The Growing Pains of Adrian Mole The Growing Pains of Adrian Mole The Growing Pains of Adrian Mole, a novel by Sue Townsend, is the 2nd book in the Adrian Mole series, following on from "The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Aged 13¾". It focuses on the worries and regrets of a teenage aspiring intellectual. The novel is included in the omnibus "". The book is written in a diary style and set in 1982 through to mid-1983. Notable events in this volume are the breakup and later reconciliation of Adrian and Pandora, Adrian's attempt to run away from home and subsequent breakdown, the birth of
The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole Aged 13 ¾ (musical) new production was presented by the Menier Chocolate Factory and Curve in association with Anthony Clare and David Ian Productions. NB: The role of Mrs Lucas was cut for the London production. The world premiere at Leicester's Curve Theatre received 4 stars from "The Daily Telegraph", "The Times" and "The Guardian". Lyn Gardner in "The Guardian" wrote that Mole was 'a home-grown hit for the Curve... a show constantly paying neat homage to previous British musicals and the traditions of the TV sitcom, and yet always staying distinctive and true to its source material... a quaint, unassuming little charmer." Dominic