Rob Madge

Theatre Maker, Writer
Agent: Helen Mumby

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.

Theatre credits as a performer include: Peter Pan (London Palladium); 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: @rob_madge_



Credits

Theatre credits as a performer include:

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.

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