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Avenue Q

Wyndham Theatre

Synopsis

Since Avenue Q opened, this cult hit show has been playing to hugely enthusiastic crowds and standing ovations, proving highly addictive with its legion of fans coming back to see it again and again!

Avenue Q is set in a mythical New York block occupied by an endearing, oddball collection of people - kooky Christmas Eve and hubby Brian and puppets, sloppy Nicky, closeted Rod, lost soul Princeton, lovelorn Kate, porn-happy Trekkie Monster, and bimbo-licious Lucy The Slut!

They swear like sailors, engage in kinky puppet coitus, and even impart valuable and/or absurd life lessons. These folks wouldn't be at home on Sesame Street - heck, they wouldn't even be welcome on Sesame Street.

Calling Avenue Q a puppet show does it a disservice and Sesame Street for grown-ups isn't right either. There's no handy way to describe Avenue Q except as the furriest and one of the funniest shows you're likely ever to see.

Avenue Q contains scenes which may be unsuitable for children under 12. Children under 5 are not admitted. However, it is safe to say that if you are an adult with a good sense of humour, then Avenue Q is right up your street!

Where? When? What time?

Theatre: Wyndham's Theatre - (Seating Plan)

Address: Charing Cross Road, London WC2H 0DA - (Area Map)

Closest Tube: Leicester Square - (Tube Map)

Shows running until: Sat, 30th September 2010

Matinees: Fridays at 5.30PM and Saturdays at 5.00PM

Evening shows: Mon to Thu at 8.00PM, Fri and Sat at 8.30PM

Duration: Two hours

What the critics had to say...

MICHAEL BILLINGTON for THE GUARDIAN says, "it had delighted me sufficiently...Much of the show's charm lies in the easy interaction of people and puppets...There is more wit than whimsy in the delightful Lopez-Marx numbers."

PAUL TAYLOR for THE INDEPENDENT says, "What's appealing about the piece and Jason Moore's bouncy, enjoyable production is the total absence of jaded cynicism. What's less attractive is the lack of real bite...Avenue Q is about as genuinely subversive as Friends...All the same, I found it, intermittently, a lot of fun."

DOMINIC CAVENDISH for THE DAILY TELEGRAPH says, "Light-weight affair."

BENEDICT NIGHTINGALE for THE TIMES says, "There’s something almost refreshing in several of the jaunty-sounding songs."

NICK CURTIS for THE EVENING STANDARD says, "Avenue Q's puppets tell racist jokes, screw around, download porn and generally get depressed by their crappy lives...very well executed and sporadically hilarious"

BRIAN LOGAN for TIME OUT says, "Very easy to enjoy."

LISA MARTLAND for THE STAGE says, "Clever and saucy libretto...Within an extraordinarily talented ensemble Julie Atherton and Jon Robyns are quite brilliant in creating these puppet personalities."

SUSANNAH CLAP for THE OBSERVER says, "It's a little bit smart , fairly shrewd and self-parodying , constantly perky, sometimes funny and basically mushy."