Avenue Q (Gielgud Theatre) Tickets

About Avenue Q (Gielgud Theatre)

Join the residents of Avenue Q in their new home at the Gielgud Theatre on Shaftesbury Avenue. Described as “Pant Wettingly Funny”, Avenue Q ingeniously combines a cast of humans and puppets who tackle subjects such as dating, racism, internet porn, being gay and finding your purpose in life. Avenue Q is very much the perfect musical for our time.

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Show story

Avenue Q is set in Outer Borough, a rundown district of New York. Into this melting pot comes Princeton, a wide-eyed college graduate searching for his purpose in life. Accompanied by his band of weird and wacky friends and neighbours, Princeton goes on an amusing journey of self-discovery.

Avenue Q background

Avenue Q was created by Robert Lopez and Jeff Marx, who began writing the script for TV in 1999. In 2002, Avenue Q opened at the Vineyard Theatre, quickly transferring to Broadway after rave reviews. The London production opened in June 2006 at the Noel Coward Theatre, London. The musical has won three American Tony Awards and the Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Musical.

Puppet inspiration

Some of Avenue Q's characters bear a striking resemblance to Sesame Street and Muppet characters (although Avenue Q is completely separate). The room-mates Rod and Nicky are versions of Sesame Street's Bert and Ernie, while Trekkie Monster is a play on Cookie Monster! If you are looking for a funny, naughty night out, Avenue Q will be right up your street.