★★★★★ ‘Unmissable!’ Everything Theatre
★★★★★ ‘a striking production that is fresh and visceral’ Theatre Weekly
★★★★★ ‘a smouldering, pulsating, wonder of a show’ London Economic
★★★★ ‘An extraordinary performance from Rona Morison’ The Stage
★★★★ ‘a quirky show with standout performances: a winning combination’ BroadwayWorld
★★★★ ‘Morison is astonishing, with an assurance and technique that is truly astounding.’ WhatsOnStage

The Diary of a Teenage Girl recounts the coming-of-age adventures of Minnie Goetze, a San Francisco teenager who begins a secret affair with her mother’s boyfriend.

Minnie’s sexual awakening begins as the hippie movement fades and punk rock is on the rise. Yearning to be loved and treated like a grown-up, her rebellious teenage nature clashes with the newfound demands and responsibilities of adulthood.

1976, San Francisco. Fifteen year old Minnie Goetze begins a secret affair with Monroe, a man more than twice her age…and her mother’s boyfriend. Lonely and artistic, Minnie chronicles her trials through expressive drawings and painfully honest missives confided to a tape recorder – but it’s only a matter of time before this precocious teen is in way over her head…

Based on the critically acclaimed graphic novel by Phoebe Gloeckner, which was later turned into a major award-winning motion picture film starring Bel Powley, Alexander Skarsgård and Kristen Wiig, Marielle Heller’s explosive play is a sharp, funny and provocative account of one girl’s sexual and artistic awakening, without judgment.

‘A lacerating indictment of predatory male self-indulgence’ The New York Times

‘Stunning’ Time Out New York

‘A moving no-bullshit exploration of the lives of young people and the older people who shape them, I’m almost willing to buy you the tickets myself’CBR

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