The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole Aged 13 ¾ (musical) The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole Aged 13 ¾ (musical) The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole Aged 13 ¾ is a stage musical based on the young-adult novel of the same name by Sue Townsend. It features book and lyrics by Jake Brunger and music and lyrics by Pippa Cleary. The musical made its world premiere at the Curve in Leicester in March 2015. The musical was announced to make its world premiere at the Curve in Leicester (the title character and author Sue Townsend's hometown) from 7 March to 4 April 2015, with an official opening on 17 March.
Adrian Mole and frustrated point of view, as well as depictions of his experiences of unemployment and public spending cutbacks, both major political issues at the time. In dealing with political events, a constant plot device is that Adrian makes confident predictions and statements that are known to be wrong by the reader, ranging from belief in the Hitler Diaries to an Iraqi victory in the Gulf War and the existence of their weapons of mass destruction. Adrian Albert Mole is born 2 April 1967, and grows up with his parents in the city of Leicester; he moves to Ashby-de-la-Zouch in England's