What a tour de force this is. Dylan Mulvaney’s Faghag is an autobiographical one-woman play about how a girl named Dylan was accidentally born into a boy’s body. There’s a battle with her mom, becoming a twink, subsequently leaving those years behind, and the media storm when she strays into beer advertising (shock!). As the audience trail in, Mulvaney is busying about them looking uber-glam in a vintage angel costume, greeting folk as the feathers on her wings flutter in the air con. A fun-looking set awaits, signposting the party atmosphere to be created and while everything begins bubblegum pink, the show itself turns out to be more versatile and ‘nuanced’. 

Mulvaney’s story is a celebration of identity, a call to be who you truly are whether that fits into particular boxes or not and, of course, ignoring the haters. It’s impeccably performed and precisely penned, and of course there are a few songs: Mulvaney is a musical-theatre major after all. Faghag understandably attracts a predominantly queer audience and their allies but there are many other more conservative folk that should be in the room. Mulvaney’s story should be on the curriculum though she might have to tone down the ‘cunt’ count for that. And someone needs to invite JK Rowling.

Dylan Mulvaney: Faghag, Assembly George Square Studios, until 25 August, 9.40pm; main picture: Marc Brenner.