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Cora Bissett was born on 1974 in Glenrothes, Fife, Scotland, is a Scottish theatre director, playwright, actor and musician. Discover Cora Bissett's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is she in this year and how she spends money? Also learn how she earned most of networth at the age of 50 years old?

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Occupation Theatre director, playwright, actor, musician
Age 50 years old
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Born 1974, 1974
Birthday 1974
Birthplace Glenrothes, Fife, Scotland
Nationality Scotland

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1974

Cora Bissett (born 1974) is a Scottish theatre director, playwright, actor and musician.

As a director she has created Amada, Roadkill, Grit: The Martyn Bennett Story, Glasgow Girls and Room.

As an actor she had regular appearances in the television programmes Rab C. Nesbitt and High Times.

She is an associate director at the National Theatre of Scotland.

Bissett was born in Glenrothes, Fife, Scotland.

1993

She was the lead singer in the indie rock band Darlingheart who released one album in 1993 before splitting up.

The band received favourable write-ups with the Scottish music press making Bissett a cover star.

Between 1993 and 1997 she attended the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama (RSAMD) where she studied theatre, graduating with a BA in Dramatic Studies.

Productions include:

1995

In 1995 she was the singer in the band, Swelling Meg, a three-piece "comprising acoustic guitar, bowed double-bass and Bissett's athletic voice".

They performed at that year's T in the Park festival.

2006

She also appeared in the 2006 film Red Road.

2007

In 2007, she devised Amada with three actors.

It was an adaptation of an Isabel Allende short story about a woman whose personality changes as a result of an accident.

Bissett was the joint winner of the 2007 Arches Award for new directors for Amada.

2009

In 2009 Bissett won the Best Actress at Stage Awards for Acting Excellence.

Bissett appeared regularly in the comedy series Rab C. Nesbitt, as a barmaid.

She appeared in High Times.

2010

Roadkill, was a 2010 Edinburgh Festival Fringe show devised by Bissett and Stef Smith about sex trafficking.

2011

In 2011 she conceived the musical Glasgow Girls with book by David Greig about a group of activists who took up an ethical fight against the deportation of asylum seekers who had settled in Scotland.

2012

The performance at the Theatre Royal Stratford East won an Olivier Award in 2012.

In 2012 she collaborated with David Greig, Swimmer One and other artists to create Whatever gets you through the night at The Arches.

2013

In 2013 the show was shortlisted for best musical production at the UK Theatre Awards.

In 2013 she directed Peter Arnott's short play about Janis Joplin.

2014

Grit: The Martyn Bennett Story was created by as part of the 2014 Commonwealth Games cultural programme.

After being conceived by Bissett, it was written by playwright Kieran Hurley.

Bissett directed the show, having worked in close collaboration with Bennett's friends and family to create the show.

It premiered at the Tramway in Glasgow in May 2014, then was performed in Mull.

It was named event of the year at the 2014 Scots Trad Music Awards.

In addition to directing, Bissett co-wrote the music for a stage version of Emma Donoghue's book Room, with Kathryn Joseph.

which was produced by Theatre Royal Stratford East and Dublin's Abbey Theatre, in association with National Theatre of Scotland and Covent Garden Productions.

In 2014 she became a part-time associate director at the National Theatre of Scotland (NTS).

In 2022, she directed Orphans, a stage adaptation of the 1998 cult film of the same name.

2018

Her time in the band was the inspiration for her autobiographical play, What Girls Are Made Of, which debuted at the 2018 Edinburgh Fringe.

Bissett directed Gregory Burke's Gagarin Way for Dundee Rep in 2018.