But while this is at times a noisily unsubtle show, its defining quality is a warm and joyful energy.
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Sue Townsend's classic story about a nerdy teen makes a solid West End musical...However much the musical makes clunky on-the-nose references to Greer-era feminism, it ends up feeling oddly Victorian in its values. And no one finds that charming.
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The score is predominately dialogue-driven, and there are probably a song or two that needn’t be included., however, the show does culminate in a masterful nativity scene, placenta n’ all.
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It’s all very polished: fine as a family-friendly, summer-holiday show, but disappointing for devoted fans of the fiction.
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But what Adrian Mole crucially lacks is any real charm or room to breathe, not to mention a score to lift the audience beyond nostalgia...
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The music is a judicious mix of rock-poppy chirpy and strains more wistful and ballad-driven...All in all, cheering good fun.
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This jolly musical, on the other hand, based on the first book in Sue Townsend's clear-eyed epic...takes us back to his first, more optimistic incarnation. It's very good fun.
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