I remember when "Avenue Q" was shown in the theatre in London from 2006 until 2010, but I never saw it. As it has recently come back for its 20th anniversary show, I decided to get tickets to see it. Unfortunately for me, this was the week of the tube strike at the end of April, so I went to work that day as the tube strikes did not start until mid-day, and I wanted to make sure that I was able to get there.
I had a little time to kill, so I went to the cocktail bar across the street before going to the theatre to have another cocktail and some pretzels.
The story takes place in New York City with the puppet characters and the human counterparts interacting on stage. It is an adult version of "Sesame Street" with difficult themes of racism and homosexuality and to find purpose.
I will admit that I struggled to get into the show because I was worried about how I would get back home due to the strikes on public transport; trains were explicitly not running to my location, but after an hour walk, I was able to get one of the national rails to a station and walk for another fourty-five minutes to get home. This made a super long day, and unfortunately, I did struggle a bit to enjoy the show. I think I would have enjoyed it much more had it not been for tube strike issues, and I perhaps should have seen the cost of a hotel.
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