Play version of this novel that was a hit with adults and teenagers alike.
In his secret diary, British teenager Adrian Mole excruciatingly details every morsel of his turbulent adolescence. Mixed in with daily reports about the zit sprouting on his chin are heartrending passages about his parents' chaotic marriage. Adrian sees all, and he has something to say about everything. Delightfully self-centered, Adrian is the sort of teenager who could rule a much better world--if only his crazy relatives and classmates would get out of his way.
Sue Townsend's play is based on her...
Play version of this novel that was a hit with adults and teenagers alike.
In his secret diary, British teenager Adrian Mole excruciatingly d...
"Set in the year 2001 where the class system is numbered from one to five and only the upperclasses are allowed to breed, Ten Tiny Fingers, Nine Tiny Toes is about the births of a perfect but illegal 'class five' baby, and an imperfect 'government' baby bought by a 'class three' mother and exterminated at birth because of her nine toes...compulsive viewing...insanity is served up as commen sense - to sinister effect." Kate Kellaway, Observer
A play by one of Britain's best-selling writers
"Set in the year 2001 where the class system is numbered from one to five and only the upperc...
A play by Sue Townsend, one of Britain's best-selling writers
When Sita and her children leave India to join her husband in England, she is forced to sell her cow, but she keeps her milking bucket in the hope that she will be able to buy another cow in Leicester. But England is nothing like she expected: faced with prejudice from the English and restrictions of tradition from her family, Sita clings to the dream of the cow and some sense of her own identity. "The Great Celestial Cow is a little gem...It's very funny, touching, telling and moving...here is a story with much to...
A play by Sue Townsend, one of Britain's best-selling writers
When Sita and her children leave India to join her husband in England, she is f...
A collection of plays by Sue Townsend, including The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole adapted from the novel, Wombergang, set in the waiting-room of a gynaecology clinic, Bazaar & Rummage about a community jumble sale, Groping for Words, and The Great Celestial Cow, about Indian immigrants.
A collection of plays by Sue Townsend, including The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole adapted from the novel, Wombergang, set in the waiting-room of a gyna...
A troubled teenager struggles against the slings and arrows of growing up and his own family's attempts to scar him for life. In between the ups and downs of his relationship with Pandora, he worries about his mis-spent adolescence and whether or not his genius will go unrecognized.
A troubled teenager struggles against the slings and arrows of growing up and his own family's attempts to scar him for life. In between the ups and d...
