UK: Avenue Q puppets go on holiday

Record ID: 386250

  • Title: UK: Avenue Q puppets go on holiday
  • Date: 25th March 2009
  • Summary: MARCH 24, 2009, LONDON, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM (REUTERS) AVENUE Q PUPPETS ON LONDON TOURIST DOUBLEDECKER BUS PEOPLE TAKING PHOTOS PUPPETS ON BUS CHEERING (SOUNDBITE) (English) UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE AND MAITS 2178LE FAN, TALKING ABOUT HIS FAVOURITE PUPPETS ,SAYING "Trekkie and Nicki, Rod! He's so sweet, the whole journey he goes on is just so real for a puppet show, well for anything really." WIDE IF PUPPETS ON BUS/ CHEERING (SOUNDBITE) (English) UNIDENTIFIED FAN, SAYING "She's a character, wouldn't go near her.though wouldn't know where she's been." (LUCY, THE SLUT) LUCY PUPPET SAYING, "We're going on holiday, we're taking a vacation as you can see from my outfit, and we're coming back to the Guieldgud Theatre." PUPPETS ON BUS AS IT'S MOVING / LONDON EYE PUPPET SAYING 'I am looking forward to women on beaches and in bikinis, suncream, love the ladies, love to be on holiday." LONDON EYE TO PUPPETS PUPPET LUCY "Yeah it'll be great, for a little break then come back to London , the Gieldgud"
  • Embargoed: 9th April 2009 13:00
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  • Topics: Entertainment
  • Reuters ID: LVA7RG72Q38B3S580C8HMXMORRQM
  • Story Text: Avenue Q puppets set off on first holiday after three years in the London West End.
    They've entertained London theatregoers for three years and now it's time for a break for the "Avenue Q" puppets. To mark the beginning of their holiday they organized a little goodbye for fans and photographers alike on board a London doubledecker bus.
    Avenue Q was due close permanently in the West End at the Noël Coward Theatre on 28 March... but it will now reopen at the Gielgud Theatre on Shaftesbury Avenue on 1 June after the cast and puppets take the well deserved holiday! When it was announced last October that Avenue Q would finish its long run at the Noël Coward, it was not a decision taken lightly by its producers.
    In its third successful year and as it celebrated 1,000 performances in the West End, Avenue Q was still attracting packed houses. But the producers decided that it may be the right time to bring the show to a natural end - and go out on a high note.
    However, since the closure was announced, Avenue Q has proven to be the perfect musical for our troubled times by going from strength to strength during the credit crunch.
    The combination of accessible prices and a hilarious night out is proving to be the perfect recipe for audiences hungry for escapism from terrible financial headlines.
    Over the last four months, Avenue Q has seen its best box office sales yet and the highest weekly grosses since the production opened in June 2006.
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