Having seen the West End production six years ago
(and remembering it strongly), I had high expectations for Trifle Theatre Company's production of Avenue Q. Furthermore, I had some reservations as to whether
it could match the magic of my original viewing, but within the first few
minutes that doubt disappeared. We may only be in March but I can confidently
say that this will be one of the best shows I see this year.
The story follows a recent college graduate,
Princeton (played by Jordan Pollard), who is a little wet behind the ears and
entering the "real world". Moving to Avenue Q (the best he can
afford) he gets acquainted with the locals, including Kate Monster (played by
Sarah Golding), Trekkie Monster (played by the wonderful Andy McDougall),
married human couple Christmas Eve and Brian (Leah Lim and Michael Linder) and
Gary Coleman (in an interesting casting choice, played by Zuleika Khan).