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Starring:
Paul Spicer, Jacqueline Tate, the award-winning Delroy Atkinson returns to play Gary and Sion Lloyd who created the role of Brian in London is also returning to the show
Writer:
Robert Lopez and Jeff Marx
Avenue Q – Celebrating its 5th year!
They certainly don’t act like it, but the residents of Avenue Q have finally grown up as they enter their fifth year and join the big league of West End musicals! Well, as grown up as a bunch of hapless, politically incorrect misfits who haven’t quite found their purpose in life can be. Still London’s funniest show by far, the Tony Award-winning Avenue Q is the mischievous, badly behaved but irresistibly charming musical about the lovably hopeless characters on a downtown New York street trying to make sense of life’s burning issues: love, work, relationships and, above all, just how are you supposed to pay the bills with a BA in English?
Hilarious and uproariously entertaining, with a terrific batch of songs performed by a cast of hugely talented performers and puppets, Avenue Q is the musical like no other that will have you in stitches for days afterwards. So don’t let your life suck – book your tickets today!
In a Downtown New York neighbourhood, a bright eyed college graduate called Princeton is looking for a new place to live. With a tiny bank balance, he is about to come face to face with the reality of life on AVENUE Q.
The characters on this downtown street in New York are out of work, out of luck and desperately seeking their purpose in life; just what are you supposed to do with a B.A. in English? With its hugely talented cast of performers and puppets - you've never seen a show like Avenue Q before! So don't let your life suck - book your tickets today!
Avenue Q is not the most upmarket of New York streets, and is about as far away from Park Avenue as you can get, but it is home to some lively and off the wall characters performed by an unholy comedic alliance of humans and puppets! Princeton, a bright-eyed college graduate, has just moved to this neighbourhood as he desperately tries to follow his dreams and discover his ever-elusive purpose in life. A tiny bank balance, the distraction of a busty blonde and a variety of weird and wonderful friends and neighbours lead Princeton on a hilarious story of self-discovery.
Life may suck on Avenue Q but being jobless, homeless, politically incorrect, having sex (whether hetero, homo or porno... and that's just the puppets) are just some of the topics featured in the terrific songs of this show.
The show has been auditioned in collaboration with The Theatre Royal Stratford East, who helped the producers find hundreds of fresh musical performers of all backgrounds to be auditioned, the result being a terrific company, bringing together a wonderful mix of young newcomers and seasoned West End performers.
The cast for the London production have won great acclaim for their performances, bringing the puppets to life with great energy, touching sensitivity and above all genuine hilarity. Avenue Q was the winner of the 2004 Tony Awards for Best New Musical, Best Book of a Musical and Best Orginal Score!
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Childrens Notes
This production contains strong language and adult themes which some people may find inappropriate for under 12s
Press Quotes
"Brash, vulgar, I loved every minute of it" Sunday Times
"Savagely Funny" Evening Standard
"A savvy, sassy musical. Unfailingly tuneful and disgustingly irresistible" - New York Times
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