#100B - Rob Madge: I Find the Industry Hysterical

“Collaboration is the most crucial thing you can do. Even if you
are writing a solo show for yourself, for your family’s story, show
it to somebody – share it with somebody.” - Rob Madge Rob Madge is
about to open their solo play on Broadway – so how did it go from
home videos to fringe to West End to Broadway? Listen to this
amazing episode and learn all about the new play My Son’s a Queer
(But What Can You Do?). This is the second part to Dear
Multi-Hyphenate's 100th Episode celebration! Transitioning from a
child actor into an adult actor. How does a show go from Fringe to
Broadway? Handling the weight of Broadway with humor. Sense of
play.  Rob Madge is a theatre maker, writer and actor. They
began working professionally in theatre at the age of 9, having
spent the majority of their childhood forcing their family to help
them put on shows in the living room, most of which are now
documented on Rob’s social media channels. Rob is best known for
their show My Son’s A Queer (But What Can You Do?) which was
nominated for Best Entertainment or Comedy Play at the 2023 Olivier
Awards. Following this ongoing success, Rob won Best Creative Debut
at The Stage Debut Awards, 2023 and the Attitude Award for Best
Theatre Production, 2023. Most recent credits as a performer: Peter
Pan (London Palladium). Theatre credits as a performer include: My
Son’s A Queer (Writer/Performer: Turbine Theatre, Edinburgh, West
End); Jack and the Beanstalk (London Palladium); Mary Poppins
(Prince Edward Theatre), Macbeth (Gielgud Theatre), Oliver!
(Theatre Royal, Drury Lane), Les Misérables (25th Anniversary
International Tour and Concert), Matilda the Musical (Courtyard
Theatre, RSC), Bedknobs & Broomsticks (UK Tour/World
Premiere),Timpson the Musical, Held Momentarily, Leave A Light On,
Roles We’ll Never Play. TV credits include: The Sarah Jane
Adventures, That Mitchell and Webb Look, The Armstrong and Miller
Show, Kröd Mändoon and the Flaming Sword of Fire, Poirot:
Appointment with Death. Rob’s debut play My Son’s a Queer (But What
Can You Do?) played to sold out audiences at the Turbine Theatre in
2021 and won the WhatsOnStage Award for Best Off-West End
Production. My Son’s a Queer is headlined the Edinburgh Fringe
Festival at Underbelly (George Square) in 2022, and debuted to
five-star reviews at the Garrick and Ambassadors in the West End.
The play script is published by Nick Hern Books. Rob graduated with
a Masters in Musical Theatre from the Royal Academy of Music, being
awarded the DipRAM. Rob writes and performs their own skits on
their social media channels which, as a result, have amassed a
following of over 300,000 collectively, with over 11.3 million
likes. Twitter: @rob_madge_02 Instagram: @robmadge02 TikTok:
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