Sue Townsend's The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole Aged 13¾ The Musical
- Full Length Musical, Adaptations (Literature), Comedy, 1980s
- 6M, 4F
- ISBN: 9780573116650
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.
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Description
- Full Length Musical
- Adaptations (Literature), Comedy
- 120 minutes
- Time Period: 1980s
- Target Audience: Appropriate for all audiences
- Cautions: Mild Adult Themes
- Orchestra Size: Small/Combo
- Performance Group:
- Professional Theatre
Based on the classic bestselling novel by Sue Townsend, this critically acclaimed West End musical brings Britian's best-loved spotty teenager's story to life for a new generation of theatregoers.
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
"Delightful."
The New York Times
"Endearing and thoroughly enjoyable..."
Independent
"...a continual mood of unforced tongue-in-cheek freshness."
The Telegraph
"...cheering good fun."
The Telegraph
The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole Aged 13¾ was first produced by Leicester Curve on 17 March 2015. It received its London premiere at the Menier Chocolate Factory on 26 July 2017. The performance was directed by Luke Sheppard.
Characters
- Casting: 6M, 4F
- Casting Attributes: Reduced casting (Doubling Possible), Flexible casting, Room for Extras, Roles for Multicultural Casting, Expandable casting
- Casting Notes: Licensees should make best efforts to cast the children’s roles of Adrian, Pandora, Nigel and Barry with children/teenagers as close to the real ages as possible, i.e between 13 and 14. The roles of Adrian and Nigel are in keys usually suited for boys with unbroken voices, however Barry is more flexible. If licensees are unable to cast children in the roles, and can only cast older teens or adults, Concord Theatricals recommends that you reach out to your licensing representative to secure transposition services for your music material.
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
Children:
ADRIAN
PANDORA / TRAIN INSPECTOR
BARRY / DOG (PUPPETEER) / PRIEST
NIGEL / POSTMAN
Adults:
PAULINE / CLAIRE NEILSON / NURSE
GEORGE / CRAIG THOMAS
BERT / PETER BROWN / JOHN TYDEMAN
GRANDMA / BARBARA BOYER / GOD
MR LUCAS / MR SCRUTON / JENNIFER THOMSON / DOCTOR
MISS ELF / DOREEN SLATER
Available Material
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Sue Townsend's The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole Aged 13¾ the Musical Script
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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. She immediately captures his heart, only for his best friend Nigel to steal hers... |
$24.95 |
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Rehearsal Material
Shipped a minimum of 3 months before the last performance. This must be hired as a condition of the License to produce this show.
12 x Vocal Books |
$450.00 +$135.00/pm |
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Orchestral Material
Shipped a minimum of 1 month before the last performance. This is optional.
Keyboard- Conductor |
$350.00 +$135.00/pm |
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