The Diary of a Nobody the first, "The Diary of a Somebody", is a direct reference to the Grossmith original. Reviewing this volume in "The Spectator", Benny Green points out several parallels with the original, in both character and event. Matthew's book, says Green, is amusing, but the Grossmiths' book is superior; it is "affecting as well as comical, in a way that the Matthew pastiche is not". In 1982 came the first appearance of Sue Townsend's teenage creation, Adrian Mole, whose passage into young manhood and early middle age is charted in a long series of diaries. The more middle-aged he becomes, says Morton,
Sebastian Croft the Royal Shakespeare Company production of "Matilda" (Cambridge Theatre). His final musical performance as a juvenile was in the title role of the world premiere production of "The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole" (Leicester Curve). Prominent musical theatre workshops include: "I Can't Sing", "The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole", "Bumblescratch", "Danny Hero" and "The Braille Legacy". Prominent one night concerts and performances include: "Rags: The Musical" (Lyric Theatre) and "A Charity Concert With Emeli Sande and Laura Wright". In June 2016 Croft appeared in the West End Live presentation of "Bumblescratch" in Trafalgar Square. In 2016 Croft appeared in the