The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole London Reviews and Tickets
Show-Score Member Reviews (6)
See it if you have been a closet Adrian Mole fan your whole life. You want a humorous look at teenage angst.
Don't see it if You are looking for a new take on the story.
See it if You want a feel good show
Don't see it if You don’t like people
See it if you are looking for a charming new British musical based on a classic. It spotlights some brilliant new talent and has a catchy score.
Don't see it if you aren't a fan of the original source material or aren't a fan of teen led narratives
See it if If you like the books
Don't see it if If you don't like the books
See it if Enjoy shows based on childhood experience
Don't see it if You want something serious
See it if You have liked 80s, and modern musicals
Don't see it if There’s no reason not to
Critic Reviews (7)
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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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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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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