Based, with permission on the book The Rainbow Fish by Marcus Pfister,
Published by North South Books.
Script and Lyrics by Brian SewardMusic by Belinda Foo
Edinburgh Festival Fringe Performance Dates and Times:
Venue 34, Adam House, Chambers Street. 0845 260 1234
1-18 August10.00pm (55min) Tickets from £6.50 - £8.50 Concessions £5.50 - £7.50 Children £4.50 - £6.50
Recommended for: Ages 3 to 93

The Team:
Chio Su Ping - Rainbow
Siti Khalijah Bte Zainal - Starfish
Zachary Mosalle - Octopus
Alecia Chua - Little Green
Jonathan Lum - Small Blue
Eleanor Tan - Big Violet
Feri Susanto - Puppeteer
Serene Tan - Puppeteer 
Director - Zachary Mosalle
Assistant Director - Chio Su Ping
Script and Lyrics - Brian Seward
Music Composed and Arranged by Belinda Foo    
Choreography - Cathy Kee         
Costume Design/make - Mascots and Puppets Specialists
Costume Making - Ng Mui Huang, Joanne.
Production/Stage Manager - Mohd Hatta Sulaiman
Stage Crew - Fiona Lim Ng Hwee, Seri Chokri @ Danna

Travelling a little farther east is I Theatre's production of Under the Dragon Moon, a wondrous and beautiful rendition of the myths and legends of China, India, Pakistan, Singapore and Japan.

The talented ensemble cast use music, dance and slapstick comedy to relate stories of caution and care to those lucky enough to be assembled before them. The actors are versatile, the stories simple and the result enchanting. Dynamic, imaginative and elegant, with enough laughs to keep kids giggling throughout the show, Under the Dragon Moon is a must for fans of history and imagination.

Folk tales fire imagination...
Under the Dragon Moon
The Scotsman
August 18th
Written by Jaid Clark, 11, St Joseph's Primary School
*****FIVE STARS!

A CELEBRATION of Asian folk tales. A mixture of love and the way Asian folk live.

I loved the story about three young men that had to find shelter. They wore lovely bright costumes and the music was dramatic and thunderous. I found this soothing and each story had different costumes and dancing.

Pop music was introduced to one of the stories and the dancing was excellent. Stories told Under the Dragon Moon are never forgotten. It was fantastic.

Under the Dragon Moon
The British Theatre Guide
I Theatre (Singapore)
C Chambers Street
**** FOUR STARS
Written by Jackie Fletcher

I love to see how children's theatre can blend profound wisdom with light-hearted laughter. I Theatre's great strength is the cast of multi-talented young actors who can transform themselves into a horde of characters young and old, peasants and kings, gods and princesses, sages and fools as well as flying cranes, decrepit horses and benign dragons.

Reflecting Singapore's post-colonial population of peoples from all over Asia and Europe, this is a multicultural cast drawing on folk tales from across the region from Japan to India. Gentle music and sound-effects are provided by live musicians, through for variation, there are some disco-dancing and some metatheatrical jokes with sound and lighting.

I'd like to see their work in a larger space: their beautiful costumes, silken banners and satin wings seem somewhat cramped in a small Ed Fringe venue. Nonetheless, this engaging group of performers would be able to entrance a crowd on Princes Street in the rush hour.

Rainbow Fish & Under the Dragon Moon - Double helping of Singapore storytelling
The List (Issue 582)
Date: 9 August 2007
Written by: Siân Bevan
****FOUR STARS
Theatre has travelled over from Singapore with the noble aim of telling simple stories with style. They set about this task in very different ways: Rainbow Fish uses black lights and beautiful puppetry, whereas Under the Dragon Moon is a collection of Asian folk tales creatively performed by actors with the simplest of props.
A wonderful underwater world of The Rainbow Fish is created to house Marcus Pfizer’s story of a beautiful but vain fish, where the set and characters mask the occasionally stilted dialogue. The songs are sweet, if sometimes lacklustre, and the moral is clear without being trite.
Under the Dragon Moon will appeal to a broader age range: the stories are told with wit and energy by actors who spring into a variety of characters from the touching to the ridiculous.

THREE WEEKS
Under The Dragon Moon
I Theatre (Singapore)
****FOUR STARS (tw rating: 4/5)
Eastern melodies, fleeting disco beats and a humorous and imaginative script render this subtly didactic production light-hearted. With dynamic staging, dance, and lively characters, this Singaporean company revitalise the ancient art of storytelling and engage all the family. Gods, emperors, sages, tyrants – the characters of Asian folk tales played by the strong ensemble cast of this delightful show take us on a fast-paced quest across the continent to collect ‘jewels’ of wisdom. These ‘jewels’, the actors explain, are truths or lessons. The principal message of the show, that the jewels must be remembered and shared, places the audience within the mysterious and timeless world of the oral tradition. Jewel-like itself this show has clarity, colour, tiny flaws, but glinting facets.
published: Aug-2007
http://edinburgh.threeweeks.co.uk
[Clovis Sangrail]

www.one4review.com
Under the Dragon Moon
**** FOUR STARS
This superb piece of theatre for all the family has only two minor problems as far as I was concerned.We just did not know when to applaud and as this show is in the Kids section of the Fringe Programme, I feel it is depriving a large potential audience of a well written, beautifully performed sumptuous spectacle by hiding there.The team are Jonathan Lum as Tigerseye, Chio Su Ping as Ruby, Eleanor Tan as Amethyst and Alecia Chua as Turquoise each performer wearing the colours of the gemstones they are named after. We also have Feri Susanto and Serene Tan the two extremely talented musicians on stage throughout the performance, playing instruments some of which I have never seen before and producing an amazing variety of superb and sometimes strange sounds.We watch several Asian Folk Tales whose origins come from far-flung regions of these areas, some of which are well known and others particular to smaller regions. We are given a performance that shows them through live music, energetic physical theatre, mime, dance, with some excellent acting and mimicry.Starting out with the tale of two Dragons and the jealous Emperor who banished them from the earth forever to shine as stars from the sky when the moon is full and these stars are at their zenith (top of movement) it is called a Dragon moon under which it is the tradition to sit in the open and tell each other stories and look for the jewel in the tail. I highly recommend this show to anyone and if their other show, is half as good it will be well worth seeing.
The Rainbow Fish C Chambers Street 10am to 10.55 1st to 18th August 2007.press at one4review.co.uk

www.one4review.com
Rainbow Fish
**** FOUR STARS
This beautiful spectacle of a show is all done by the use of puppets and ultraviolet lights.In essence it is reminding us that true beauty is not just the external appearance but comes from within.The wonderful puppets are moved round the stage just like shoals of fish would in deep reefs. The main characters are more involved using the actors features highly painted with fluorescent makeup and are the actual faces of the creatures.The vocal performances and those faces we can see are superb. The musical numbers are fun. This show and their other production Under The Dragon Moon are well worth seeing.

THREE WEEKS
Rainbow Fish
I Theatre (Singapore)
***THREE STARS (tw rating: 3/5)
'Rainbow Fish' learns life lessons and loses some friends in this Disney-esque musical, which uses black lights and neon fish hats to immerse you in a bout of tuneful fun. The day-glo fable is based on Marcus Pfizer's book of the same name, and Singapore's I Theatre bring his words to life in this visually-pleasing piece. The musical numbers are capably sung, and prove annoyingly catchy, while attractive puppetry helps to tell us the Rainbow Fish's tale, even if it is sometimes poorly executed. The cast do well to involve their young audience in the moral-heavy plot, inviting their participation and even including a pantomime-style "he's behind you" moment. This might not be perfect, but it is fishy - and fun!
C, 1 - 18 Aug, 10:00am (10:55am), prices vary, fpp 18.
published: Aug-2007[Brian Gibson]
(This review was written the day that another company (accidentally) moved our Octopus puppet after we had pre-set it backstage. The tentacles were completely tangled, and our puppeteers had a nighmare trying to manipulate an Octotangle with eight left feet!! There was no time to sort the legs out backstage and in the dark, so he had to go on...)

PRIMARY TIMES
Rainbow Fish
The Singapore's Theatre's Rainbow Fish uses amazing large scale puppets and is performed in "Black Light" so that both the puppets and scenery glow in magical fluorescent colours, the puppeteers in their black costumes can not be seen. The show is a fabulous visual and musical experience for young children and also really educational with the use of so many different kinds of sea animal puppets. The story although slightly slow to start off soon picked up speed and strongly emphasised the importance of being kind to others. The songs were a big hit for Emily, 4, she was literally dancing in the aisles. Lucas, 7, liked the marine jokes of which are were plenty and also thought the trio of singing puppets were "so funny with cool hair , I really like the giant octopus too".
Emily's favourite part was when the Rainbow fish gave each of her friends a glittery scale, "it was a kind thing to do".
Thoroughly recommended especially for younger children.

PRIMARY TIMES
Under The Dragon Moon
Under the Dragon moon is a show full of colour and energy. The performers in their striking costumes unveil the enchanting legend of the Dragon Moon accompanied by musicians. This sets the scene for the variety of folk tales from China, Japan, India, Malaysia and Indonesia which are brought to life with live asian music, dance and lots of humour. It is very creative and wonderfully mixes traditional and contemporary styles. We are encouraged to remember and share the lovely stories which convey the moral values of life. I thoroughly enjoyed this excellent show and so did my two daughters Ailsa (age 7) and Marnie (age 5) Ailsa said it was very funny and especially liked the music and dancing and thought it was good that you could learn from the stories too. It was a great opportunity to experience the influences of Asian heritage and culture.

Rainbow Fish - Young children will be hooked
The Scotsman
August 9th
Written by Amy Elderbrant, Trinity Primary School
Three/Four Stars***/*
RAINBOW Fish is a magical musical story set under the sea and is a mixture of live action and puppets.

The story is about a vain fish who thought she was cleverer and prettier than the other fish. I thought it was for younger children, maybe under-sevens - it was too young for me - but I asked some small kids and they enjoyed it. The songs were good and the costumes (fish on the heads of people in black costumes) were bright and colourful under the ultraviolet lights.

AUDIENCE FEEDBACK

Rainbow Fish is the best so far 10 Aug 2007 - FIVE STARS
reviewer: KateL, United Kingdom
So far I have seen 5 shows with my 3 year old son. We enjoyed them all, but this show was by far the best. The whole thing is just magical from beginning to end with the fish, black light effects, excellent story, and music. Don't miss this, as I think that next week is the last week it is running in Edinburgh.

OOOOOOO and Aaaaaaaaah! 08 Aug 2007 - FIVE STARS
reviewer: Vincent Devlin, United Kingdom
Fish with attitude, jokes for young and their grown ups, beautifully sung songs, great UV costumes, a feast of colour and choreography. Our 6yr old daughter did yell "But that's not the real story" .... so no shark to try to eat the vain and bullying rainbow fish.... but lots of great friends and the appropriate lesson in the tail (sic).

05 Aug 2007 - FIVE STARS
reviewer: James, Scotland
Great costumes and production. Excellent for any children and families who enjoyed the book.

Eastern Delight 08 Aug 2007 - FIVE STARS
reviewer: Diane Mayall, United Kingdom
Our children and myself were kept thoroughly entertained by this inventive selection of Eastern stories. The gentle presentation incorporates humour, slapstick and a wonderfully choreographed fusion from accomplished Eastern dance to - well disco(!). Add to that authentic live background music and a some breathtakingly beautiful costume set pieces and you have a show that engages both hearts and minds.

Stories and slapstick from the East 05 Aug 2007 - FIVE STARS
reviewer: Edinburgh parent, United Kingdom
An energetic and enthusiastic cast (very ably accompanied by musicians playing traditional Asian instruments) narrate and act out a series of serious and not-so-serious folktales from all over Asia. All the kids in the audience enjoyed themselves (as did the adults!) - whilst the youngest ones may not have followed all of the stories, they certainly enjoyed the universal language of slapstick, resulting in audible giggles throughout. A good one for all the family, from 3 upwards.