RUM by Joe Mallalieu
WINNER - BROADWAY BABY BOBBY AWARD 2024
“A powerful, intimate play”” ★★★★★ The Reviews Hub
“Mallalieu's storytelling is captivating and impassioned” ★★★★★ Broadway Baby
“Dazzlingly authentic” ★★★★ The Scotsman
“This plaster will outlive me. I shape these rooms but in turn they have moulded me. Hiding secrets. Weak spots made to look strong.”
Meet Danny, plastering since he was a kid, he’s not scared of anything, he's RUM. Danny’s been up all night and now he’s rushing to finish a job before he has to give the speech of his life. RUM is a darkly humorous and powerful new play that wrestles with masculinity, mental health and addiction in the trade.
Written and performed by Joe Mallalieu and directed by Tess Seddon, this powerful play is returning to tour the UK in 2026 following successes at the Edinburgh Fringe in 2024 (winner of the Broadway Baby Bobby Award) and UK Tour in 2025. Content Warning: 16+ due to themes of suicide, drug use and swearing throughout.
We are proudly partnered with ANDYSMANCLUB, a men’s suicide prevention charity who offer free to attend peer-to-peer support groups for men aged over 18 across the UK and online.
CREATIVE TEAM
Writer & Performer: Joe Mallalieu (he/him)
Director & Dramaturg: Tess Seddon (she/her)
Set & Costume Designer: Rūta Irbīte (she/her)
Lighting Designer: Amy Mae (she/her)
Composer & Sound Designer: Lee Affen (he/him)
Photography & Graphic Designer: Grant Archer (he/him)
Technical Stage Manager & Production Manager: Tom Blackband (he/him)
Assistant Producer: Sasha Dowdy (she/her)
PR: SM Publicity
Freesheet available here