A month ago, Dad and I took the boys to see Hello Elly!, a production at the Esplanade. It’s meant to be for 2-4 year olds so Elliot was perfectly aged for it, but Hunter was a bit young. That said, he loved it! His eyes went HUGE and round as he took in all the music and characters.. so I was glad I brought him.

The audience gathers in the center and are seated on the floor. I like the casual, inclusive concept, but I think the Esplanade should have thought about audience numbers carefully. It was WAY too cramped! To me, it seemed that they had a certain number of sessions and just kept selling tickets to make maximum profit, not quite thinking about comfort, safety or seating logistics of the customers. Tsk tsk.

The show itself was really good. All the kids there had such a great time! There was cute Elly the elephant, Tree the tree, etc etc. It was learning the ABCs through word play and songs.. and the kids had a ball singing along and guessing the letters. The performers also spoke really well, which was excellent.

Would I bring Hunter to another concert? Yep! He likes them, and can remain quiet and non-fidgety through it all.. so I figure why not 🙂