Avenue Q West End Tickets, News, Info & More
Shaftesbury Theatre
Holborn end of Shaftesbury Avenue London
On Avenue Q, puppets and people intermingle in this show about the trials and tribulations of life as a grown-up: love, sex, money, race, and how to tell your roommate he’s gay.
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The legendary adult puppet musical is still a total hoot
8 / 10
There are some half-hearted nods to the present, with references to AI, ChatGPT, and Trump. A Spotify playlist Princeton makes for Kate is framed as a “mixtape from the olden days”. But otherwise, things stay much the same. Even Gary Coleman – the character based on the real-life former child star who was ripped off by his parents – still makes an appearance. But in 2026, with Coleman’s celebrity fading, it is a gag that loses almost all its recognisable context.
Puerile puppetry perfection
10 / 10
People who remember Avenue Q from first time round will know what they’re getting, the uninitiated may find themselves taken aback at the assertion that “everyone’s a little bit racist” or the eye-watering crudeness of a number like “You Can Be as Loud as the Hell You Want (When You’re Makin’ Love).” Attitudes and sensibilities have moved on in the last 20 plus years, but the lessons these lovable loafers and neurotics learn – that we’re all longing for connection, altruism makes you feel better, that schadenfreude makes you you feel even better, (well, possibly) and life can be disappointing – haven’t changed so much. Lopez and Marx’s earworm tunes, pitched peppily between theatrical pop and the comforting tum-ti-tum-ti tunes of kids TV, retain their sparkle and freshness.
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by Aliya Al-Hassan - April 17, 2026
On Avenue Q, puppets and people intermingle in this show about the trials and tribulations of life as a grown-up: love, sex, money, race, and how to tell your roommate he’s gay. After two decades, the three-time Tony Award-winning musical Avenue Q has returned to the West End in all its glory. With original Broadway director Jason Moore and original puppet designer Rick Lyon, a brand new cast takes on the puppet show with a difference.
by Aliya Al-Hassan - April 17, 2026
The puppet show pumped full of profanity is back. Jason Moore's outrageous Avenue Q premiered in the West End two decades ago, bringing issues such as racism, the housing crisis and youth identity crisis to the stage in a unique and incredibly clever format. Oh yes, and there is explicit puppet sex too.
by Stephi Wild - March 25, 2026
All new photos have been released for the West End return of AVENUE Q, bringing the original Broadway puppets to the Shaftesbury Theatre for a strictly limited season. Check out the photos below!
by A.A. Cristi - March 10, 2026
Rehearsal images have been released for the West End return of AVENUE Q, which will play a strictly limited season at the Shaftesbury Theatre beginning Friday 20 March 2026.
by Stephi Wild - January 28, 2026
The full cast and creative team have been announced for the West End return of AVENUE Q, bringing the original Broadway puppets to the Shaftesbury Theatre. Learn more here!
by Stephi Wild - November 6, 2025
The three-time Tony Award winning and Olivier Award nominated musical, AVENUE Q, will return to the West End for its 20th anniversary. Learn more about the show here!
Avenue Q History
Other Productions of Avenue Q
| 2003 | Off-Broadway |
Original Off-Broadway Production Off-Broadway |
| 2003 | Broadway |
Broadway Transfer Broadway |
| 2005 | Las Vegas |
Las Vegas Production Las Vegas |
| 2006 | West End |
Original London Production West End |
| 2007 | US Tour |
First National Tour US Tour |
| 2009 | Off-Broadway |
Off-Broadway Transfer Off-Broadway |
| 2026 | West End |
West End |
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