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My Son’s A Queer (But What Can You Do?)
Rob Madge spent their childhood staging shows at home, and the most ambitious was a full Disney parade in the living room that did not go to plan. Using the family's own camcorder footage alongside live performance, Madge revisits those productions and the parents and grandparents who were cast in them, building a portrait of a family that encouraged a child who wanted to be everything at once.
Written and performed by Rob Madge, a former West End child performer in Oliver! and Les Miserables, the show is directed by Luke Sheppard, winner of the 2026 Olivier Award for Paddington The Musical, with songs by Pippa Cleary. Nominated for the Olivier Award for Best Entertainment or Comedy Play and a WhatsOnStage Award winner, My Son's A Queer (But What Can You Do?) returns for a final West End run of 23 performances at the Apollo Theatre.
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A great and intimate show about growing up gay Very well written and acted. Hilariously funny. Resonated with my childhood!!
Roger, 17 Mar 2023
Fantastic Chock full of sincere emotion
Mike, 04 Mar 2023
Best show in London! I've seen it 4 times and I am an 80 year old Grandma! I love Rob, and I apologize for bad teachers.
Mary Ann, 03 Mar 2023
Moved to tears I went with my queer teenager (14) on a city trip to London. We are from the Netherlands and wanted to see the musical Heathers. Since we enjoyed that immensely we decided to see another show and stumbled across this one. My child enjoyed the show (and the audience!) and felt so in place there. But being Dutch, some of the jokes were a bit lost on them. For me though, a mother of a (sometimes) struggling queer child, this show moved me to tears. It was so relatable and recognisable. I will remember this for a very long time to come.
Renske, 01 Mar 2023
Pleasantly surprised We sat front row circle which was perfect but could have bought a slightly cheaper ticket which would have just as good a view. Beautiful theatre and although the show was quite short it would have lost it’s impetus if it were any longer. Robert Madge was gloriously entertaining in every aspect. The addition of the home movies really helped to create the story.
A great way to spend an afternoon
Catherine, 19 Feb 2023
F***ing Fabulous! Best show I’ve seen in a long time. Deserved a much longer run — as in permanent run! Everyone NEEDS to see this show.
Lorna, 06 Nov 2022
Just fantastic and heart tugging! Fantastic show with great story line. A must see show that will have you laughing and feeling a bit tearful too. Really brilliant!
Lynne, 28 Oct 2022
Queerly One man show about growing up an only child who felt different from his class. A back ground of hilarious videos from his childhood. Very funny and tender about bullying and coming of age. Obviously came from a loving family who always stood by him. Only lasted an hour but was fast moving and entertaining. The actor was tremendous
Douglas, 26 Oct 2022
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