Hi-5 Action Heros Heading To NZ

Calling all action heroes!
Hi-5 ANNOUNCES
NEW ZEALAND TOUR
LIVE ACTION HEROES
STAGE SHOW

Tickets on sale 9am, Saturday February 24
Hi-5 Action Heros Heading To NZ

Children's champions Hi-5 announced today they will tour New Zealand in April with their all-new action-packed show, Hi-5 Live Action Heroes.

This super-dynamic, highly interactive stage show celebrates being strong and active, taking the children on a 70-minute fun-filled
yet educational superhero adventure.

Fresh from touring the United Kingdom and Singapore, Hi-5 heroes, Nathan Foley, Charli Delaney, Tim Harding, Kellie Hoggart and newest member of the team Sun Park, will entertain and delight New Zealand's own little action heroes, promoting the message that everyone can be a hero! The show will feature some of the best-loved Hi-5 songs and music.

Nathan will be running and jumping as he tries out his superhero ˜Belt of Power, Charli will be doing a superhero workout, while children will be able to do some super hip hop dancing with Sun. Kellie will be riding a roller coaster with Chats, and Tim will be revving up his racing car. No show would be complete without cheeky puppets Jup Jup and Chatterbox who will be all part of the hero action.

Tim Harding from Hi-5 said, “We love touring. It’s always so much fun to meet our Kiwi fans, to sing and dance with them and see them smiling.”

Hi-5’s newest member Sun Park said, “I am so excited about the Hi-5 Live Action Heroes tour. I’m really looking forward to touring New Zealand and meeting all the lovely Hi-5 fans.”

The Hi-5 Live Action Heroes tour will spring into action at the Civic Theatre in Auckland on April 11 before heading Hamilton, Palmerston North, Hastings, Wellington, Christchurch, Dunedin and finishing in Invercargill. This brand new show is the ultimate in audience participation. Hi-5 Live Action Heroes is a fun, interactive show making it cool to learn as kids sing and dance along with Hi-5.

Helena Harris, Creator and Executive Producer of Hi-5 said, “Following the success of the sell out Hi-5 Space Magic tour in 2006 there has been a huge demand from parents and children for Hi-5 to tour New Zealand again this year. Our latest show, Hi-5 Live Action Heroes is staged as a full concert with extraordinary effects and lighting that will delight children and adults.” Ms. Harris added, “The show is also full of music, fantastic songs, storytelling and lots of dancing and fun. When it comes to entertainment for children, Hi-5 is hard to beat.”

Hi-5 is a cutting-edge entertainment concept for today’s media-literate children aged between 2-8 years old. It’s a vibrant mix of stories, investigation, imagination and adventure, inviting children to actively share the excitement of exploring the world through movement, lots of catchy music and laughter. In the positive and friendly environment, learning is playful, fun and always inclusive. Hi-5 encourages children to develop their own potential and take a joyous and active part in life.

Tickets on sale 9am, Saturday, February 24

NATIONAL TOUR SCHEDULE
Tickets: $28 (plus booking fees)

AUCKLAND: Auckland Civic Theatre
Wednesday 11th April, 2007
Session times: 10.30am, 1pm, 3pm
Bookings: Ticketek www.ticketek.co.nz

HAMILTON: Founders Theatre
Saturday, April 14th, 2007
Session times: 10am and 12.30pm
Bookings: www.Ticketdirect.co.nz

PALMERSTON NORTH: Regent Theatre
Monday, April 16th, 2007
Session times: 10am and 12.30pm
Bookings: www.Ticketdirect.co.nz

HASTINGS: Performing Arts Centre
Tuesday, April 17th, 2007
Session times: 12.30pm and 3pm
Bookings: www.Ticketdirect.co.nz

WELLINGTON: St James Theatre
Thursday, April 19th, 2007
10am & 12.30pm
Bookings: Ticketek www.ticketek.co.nz

CHRISTCHURCH: Town Hall
Sunday, April 22nd, 2007
12.30pm & 3pm
Bookings: Ticketek www.ticketek.co.nz

DUNEDIN: Town Hall
Tuesday, April 24th, 2007
1pm and 3.30pm
Bookings: Ticketek www.ticketek.co.nz

INVERCARGILL: Stadium Southland
Wednesday, April 25th, 2007
1pm and 3.30pm
Bookings: www.Ticketdirect.co.nz

The cast of Hi-5 will be making special appearances at Westfield shopping centres in Auckland, Hamilton, Wellington and Christchurch. Watch out for
appearance details. Some cool prizes to be won!

To request interviews or images please contact:

Sandra Roberts
National Publicist
Skip Ink
Sandra@skip.co.nz or 021 525104
www.skip.co.nz (print quality pics available)

South Island:
Nicole Saunders
Gold Promotion
Gold Promotions
goldpromo@xtra.co.nz
Ph 027 228 3455

www.hi-5.com.au

Global success of Hi-5
Australia:
- Hi-5 has won three national television awards in Australia, Logies for Most Outstanding Children’s / Pre-School series
- Hi-5 has created Australian music history by winning five consecutive ARIA Awards for Best Children’s Album over consecutive years.
- Hi-5 won the Helpmann Award in 2002 for Best Children’s Presentation of a Live Show and has been nominated again this year.
- Hi-5 has also won numerous video and DVD awards

US:
- Hi-5 has won a Parent’s Choice Award 2004 with Jump and Jive with With Hi-5 CD
- Hi-5 has won the iParenting award 2004 for Music Magic video
- Hi-5 has twice been nominated for a Day-Time Emmy Award for Outstanding Pre-School Children’s Series.

UK:
- Hi-5 Alive tour saw 10 sold out shows (30,000 tickets in 3 days) at the prestigious Hammersmith Apollo in London
- Hi-5 is the top rating show in the Milkshake! children’s block on five, averaging 194,000 viewers per day

Global:
- Hi-5 have toured five live sell-out shows, with over 1200 specific performances in total in Australia, Asia and New Zealand and the UK
• Over the past five years, more than 1.6 million tickets have been sold.
www.hi-5.com.au

Hi-5 is a Kids Like Us and Nine Films & Television production

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