Avenue Q in Perth

Thanks so much Jeff - it sounds like you had a good night, and I'm glad. I do hope the puppeteering improved since I saw it last, but my guess is you'll have different ideas of puppeteering than I do (and have suggested as much above). Funny that you say it was cleaner than you expected: many puppeteers I chatted to recently have mentioned that they find the language/adult themes too much and/or unnecessary. I guess 'adult' puppetry is considered much more overt in the public's eyes than actually represented in Avenue Q. (For the record, I believe the standard is that unless you're supposed to know the puppeteer is the puppeteer - ie, a play within a play - you're not supposed to notice the puppeteers at all. Newcomers to 'white light' (puppeteers being visible) find it confusing, but a good puppeteer will not distract attention from the actual puppet) Puppets and patterns at Puppets in Melbourne