The Guardian
"Avenue Q is back and it's still magnificent - filthy, tender, and laugh-out-loud funny from start to finish."
It’s back, and it’s still filthy, funny and full of heart. Avenue Q, the Tony Award-winning puppet musical that skewered everything Sesame Street never dared to, returns to the West End at the Shaftesbury Theatre for a strictly limited season - directed by original Broadway director Jason Moore with Rick Lyon’s iconic puppets.
Fresh out of college with a shiny but useless B.A. in English, Princeton moves to the only neighbourhood he can afford: Avenue Q, a rundown New York street where humans, puppets and monsters are all muddling through the disappointments and small joys of grown-up life. As he searches for his purpose, he falls for kindergarten teaching assistant Kate Monster and gets tangled up with a cast of unforgettable neighbours.
With songs including “It Sucks to Be Me,” “Everyone’s a Little Bit Racist,” “The Internet Is for Porn” and the genuinely moving “For Now,” Avenue Q is a riotously rude, surprisingly tender comedy about money, sex, purpose and growing up. Not for children - book your tickets now.
Why it’s worth the watch
Avenue Q turns a rundown New York street into one of the sharpest, sweetest comedies in the West End.
- Tony-winning pedigree. The Best Musical winner returns with original Broadway director Jason Moore and Rick Lyon’s iconic puppets.
- Songs as tender as they are filthy. From “It Sucks to Be Me” to “The Internet Is for Porn” and the moving “For Now,” the score lands both the laughs and the heart.
- Heart under the rudeness. Beneath the adult jokes it’s a warm story about money, purpose and figuring out what to do with your life.
- Live puppetry in full view. A tight company brings Princeton, Kate Monster and Trekkie to life right in front of you.
