Dates confirmed for Avenue Q

You missed what I said. The link you provided mentions the Melbourne show, but is about the Sydney one (10 Days on Earth was only shown in Sydney, Tinka's New Dress in Melbourne). In my previous post, I said: "I know of many puppeteers, both in Melbourne and out of state who don't mind travelling to see a good and well-known puppetry show. I myself, and other people from around the country, have travelled to see Ronnie Burkett" In this particular case, I was referring to the Sydney event, for which I travelled to Sydney to see - I also saw Sue Giles there, and present were other people from outside NSW. In terms of the 2002 (Tinka's New Dress) performance, it took place not only during MIAF, but also coincided with the 2002 Puppetry and Animatronics Summit which was held at the VAC. In that particular case, many people from outside VIC attended the summit, and additionally saw Ronnie's show while in town. I was not quibbling over whether or not the show was subsidised; I know full well when the show took place and that Ronnie's shows are even subsidised by Canadian arts councils and organisations. I was merely pointing out that your references were incorrect in associating the two shows for the same thing, and that people from all over the country involved in puppetry will want to see Avenue Q (and this time, not necessarily have to travel for it) based on my previous experiences with good puppetry shows coming from overseas. ... If you have to nitpick. Just out of curiousity, am I still referring to Andrew, or Greg, or is this someone else? And just out of curiousity, can you answer my previous question (asked twice) about your definition of the target audience (mainstream theatre vs. those 'in the know'/industry people)? Since you are intent on having a debate, we might as well have a clear one. Round head foam puppet pattern at Puppets in Melbourne