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Avenue Q

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AVENUE Q is back on the block. After two decades, the three time Tony Award-winning musical AVENUE Q returns to the West End in all its glory at the Shaftesbury Theatre. AVENUE Q contains strong language and adult themes and content. Parental guidance is advised.

Irreverent and irresistible, AVENUE Q is the mischievous and charming musical full of infectious songs and loveable characters that will leave you smiling for days.

AVENUE Q will star Emily Benjamin as Kate Monster and Lucy The Slut, Noah Harrison as Princeton and Rod, Meg Hateley as Mrs T and Bad Idea Bear, Oliver Jacobson as Brian, Charlie McCullagh as Nicky, Trekkie Monster and Bad Idea Bear, Amelia Kinu Muus as Christmas Eve and Dionne Ward-Anderson as Gary Coleman.

The company is completed by Jasmine Beel, Jonathan Carlton, Angelis Hunt, Lesley Lemon, Jessica Niles Kadi and Joshua Williams-Ward.

With original Broadway director Jason Moore (Pitch Perfect, Shrek the Musical) and original puppet designer Rick Lyon, re-discover the fun, fuzz and felt for a strictly limited season this spring.

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What is Avenue Q about?

Fresh out of college and searching for his purpose, Princeton ends up in a shabby apartment on New York’s rundown Avenue Q. He quickly meets his new and colourful neighbours where together they navigate the life struggles of work, love and paying the bills in their own hilarious way.

Ticket Information

Tickets available for performances from 20 Mar 2026 – 29 Aug 2026

Show Information

Age recommendation: 13+

Avenue Q contains strong language and adult themes and content. Parental guidance is advised.

Running Time

2 hrs 15 mins (incl. interval, subject to change)

Cast & Creatives

Jason Moore (Director), Rick Lyon (Puppet Designer), Robert Lopez and Jeff Marx (Music & Lyrics), Jeff Whitty (Book), Stephen Oremus (Orchestrations and Arrangements), Anna Louizos (Set Design).

Emily Benjamin (Kate Monster and Lucy The Slut), Noah Harrison (Princeton and Rod), Meg Hateley (Mrs T and Bad Idea Bear), Oliver Jacobson (Brian), Charlie McCullagh (Nicky, Trekkie Monster and Bad Idea Bear), Amelia Kinu Muus (Christmas Eve), Dionne Ward-Anderson (Gary Coleman).

Booking Period

20 Mar - 29 Aug 2026

For group bookings of 10 or more:
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Venue Information

Shaftesbury Theatre

210 Shaftesbury Avenue, London, WC2H 8DP

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