Name: Stephen Mullan: Rascal
Start: 2024-07-31 19:45:00
End: 2024-07-31 20:45:00
Location: Assembly George Square

When did Stephen Mullan become a rascal? I thought it was just as we walked into The Box at Assembly. However, as he tells us, it all began in his childhood, as he tried to find out a little more about life.

Guaranteed to make us laugh.

There was always something quite impish about Mullan. His subtle smile and several stories about ‘getting the hornies’, his facial expressions, the wild impressions of his Argentinian mother and Irish father. But it goes deeper than that. When he’s not speaking about lighter topics such as the way positivity is presented in different cultures, his backstory and relationship with his father are ones of real heart-break. But they’re experiences that this fabulously talented performer has overcome and is stronger, and more playful, for.

Rascal is a fabulous hour filled with laughs, gags and enthusiasm. It’s one of those shows we need at the Fringe – it’s guaranteed to make us laugh.

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