My Son's a Queer (But What Can You Do?)
$33.59
- Paperback
84 pages
- Release Date
17 June 2021
Summary
When Rob was twelve, they attempted a full-blown Disney parade in their house for their Grandma. As Rob donned wigs and played Mary Poppins, Ariel, Mickey Mouse and Belle, their Dad doubled as Stage Manager, Sound Technician and Goofy.
Unfortunately, Dad missed all his cues and pushed all the floats in the wrong direction. Mum mistook Aladdin for Ursula. The costumes went awry. And Ariel’s bubble gun didn’t work properly. Grandma had a nice time, though.
My Son’s a Queer (…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781839040122 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1839040122 |
| Author: | Rob Madge |
| Publisher: | Nick Hern Books |
| Imprint: | Nick Hern Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 84 |
| Release Date: | 17 June 2021 |
| Weight: | 106g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 129mm |
| Series: | NHB Modern Plays |
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Critics Review
‘A gorgeous celebration of what it’s like to grow up queer with a supportive family… It will have you laugh, shed a tear and make you remember the magic that once took place in your childhood living room’
* Whatsonstage *‘Richly comical and very moving… My Son’s a Queer offers something for everyone. A coming-of-age gay narrative… A pop culture love-in for fairytale fanboy/girls and everyone in between… And, most compellingly of all, a cri de coeur for parenting that, rather than splicing children into preordained pinks and blues, embraces them in their infinite expressive variety’
* Guardian *‘An affectionate, uplifting story with a strong, surprisingly universal message about pride, self-esteem and acceptance… a hilarious and deeply moving love-letter to the parents who embraced [Madge’s] choices from an early age and encouraged them to soar’
* The Stage *‘Magical… will leave even the dourest Disney-phobic pessimist having a Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah sort of day’
* Reviews Hub *‘A blast of daft joy… carnivalesque, fantastical, theatrical, over-the-top and down the other side with a splash’
* TheatreCat *‘Equal parts joyful and profound… a five-star production packed with heart’
* Broadway World *About The Author
Rob Madge
Rob Madge is an actor and playwright whose debut play, My Son’s a Queer (But What Can You Do?), was premiered at the Turbine Theatre, London, in 2021, was a critical and commercial hit at the Edinburgh Fringe in 2022, and transferred to the West End later that year.
My Son’s a Queer (But What Can You Do?) won Best Off-West End Production at the 2022 WhatsOnStage Awards, the Theatre Award at the 2023 Virgin Atlantic Attitude Awards, and was nominated for Best Entertainment or Comedy Play at the Olivier Awards. Rob Madge was joint winner of Best Creative West End Debut at the Stage Debut Awards in 2023.
Madge has also adapted Brandon Thomas’s farce Charley’s Aunt (Watermill Theatre, 2025).
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