Fish Saw

A magical encounter of two girls across time and oceans and an unlikely friendship. Spanning across five-generations of a family in their giant house by the sea, Fish Saw is a collection of poignant and funny stories told by The Little Girl With Glasses and her best friend, Mr Fish.

Created by a team of artists from Japan, Argentina, and the USA, Fish Saw is like Ghibli meets Isabel Allende, with original animation and musical score. Inspired by Sachie’s family in Sendai, Japan, who lived by the sea for hundreds of years until one fateful day that changed their lives forever.

“A BEAUTIFUL, FUNNY, TRAGIC, TOUCHING PLAY ABOUT THE ENDURANCE OF MEMORY IN THE FACE OF HUMAN MORTALITY” -APT613, CANADA

“A UNIVERSAL AND SPECIFIC STORY SKILLFULLY TOLD.”  -THEATREVIEW, NEW ZEALAND

“UTTERLY ENDEARING IDIOSYNCRATIC GENIUS” -THE SCOTSMAN

Internationally award-winning Japanese artist Sachie Mikawa has been creating her musically driven theatrical world for the last 20 years. Sachie has appeared in festivals and productions in North and South America, Europe, UK, Australia, and New Zealand, where she is currently based. Sachie is often seen as Egg in the internationally infamous circus comedy duo, The Birdmann and Egg shows.

 

Monfu is a Wellington-based boutique production company run by Trent H Baumann and Sachie Mikawa.

With decades of experience in circus, theatre, comedy and music, and having toured to twenty countries and collecting many accolades, Trent and Sachie aim to create high quality shows of an international standard. Monfu is also committed to nurturing emerging artists and contributing to cultivating a more inclusive and vibrant community.

www.monfu.co.nz