international stardom.

“A fabulous fusion of hip hop, kathakali, breakdance, tango, disco, salsa, waltz and more” Total Theatre