A coming-of-age parable, 'Avenue Q' satirizes the issues and anxieties associated with entering adulthood.
Growing up with programmes like 'Sesame Street', the kids of 'Avenue Q' were assured that they were 'special' and 'could do anything'; but as adults, they have discovered to their surprise and dismay that in the real world their options are limited, and they are no more 'special' than anyone else.
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Posted by Brisbane Arts Theatre on Thursday, 1 October 2015
Fresh out of college, Princeton is seeking to make his mark on the world, but can only afford an apartment on Avenue Q. While it may lack basic amenities, it does have an abundance of furry, colourful tenants. Princeton learns more from the Avenue about relationships, money, sexuality, consequences and the internet than from any B.A. in English.
Trekkie Monster teaches the Ave about sexuality. He's learnt all he knows from the internet of course, and these are a few things he loves to do while surfing the interweb:
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Porn.Two
Porn.Three
Porn.Four
Porn.Five
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'Avenue Q' performs Brisbane Arts Theatre 17 October - 19 December.
