My Son's A Queer - Turbine / Garrick / Ambassadors

They’re very funny on Twitter so I’m interested in this.

Would anyone be interested in a ticket to this for tomorrow evening ? Opening night ? I can no longer make it and I’m quite happy to give it away to anyone who would love to see the show.

Hi mate I’m sorry , I hadn’t been back on the board since I posted this message oops, I apologise. Someone else got back to me not long after anyway. I’ve heard good things about the show after the first night!

I really hope this gets transferred to a different theatre soon, since it’s been so popular. I’d love to see it but getting to the Turbine Theatre is such a hassle.

Looking at the Bedknobs tour dates, the most I could envisage happening is the show taking up a Monday evening residency at a theatre. Otherwise, it will probably be Summer 2022 before any transfer is likely (Edinburgh Fringe, perhaps?).

My Son’s A Queer (But What Can You Do?) by Rob Madge transfers to London’s West End at Garrick Theatre from 21 Oct to 06 Nov 2022

I thought this was wonderful in edinbrugh

I am so so so so SO thrilled for them. This was without a doubt the best show I’ve ever seen at the Edinburgh Fringe. A West End run will hopefully send this into the stratosphere. They deserve every single award and accolade they have coming.

Just booked for this, looking forward to it. Seems to be selling very well already!

This is such a funny heartwarming show. I absolutely LOVED the matinee this afternoon.

Some spoilers follow. . .

The lady sitting next to me had seen the show in Edinburgh, and she assured me there'd be tears.

I doubted her, but she was right, and although the show worked it's magic slowly, by the end, I was in floods.

It is also immensely funny.

The engine of both the heartwarming emotions and the hilarity is the interrelation between past (Madge's childhood self is depicted in family home videos) and present (Madge hasn't essentially changed a bit lol).

I was reminded of Michael Apted's legendary 7up documentary, where he filmed the same people every seven years, and began every show with Aristotle's quote" "Give me the child up to the age of 7, and I will show you the man."

Well, this show is like "7Up" in reverse: "Give me the diva right now and I will show you the diva child" lol.

Also, "Show me a functional funny loving adult right now, and I will show you some great parents. . . AND grandparents." Lol.

Watching Madge's childhood self boss his parents around, filming Disney reenactments in their childhood sitting room, with the exhortation" Film ME," while his grandma and grandpa contribute costumes and set, is wonderful.

And the way Madge relates to their own history is wonderful.

And the way this says so much, about parenting and grandparenting generally, is wonderful.

And a couple of the songs in this are wonderful too.

4 stars of heartwarming fun from me.

PS: The Turbine Theatre has been on a roll lately, and I hope "Diva: Live from Hell" also gets a further life like this, with Luke Bayer, as that show was multiple laughs per minute!

The graduates of "Millennials" at The Other Palace, including Madge and Bayer, are doing great things. And so is the Turbine Theatre!

Wonderful wonderful wonderful. I got a great £15 deal on TodayTix and absolutely loved the show. A funny and heartwarming hour of theatre. I could have easily watched more!

I saw the first show on Friday and by far the best show I've seen this year. I thought it was so tight - especially with the video cues. So full of heart; I was literally crying from laughter and then trying NOT to cry. MSAQ is very moving and a love letter to theatre in a way. So glad I made time to see this.

Saw this tonight, it’s incredible from start to finish. It’s so moving and inspiring, I wish I had that much footage of me as a kid.

It’s only ok until 6th Nov and I urge you to book a ticket before it ends. Tickets have been selling incredibly fast since the press night on Monday.

I caught this on press night on Sunday. I hadn't really been planning to see it as I don't usually go to short shows due to my London slots being at a premium since I live in Bristol, but I was down for the weekend and there wasn't anything else on on a Sunday evening I wanted to see.

Boy am I glad I took the chance. Absolutely beautiful show. There were tears. It's such a heartwarming story and I hope it has a life beyond these two weeks as more and more people get the chance to experience the show. I just wish it lasted a bit longer.

Will I buy the inevitable Madge autobiography? Absolutely.

I think I saw something on their IG account to apologise for not stage Dooring due to voice problems with the 2 show day and a pic of them in bed. Guess that's the reason.