Avenue Q Extends London Run at Shaftesbury Theatre Due to Popular Demand

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The show is now booking until Sunday 3 January 2027.

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The West End return of Avenue Q will extend its limited run at the Shaftesbury Theatre into the new year, now booking until Sunday 3 January 2027.

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Producers Kevin McCollum and Jamie Wilson said, “We're absolutely thrilled that the return of Avenue Q has once again struck a chord with audiences, as well as with a whole new generation of theatregoers, discovering the heart, humour and honesty of our fuzzy friends for the very first time. The response to the production at the Shaftesbury Theatre has been extraordinary, and we're delighted to extend the show's limited season. The continued success of Avenue Q is a testament to its timeless wit, unforgettable score and the way its themes still resonate so strongly today. It remains, now more than ever, a musical for our time.”

The production stars 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.

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

The anniversary production is directed by the original award-winning Broadway director Jason Moore , has music & lyrics by Robert Lopez and Jeff Marx and book by Jeff Whitty , music orchestrations and arrangements by Stephen Oremus, original Broadway puppets, conceived and designed by Rick Lyon and set design by Anna Louizos . Alongside choreography by Ebony Molina , costume design by Jean Chan , lighting design by Tim Lutkin , sound design by Paul Groothuis , video design by Nina Dunn for Pixellux, musical direction by Benjamin Holder , puppetry coaching by Iestyn Evans and Andy Heath for Talk to the Hand Puppet, hair & makeup design by Jackie Saundercock, casting by Pearson Casting CDG and original West End company member, Julie Atherton , as Associate Director.

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.

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 first opened in the West End in 2006 at the Noël Coward Theatre, before transferring to the Gielgud Theatre, followed by the Wyndham's Theatre, where it played its final performance on 30 October 2010. A special concert production was performed at the Sondheim Theatre in 2024 to celebrate the show's 18th anniversary.

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.

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.

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!

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.

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_Originally reported by [BroadwayWorld](https://www.broadwayworld.com/westend/article/AVENUE-Q-Extends-Limited-Run-at-The-Shaftesbury-Theatre-20260521)._