She then transferred to the University of St Andrews where she studied Anthropology and later graduated with a degree in English Literature in 2006.
[9] Mullins' directing debut, a production of Mary Zimmerman's Metamorphoses, was set in a hotel swimming pool and won her rave reviews at the Edinburgh Fringe 2006 including The Scotsman's top 5 shows to see at the Fringe.
[10][11] It was in Time Out's top 3 shows at the Fringe;[12] giving it 5 stars, Rachel Halliburton said 'This is the kind of unexpected discovery that critics live for at Edinburgh'.
[15] Giving it 5 stars from The Stage, Stewart Pringle said it was 'utterly unique and exceptional in every way, it's a heart-breaking story of a stunted life, told with theatrical verve and palpable compassion'.
[17] Mullins is a core committee member of ERA 50:50,[18] a campaign calling for equal representation of women on screen and stage.