## Avenue Q + On Stage Photo Op with Cast Member ticket
Make your West End debut with London Theatre Direct’s exclusive Avenue Q+ On Stage Photo Op with a Cast Member ticket! As part of [The Big Summer Theatre Event](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/tickets/the-big-summer-theatre-event), this special ticket gives you the chance to step onstage for an exclusive post-show selfie with a member of the Avenue Q cast. It’s your chance to stand where the action unfolded and capture a once-in-a-lifetime memory after seeing the multi award-winning Hadestown.
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**What is the Musical Avenue Q About?**
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The Avenue Q musical follows the story of a recent graduate named Princeton who moves into a run-down New York apartment on Avenue Q, where he meets an eccentric group of neighbours, including: Kate Monster, a sweet kindergarten teaching assistant with big dreams; Rod, a closeted Republican banker; Nicky, his laid-back roommate, and Trekkie Monster, who’s addicted to the internet.
As they navigate love, work, money and the search for purpose, this unforgettable bunch of puppets discover that life’s biggest lessons aren’t always as simple as they seemed on children’s television. With its sharp wit, catchy songs and wicked sense of humour, Avenue Q shows that being a grown-up isn’t as easy as it looks.
**Why You Will the Love Avenue Q**
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Adulting is hard right? Well it’s easier to hear from puppets singing about it, especially when it comes to the things everyone has thought, but would never dare say aloud.
The show offers unique staging with puppeteers performing and singing alongside the puppets, which is just an extension of the performance rather than the sole focus.
Avenue Q West End is the perfect night out, with no-holds-barred comedy and a great way to test out boundaries with a date or a mate. But beyond the comedy, the fuzzy puppets and crass jokes, the Avenue Q show is Tony Award-winning, which is why the comeback is all the more exciting.
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### **Avenue Q West End - It’s worth the applause**
* The Broadway musical received 6 Tony Award nominations, winning for Best Musical, Best Book of a Musical and Best Original Score. The cast recording was also up for a Grammy!
* The West End production was nominated for Best New Musical at the 2007 Olivier Awards.
* Avenue Q may be set in New York, but the show has gone global. The felt-fuelled musical has played in Australia, Brazil, Denmark, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Mexico, Portugal, South Africa and Spain, among others.
* Original Broadway director **Jason Moore** (_Pitch Perfect, Shrek the Musical_) and original puppet designer, **Rick Lyon**, have returned for the 2026 revival of Avenue Q Musical London!
**Avenue Q Shaftesbury Theatre cast**
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* **Kate Monster and Lucy The Slut** \- Emily Benjamin
* **Princeton and Rod** - Noah Harrison
* **Mrs T and Bad Idea Bear** - Meg Hateley
* **Brian** \- Oliver Jacobson
* **Nicky, Trekkie Monster and Bad Idea Bear** \- Charlie McCullagh
* **Christmas Eve** \- Amelia Kinu
Running time - 2hrs 15mins
Booking until - 13/08/2026