Editing The Rocky Horror Show (section)

===Asian productions===
====Japanese productions====
The first Japan performances of the Rocky Horror Show, presented by Walking Elephants Ltd., was scheduled from 23 June through 9 September 1975 in Tokyo and Osaka,<ref>{{Cite news |date=June 1975 |title=Billboard Newspaper |volume=87}}</ref> and opened at the Rocky Horror Theatre (more commonly known as the Miyakezaka Hall) in [[Akasaka, Tokyo|Akasaka]], [[Tokyo]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Callaghan |first=Danny |date=1975-06-06 |title=Like it is |work=Tokyo Weekender, A forum for foreigners in Japan}}</ref> Directed for Japan by Christie Dickason with an all-English cast including [[Trevor Byfield]] as Frank-N-Furter, [[Christopher Malcolm]] and [[Belinda Sinclair]] as Brad and Janet, Rayner Bourton as Rocky (reprising their roles from the original London run), and [[Peter Bayliss]] as The Narrator. Other cast members, included: Judith Lloyd (Columbia), Caroline Noh (Magenta/Usherette), [[Desmond McNamara]] (Riff-Raff) and Neil McCaul (Eddie/Dr. Scott).<ref name="Elephants 1975">{{Cite book |title=Japan Souvenir Brochures |publisher=Walking Elephants |year=1975 |location=Tokyo & Osaka}}</ref>

After the Tokyo performance, there were also regional performances.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Harding |first=James |title=The Rocky Horror Show Book |publisher=Publisher: Sidgwick & Jackson Ltd (1 October 1987) |year=1987 |isbn=028399388X}}</ref> The popularity of the tour led to special single recordings of "Sweet Transvestite" performed by Trevor Byfield <ref>{{Cite web |last=Ziggy Byfield |date=July 1975 |title=7" Sweet Transvestite (A) / I'm Going Home (B) |url=http://www.45cat.com/record/top1964 |website=45cat.com}}</ref> and "Touch-a, Touch-a, Touch-a, Touch Me" by Belinda Sinclair.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Belinda Sinclair |year=1976 |title=Touch-a, Touch-a, Touch-a, Touch Me |url=http://www.rockymusic.org/recording/touchme-japan.php |website=rockymusic.org |publisher=Rich Teaboy Productions (JET-2331 / VIR-1044) |location=Japan}}</ref>

In 1976 Walking Elephant Co. Ltd. presented an encore tour directed by [[David Toguri]],<ref name="Elephants 1976">Japan Souvenir Brochures : Walking Elephants, 1976.</ref> which saw the show visit 16 cities in three and a half months. Venues included Tokyo, Osaka, [[Kyoto]], [[Kobe]], [[Sapporo]] and [[Fukuoka]].{{citation needed|date=July 2018}} The tour's cast featured Martin Asscher as Dr. Frank-N-Furter (later Derek Damon), Deirdre Dee as Janet Weiss, Derek Beard as Brad Majors, [[John Dicks (actor)|John Dicks]] as Riff-Raff, Tina Jones as Magenta/Usherette, Jeannie Mc'Artur as Columbia, Peter Dawson as Eddie/Dr. Scott, [[James Smith (actor)|James Smith]] as The Narrator, and Rayner Bourton returning as Rocky.<ref name="Elephants 1976" />

====Singapore====
Based on the 2009–10 UK Tour and following runs in South Korea and New Zealand in 2010, Christopher Luscombe's international touring production ended at the [[Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay|Esplanade Theatre]], [[Singapore]], in January 2012.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Rocky Horror Show comes to Singapore this January |url=http://is.asia-city.com/events/news/rocky-horror-show-comes-singapore-january |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130518230054/http://is.asia-city.com/events/news/rocky-horror-show-comes-singapore-january |archive-date=18 May 2013 |access-date=15 November 2010 |website=I-S Magazine Online}}</ref> The international cast was joined by local stage and screen actor [[Hossan Leong]] as the Narrator whilst two further UK Tour actors joined the company with Kara Lane and Daniela Valvano reprising their roles as Magenta/Usherette and Phantom, respectively. This production was the first uncensored version of ''The Rocky Horror Show'' to be performed in Singapore with the previous 1993 production having been toned down.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Theater Review—The Rocky Horror Show |url=http://is.asia-city.com/events/news/theater-review%E2%80%94-rocky-horror-show |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130520113513/http://is.asia-city.com/events/news/theater-review%E2%80%94-rocky-horror-show |archive-date=20 May 2013 |access-date=9 April 2012 |website=I-S Magazine Online}}</ref> The film adaptation was banned until 2003.<ref>{{Cite news |date=14 October 2003 |title=Singapore set for Rocky Horror |work=BBC News |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/3190176.stm}}</ref>

====Seoul====
In August 2010, a new production based on the 2009–10 UK Tour opened in Seoul, South Korea starring Juan Jackson as Frank-N-Furter and [[Kristian Lavercombe]] as Riff Raff with an international cast.{{citation needed|date=July 2018}} Following the seven-week run the production commenced a limited tour of New Zealand in November 2010, playing at theatres in [[Auckland]], [[Wellington]] and [[Christchurch]] with Richard O'Brien as the Narrator.{{citation needed|date=July 2018}} UK Tour actors Richard Meek and Haley Flaherty reprised their roles as Brad and Janet for the final week of the New Zealand run, flying out days after the end of the UK production in December 2010.{{citation needed|date=July 2018}}