Theatre review:My Son's a Queer, (But what can you do?)

After a popular short run a few years ago which I wasn't able to make, writer/performer Rob Madge's My Son's a Queer Comma Open Brackets But what can you do Question Mark Close Brackets gets a second West End run for someone who, it's probably fair to say, felt like they belonged there from a very early age. Madge performs a tribute to their own childhood, particularly the parts of it spent at home, putting on DisneyTM parades in their parents' living room, in an increasingly large collection of outfits and ever more elaborate sets, some bought, most made by the grandparents. Despite John and Jan Madge realising early on that it would be best to sign their child up to Stagecoach as soon as possible, the young Rob struggled to make friends at school, becoming bullied and alienated.So the enthusiastic support for a very camp pastime made home a much-needed sanctuary, and the mostly unspoken subtext of My Son's a Queer is that it's a tribute to all the girls, gays and theys who grew up…