--- title: "Grace Mulvey: Gigantica | Assembly Festival" meta: "og:description": "Grace has a massive head. Physically. Not egotistically. Grace dares to tackle a controversial topic – is it an insult to tell a woman she looks like her Dad? From her toddler niece getting a boyfriend before her to embracing millennial women’s religion (going woo woo) to her Dad’s memory slipping and Grace’s big face being the only one he recognises. This warm and laugh-out-loud show is about parents, identity, and finding joy in the things you can’t escape. 'Guaranteed floor-to-ceiling laughs' (BeyondTheJoke.co.uk). 'Her writing is razor sharp' (One4Review.co.uk). Support for Joanne McNally." "og:title": "Grace Mulvey: Gigantica" "twitter:description": "Grace has a massive head. Physically. Not egotistically. Grace dares to tackle a controversial topic – is it an insult to tell a woman she looks like her Dad? From her toddler niece getting a boyfriend before her to embracing millennial women’s religion (going woo woo) to her Dad’s memory slipping and Grace’s big face being the only one he recognises. This warm and laugh-out-loud show is about parents, identity, and finding joy in the things you can’t escape. 'Guaranteed floor-to-ceiling laughs' (BeyondTheJoke.co.uk). 'Her writing is razor sharp' (One4Review.co.uk). Support for Joanne McNally." "twitter:title": "Grace Mulvey: Gigantica" description: "Grace has a massive head. Physically. Not egotistically. Grace dares to tackle a controversial topic – is it an insult to tell a woman she looks like her Dad? From her toddler niece getting a boyfriend before her to embracing millennial women’s religion (going woo woo) to her Dad’s memory slipping and Grace’s big face being the only one he recognises. This warm and laugh-out-loud show is about parents, identity, and finding joy in the things you can’t escape. 'Guaranteed floor-to-ceiling laughs' (BeyondTheJoke.co.uk). 'Her writing is razor sharp' (One4Review.co.uk). Support for Joanne McNally." --- # Grace Mulvey: Gigantica [**← **Back to What's On](https://assemblyfestival.com/whats-on) [ ![Grace Mulvey: Gigantica](https://assemblyfestival.com/_vercel/image?url=https:%2F%2Fassemblyfestival.pazaz.studio%2Fassets%2Ff5454ee6-a7ff-47f6-a15d-15a1078b9235?width=360%26height=360%26format=webp&w=1536&q=100) # Grace Mulvey: Gigantica Grace has a massive head. Physically. Not egotistically. Grace dares to tackle a controversial topic – is it an insult to tell a woman she looks like her Dad? From her toddler niece getting a boyfriend before her to embracing millennial women’s religion (going woo woo) to her Dad’s memory slipping and Grace’s big face being the only one he recognises. This warm and laugh-out-loud show is about parents, identity, and finding joy in the things you can’t escape. 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