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The Secret Diary Of Adrian Mole
Alan Blaikley
Sue Townsend's The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole Aged 13¾ The Musical
by Sue Townsend, Jake Brunger, Pippa Cleary
Synopsis
Life’s pretty hard when you’re a 13¾ year-old misunderstood intellectual living in a cul-de-sac in 1981.
With dysfunctional parents, ungrateful elders and a growing debt to school bully Barry Kent, Adrian Mole’s life simply couldn’t get any worse!
So when luminous new girl Pandora joins Adrian’s class, things look set to change for our hapless hero.
Pandora immediately captures Adrian’s heart, only for his best friend Nigel to steal hers...
Based on the classic bestselling novel by Sue Townsend, this critically acclaimed West End musical brings Britain’s best-loved spotty teenager’s story to life for a new generation of theatregoers.
Press Reviews
"Warm and joyful energy."
— Evening Standard
"The musical precisely captures the growing pains of a self-aware Leicester boy with literary leanings."
— The Guardian
"Endearing and thoroughly enjoyable."
— Independent
"A continual mood of unforced tongue-in-cheek freshness."
— The Telegraph
Characters
| Character |
|---|
| ADRIAN MOLE 13¾ |
| PAULINE MOLE Adrian’s Mum |
| GEORGE MOLE Adrian’s Dad |
| GRANDMA MOLE |
| NIGEL HETHERINGTON Adrian’s best friend |
| PANDORA BRAITHWAITE A bright young thing |
| BARRY KENT The school bully |
| MR LUCAS From next door |
| MR SCRUTON The head teacher |
| MISS ELF The Geography teacher |
| BERT BAXTER An 89-year-old man |
| DOREEN SLATER A redheaded harlot |
| A POSTMAN |
| A TRAIN INSPECTOR |
| A PRIEST |
| A NURSE |
| GOD |
| JOHN TYDEMAN FROM THE BBC |
| THE DOG (a puppet) Other classroom kids: |
| JENNIFER THOMSON, CRAIG THOMAS, CLAIRE NEILSON, BARBARA BOYER, PETER BROWN The original production was performed by a company of four children and six adults with intended doubling as per below. The musical can be performed by a flexible number of cast members, however, to suit your production. Children: |
| ADRIAN |
| PANDORA / TRAIN INSPECTOR |
| BARRY / DOG (PUPPETEER) / PRIEST |
| NIGEL / POSTMAN Adults: |
| PAULINE / CLAIRE NEILSON / NURSE |
+ 5 more characters
Publication
Sue Townsend's The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole Aged 13¾ The Musical is a play written by Sue Townsend and published by Concord Theatricals .
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