24 March 2010

Q can stand for many things

Last night, I saw the award-winning performance of “Avenue Q”. Well put your finger there and call me a little bit racist. I learnt that you can be as loud as the hell you want (when you're making love) with my Girlfriend from Canada.

Also, “The Internet Is For Porn”.

It was fantastic. The set was clever, having rotating apartment rooms and a Screen up above that shows reels of various educational clips. I could see everything from the 6th row from the front and I drank it all in.

At first I was a little sceptical when I saw it, figuring that it was going to be like Sesame Street and hide the actors. But that's what you get when you're as kulcha'd as I am. The Actors stood out Gaily and made whatever emotions that couldn't be made by the puppets that hey had on their hands, or two sets of hands in the case of Trekkie Monster and Nicky, but you still paid attention to the Puppets.

Each actor also had 2 puppets each (Except for the non-puppeteers), and occasionally both of their puppets were up on stage. So they got one of the other actors to come up with the puppet and the voice was still played by the original actor! So at one end of the stage is the puppeteer with one of their own, and the other actor would come on from the other side with the other puppet and move it's mouth while the other actor does his voice!

I was impressed, to say the least. I laughed so hard at the majority of the lines. There was a particular one I was a afraid of pissing myself but I can't remember what it was.

I definitely recommend it for those of you who like a good laugh.

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