It was in the second half when placenta flew into the air during the school nativity, which might have been before or after the red sock protest, that I wondered if I’d fallen into someone’s hallucination of their 80’s schooldays. Queen’s Theatre Hornchurch is currently home to The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole aged 13 3/4 The Musical. Based on the first book book in the wildly popular series by Sue Townsend and originally published in 1982, the books centre ...

funny, lively, tongue-in-cheek and hugely entertaining.

Modern, joyous and boundlessly energetic.

Two hours of escapism and fun.

You’re guaranteed to leave the theatre with a smile

it’s queer, it’s loud, it’s brash, it’s juvenile

a killer band of schoolkids

so much potential

a varied line-up and a friendly atmosphere

full of emotion, energy and is clear perfection