Details

Set in 1980s Leicester, Sue Townsend's The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole Aged 13 3/4, follows the daily dramas and misadventures of Adrian's adolescent life. With dysfunctional parents, ungrateful elders, a growing debt to school bully Barry Kent and an unruly pimple on his chin, life is hard for a misunderstood intellectual who is only 13 3/4... To top it off, when new girl Pandora joins the class and captures his heart, his best friend Nigel steals hers. Can Adrian win her love and escape from his chaotic family life?

Cast/Performers

Kelly Price (Pauline), Dean Chisnall (George), John Hopkins (Mr Lucas / Mr Scruton), Lara Denning (Doreen / Miss Elf), Gay Soper (Grandma), Barry James (Bert), Jason Rennie, Samuel Menhinick, Amir Wilson, Lara Wollington, Georgia Pemberton, Benjamin Lewis, Max Robson, Asha Banks, Connor Davies, Ilan Galkoff, Callum McDonald, Edward Hooper

Creatives/Company

Book by: Jake Brunger
Music(s): Pippa Cleary, Paul Herbert (orchestrations)
Lyrics(s): Jake Brunger, Pippa Cleary
Producer(s): Menier Chocolate Factory, The Curve (in association with Anthony Clare and David Ian Productions)
Director: Luke Sheppard
Choreographer: Rebecca Howell
Design: Tom Rogers
Costume: Tom Rogers
Lighting: Howard Hudson
Sound: Gregory Clarke
Musical Director: Alex Parker