Avenue Q at National Theatre St Kilda to 8 March

A laugh-out-loud Broadway smash hit, AVENUE Q stars local performer Darcy Harriss, who grew up in Camberwell and plays Trekkie in the show. Darcy attended VCA and is making a name for himself as an up-and-coming performer in the Melbourne theatre scene.

Avenue Q has firmly cemented itself in theatre history, throwing out politically correctness, as it hilariously tackles all kinds of taboo issues including racism, unemployment, homosexuality, love, and porn – with its raucous Sesame Street-like puppets.

This ‘anti-musical’ redefines music theatre, as it tells the timeless story of a recent college grad named Princeton, who moves into a shabby New York apartment all the way out on Avenue Q. He soon discovers that, although the residents seem nice, it’s clear that this is not your ordinary neighbourhood. Together, Princeton and his new-found friends struggle to find jobs, dates and their ever-elusive purpose in life. This revolutionary show garnered the coveted ‘triple crown’ at Tony Awards in 2004 winning Best Musical, Best Score and Best Book of a Musical, toppling the mega-production Wicked.

The show will appeal to a wide-ranging crowd of theatre but also to people who don’t usually go to the theatre – and who love all things inappropriate!  To find out more, go here.