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Flumps

A Mercury Original in association with The Thelmas

Show Information

Showing on:

Sat 14 June 2025

Duration:

Approx 1hr 20mins

Price:

Genre:

Array

Venue:

Mercury Studio

Age Guidance:

16+ (under 18s must be accompanied by an adult)

Warnings:

Contains swearing, themes of addiction, death, child abandonment and flashing lights.

Show Bio
Cast & Crew

A Mercury Original in association with The Thelmas

When their mother, struggling with drug addiction, abandons them in their caravan for the summer holidays, Felicity and Harvey must fend for themselves. To keep the gas topped up, the social worker at bay, and – most crucially – the marshmallow jar full, they hatch an unconventional plan to survive.

But as the summer heats up and their clever scheme starts to spiral out of control, they face a question far tougher than any they’ve encountered before: can they hold onto the summer – and each other – forever?

Flumps marks the debut full-length play by emerging Essex playwright Emma Jo Pallett, brought to life by multi-award-winning director Madelaine Moore.

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Content to consider

Age Guidance: 16+ (under 18s must be accompanied by an adult).

Contains swearing, themes of addiction, death, child abandonment and flashing lights.

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Content to Consider

Accessibility

There is a captioned performance on Sat 14 Jun, 3pm.

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Performance Guide

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Studio Event

Please note that this performance takes place in our smaller Studio Theatre. If it’s your first visit or you are unfamiliar with the Mercury building, you can find out more about our spaces here.

Robyn Holdaway

Harvey

Robyn is a non-binary actor best known for their work as Layla in Sex Education (Netflix).

Their credits also include: Moonhaven (AMC), Strike: Lethal White (BBC) and various other stage and screen roles.

Audiobook credits include the award winning Our Wives Under the Sea, as well as critically acclaimed Sistersong, How To Understand Your Gender, and Skin.

Robyn can also be heard in the audiodrama Camlann and in the video game Eternal Strands.

They are an active member of the LGBTQ community, and they are passionate about bringing this diversity into the mainstream both as an artist and as an activist.

Jadie Rose Hobson

Felicity

Jadie’s theatre credits include: The Trial of Josie K (Unicorn Theatre), Animal Farm; A Midsummer Night’s Dream; Great Expectations; Frankenstein (National Youth Theatre), 13 (National Theatre), Matilda The Musical (RSC Courtyard Theatre), Kristina (Royal Albert Hall), The Sound of Music (London Palladium), Billy Elliot (Victoria Palace).

Her TV and Film credits include: Call the Midwife, Parents, Alexandra & Pete, The Armstrong & Miller Show, Ashes to Ashes, Richard Hammond’s Blast Lab, Genie in the House, Ballet Shoes, The Grudge 3, The Robinsons.

Radio credits include: Sleaze; Exposure (BBC).

Creative Team

Writer Emma Jo Pallett
Director Madelaine Moore
Designer Mikayla Teodoro
Associate Designer William Hamilton Tighe
Lighting Designer Megan Lucas
Movement & Puppetry Jess Mabel Jones