The Press Night for Bruiser's latest production The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole Aged 13 3/4 took place in the MAC, Belfast on 26 September. Here are some of the nice things that critics have been saying about the show. The Critics: ‘Matthew Reeve’s musical arrangements cleverly capture the spirit of the ‘80s and offer a saccharine counterpoint to contemporary social issues, like widespread unemployment and the rise of the feminist movement, swirling around a confused adolesce

In honour of our upcoming production The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Bruiser have been stepping back in time to the 1980s and counting down our favourite fifty songs from the decade! All week we’ve revealed the songs 11-20, 21-30, 31-40 and 41-50 and now it’s time to reveal which songs are in our top ten! Bonnie Tyler- Total Eclipse of the Heart Buggles- Video Killed the Radio Star Toto- Africa A-Ha!- Take on Me Madonna- Like A Prayer Michael Jackson- Billie Jean Human Leagu

Just a few weeks until the opening night of our next production The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole. Given the play is set in the 1980s, we have decided to count down our favourite songs from the decade. Check out the songs that we have ranked from 11-20! 11. Tiffany- I Think We're Alone Now 12. Blondie- Call Me 13. Whitney Houston- I Wanna Dance With Somebody 14. David Bowie- Let's Dance 15. Michael Jackson- Thriller 16. Erasure- A Little Respect 17. Culture Club- Karma Chameleo

Ahead of our production of 1980s classic The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Bruiser continue with our countdown of our favourite songs from the Eighties this week. Check out the songs that we have ranked from 21-30! 21. Tears For Fears- Head Over Heels 22. George Michael- Faith 23. Lionel Richie- All Night Long 24. Duran Duran- Hungry Like The Wolf 25. Dead or Alive- You Spin Me Right Round 26. Bruce Springsteen- Born in the USA 27. Soft Cell- Tainted Love 28. Madonna- Into The

​This week Bruiser have been bitten by the nostalgia bug and have been celebrating all things Eighties in line with the setting of our next production The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole Aged 13 ¾. Yesterday we began counting down our top 50 favourite songs from the decade, we continue the countdown later in the week but for now we reveal which songs we ranked 31-40. 31. Ray Parker Jr- Ghostbusters Theme 32. Nena- 99 Red Balloons 33. Prince- Purple Rain 34. B52s- Love Shack 35. R