Avenue Q

Avenue Q at Shaftesbury Theatre

Why see Avenue Q?

Guess Qs Back!

The worldwide smash-hit comedy show for adults is back in the West End to prove you'll never look at puppets the same way again! This multi-award winning musical is rude, lewd and laugh-out-loud funny, now considered to be a modern classic. A brash, ballsy and outrageous parable of figuring out life after college, falling in love, finding a job and paying the bills, in both flesh and felt!

What To Expect

Dubbed a coming-of-age tale for the Sesame Street generation, Avenue Q is a delightfully wacky look at the fortunes of wide-eyed Princeton, a college graduate whose search for purpose and tiny bank account leads him to the less than desirable neighborhood, where he meets a cast of characters seeking the same thing in the big city.

Join the gang as they use music and comedy to make sense of adult life, and its issues and anxieties all too familiar. Featuring hilarious ditties, ballads and belters such as 'It Sucks to Be Me' 'What Do You Do With A B.A in English', and 'Everyone's A Little Bit Racist', this very grown-up musical is a cynic's delight, with hopes and dreams crumbling around felt ears.

Upcoming Performances

Cast

Lawerence Smith as Princeton / Rod
Cecily Redman as Kate Monster / Lucy the Slut
Tom Steedon as Nicky /Trekkie Monster / Bad Idea Bear
Megan Armstrong Mrs T / Bad Idea Bear / 2nd Arm
Oliver Stanley as Brian
Saori Oda as Christmas Eve
Nicolas McLean as Gary Coleman

Ensemble
Jasmine Beel, Chloe Gentles, Robbie Norman and Ellis Dackome

Creative

Music and Lyrics by Robert Lopez and Jeff Marx
Book by Jeff Whitty
Directed by Cressida Carre
Set Design by Richard Evans
Lighting Design by Charlie Morgan Jones
Sound Design by Chris Bogg
Costume Supervisor Samantha Murphy
Musical Supervisor Mark Crossland
Puppet Design by Paul Jomain
Puppet Coach Nigel Plaskit
Musical Direction by Dean McDermott
Associate Director and Choreographer Jessica Parker
Assistant Musical Director Alex Bellamy
Photographer Matt Martin

Reviews

Customer reviews

Simon Gray

Laughed too much

Yeah ok I laugh at the simplest of things, but, I was told during the interval to keep it down during the second half. Apparently I was spoiling the performance for other people! ... Read more

Ruth

Lots of Fun

A wonderful evening in a beautiful theatre. The show is hilarious and the quality of the performance is matched by the friendlyness and professionalism of the staff we met in the Gielgud theatre, from box office to bar to auditorium staff everybody was smiling and helpful. The location of the venue is also superb as Chinatown is less than a minute away - crispy duck pancakes followed by naughty puppets - who could ask for more?! ... Read more

Lauren

Awsome.

I went to see this for my 18th. It was fab! I loved it so much and i was laughing all the way through. The songs are fab, and knowing them all, as i have put on ave Q with my performing arts group, with me playing kate monster! ... Read more
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