My Son’s A Queer (But What Can You Do?)

My Son’s A Queer (But What Can You Do?) description

About the Show

Rob Madge grew up making shows at home, with homemade costumes, a running order and family members cast in whatever parts were going. The most ambitious was a Disney parade staged in the living room, which did not entirely survive contact with its cast. Madge restages those productions using the family's own home video footage, alongside live performance, to tell the story of a child who wanted to be everything at once and the family who let them.

The show premiered at the Turbine Theatre in 2021 and has since played the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, a national tour, two West End runs and a Broadway season. It was nominated for the Olivier Award for Best Entertainment or Comedy Play and won the WhatsOnStage Award for Best Off-West End Production. This is its final West End run, limited to 23 performances.

Cast and Creatives

The show is written and performed by Rob Madge and directed by Luke Sheppard, who won the 2026 Olivier Award for Paddington The Musical and has also directed & Juliet and In The Heights. Songs are by Pippa Cleary.

Rob Madge performs alone, appearing as themself at several ages alongside the recorded voices of their family. A former child performer, Madge was in the West End casts of Oliver! and Les Miserables.

Why You Should Watch It

My Son's A Queer (But What Can You Do?) is a funny, generous hour about being allowed to be yourself, and this is the last West End run. Book tickets at the Apollo Theatre.

Playing at Apollo Theatre (venue info)

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