Many people think the kids’ music show Hi-5 is an Australian invention. But as Rocio, Grace and I recently found out, the real Hi-5 is actually located in Lima, Peru.
Today the three of us (Hannah stayed at home with grandma and grandpa) went to Mila Florence to see a Hi-5 show, where local Peruvian actors played the actors from the US version of Hi-5.
Of course, in true Peruvian fashion, the actors turned up late, so the show didn’t start until half an hour after its advertised time.
But then again, the tickets for the show cost 15 soles each (about AUS$7.50) , and the popcorn was 1 sole (about AUS 50 cents), so we were pretty relaxed about the whole thing (you learn to be relaxed in Peru or you go mad).
We sat in the first couple of rows from the front, and there were only a hand full of people in the theatre.
The show itself was really good. The young actors playing the Hi-5 actors put on a really good show – actually sang some songs, and really got into their parts. The light show was also very good.
At various stages the actors came down and asked the kids questions, and there was a good level of interaction.
When the show first started Grace didn’t know what was going on, and seemed quite stunned. But as the it progressed, she started singing and clapping, and really enjoyed it. And at one stage, even though she was desperate to go to the toilet, she hung on so that she wouldn’t miss out on anything.
On the way to the taxi (when we happened to bump into George W Bush) she kept on begging us to go back to see Hi-5. We had to explain that the Hi-5 singers were all already asleep.
PS We found that there’s another Hi-5 show with different actors playing at different theatre – not sure how that works exactly.