“They must have been terrified for me, but they still did it. Cora herself is an engaging and charismatic storyteller; microphone in hand, she steps smoothly back into the role of front woman after 25 years. Tramway, Glasgow 3 - 7 June 2014 . Cora has a passion for experimenting with new forms of music-theatre, as seen in the Arches collaborative project she directed Whatever gets you through the Night featuring a wealth of Scotland’s most eclectic and original songwriting talent, GRIT-The Martyn Bennett Story celebrating Scotland’s folkdance maverick and two Fringe Runs of Janis Joplin -Full Tilt. Cora begins with the first hurdle – how does one discuss swear words on the BBC? Part of Culture 2014 “It’s not how long you live, it’s what you do with the time you’ve got” TRAILER. Cora takes a bleep-and-you’ll-miss-it tour of swearing in the past three centuries, from the Reformation to the early days of Scottish broadcasting, up to more recent times, where she reveals how comedian Billy Connolly got around the censors with his concert LPs. In more recent times, social media has become the stage for Scottish swearing, and at last a linguist can analyse everyday speech. It’s also a story of growing up, and finding the path you always wanted to explore. They signed a record deal – reportedly the biggest in Scottish music history – toured with the biggest names, and recorded an album before Phonogram dropped them from a mighty great height. “It is the story of the band and that whole music industry battle, but it’s also about hitting a different age in your life. Darlingheart were part of a thriving indie music scene in and around Kirkcaldy circa 1990. Plans for university were jettisoned as she teamed up with Darlingheart and embarked on an incredible journey that shaped and changed her life. Next up is a visit to the Scottish National Library in Edinburgh to see William Dunbar’s epic poem The Flyting of Dunbar and Kennedie, which contains the first recorded use of the F-word. Show more Schooled in Fife, coming of age in a rock ’n’ roll band, then finding her forte was directing temperamental actors, Cora Bissett is no stranger to theatrical Scottish swearing. All things come together.”. “It isn’t just about the music. It’s the story of her rollercoaster journey from growing up in Glenrothes to sharing a stage with Blur and Radiohead. Conceived for the stage and directed by Cora Bissett. “I’ve no idea what they’ll make of the Fife accent there – if anything the Fife speak cranks up so who knows what they will make when I mention Leven and Cardenden, but they will have their own equivalents. Now a mum herself, Cora admits she looks at her daughter and wonders how she’d react if the roles were reversed. The stage show is also going international with dates in Brazil. A co-production between Pachammama productions, Tramway and Comar. Cora is a director, actor and songwriter based in Glasgow. Councillors to rule on housing plans at former Fife hospital, Kirkcaldy brothel madam: Bid to seize £250,000, Fife mum urges parents to follow own instincts when it comes to children’s halth. Ticket details from the box-office or www.onfife.com, This website and its associated newspaper are members of Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO). Cora Bissett’s acclaimed show set for Kirkcaldy homecoming Cora Bissett’s return to the stage of the Adam Smith Theatre next month is much more than just another date on her Scottish tour. ★★★★★ 'Pure joy from Cora Bissett' The Herald ★★★★★ ' Euphoric and deeply moving autobiographical gig theatre' The Stage ★★★★★ '(a) euphoric, empowered, hard-won high that makes you want to wear the T-shirt, read the book, see the film of it all'.The Telegraph ★★★★ 'joyful and radiantly energetic' The Scotsman ★★★★ 'feel-good rock’n’roll theatre' The Times ★★★★ ' a roaring, exhilarating show' The … Pastor Jack Glass labelled Billy ‘manure mouth’, but folk loved Billy's comedy and his albums were hugely successful. “I was really into music at the time – Patti Smith’s Horses album had a huge impact – and I really, really wanted to sing in a band. “I was giving up university to start touring with people in a rock band they barely knew and a 
manager they’d never met. “Would I do it? So Cora runs a list past BBC Scotland’s head of editorial standards to see what she can get away with. “That’s where the band started out. You go from being the hot potato to no-one wanting to speak to you. In Cora’s case, that led to a career in theatre where she has directed and starred in a string of acclaimed, award-winning shows, starting with her debut Roadkill and embracing work such as the Glasgow Girls. And it all started when Cora answered a n advert in the Fife Free Press from a band looking for a lead singer. We’d organise our own gigs, do our own flyering with bucket and paste – proper old school! “We got on the radio, we got a manager … it happened so quickly.”. They came to the pub and signed my contract. The discovery of those hand-written books as she cleared out the family home following the death of her dad, sparked this remarkable stage show. Throughout it all, lead singer Cora, kept a daily diary. So who better to present a celebration of Caledonian cursing? Schooled in Fife, coming of age in a rock ’n’ roll band, then finding her forte was directing temperamental actors, Cora Bissett is no stranger to theatrical Scottish swearing. Aunty Beeb is the institution that has been historically priggish about language - always bleeping words and apologising for those that slipped through. She wrote half of the songs for the recent adaptation of Room along with Kathryn Joseph, and composed six of the songs in her musical Glasgow Girls. That’s pretty tough.”. The stage show – complete with a live band which actually performs Darlingheart material along with some great songs of the era as well as playing key roles in the story – tells the story of what happened next. That’s me!” she recalled. After 15 years of Acting across stage, film and radio (winning The Stage Best Actress Award for her role in David Grieg’s Midsummer), Cora started up her company Pachamama in 2009 and launched her first production Roadkill at the 2010 Edinburgh Festival Fringe which won nine major awards including an Amnesty International Award for Freedom of Speech. I thought ‘Yes! “I was 17, and just out of school – I wasn’t even legally old enough to sign my record deal. I also help in the broad planning of programming. For the best part of two years they lived in a transit van, criss-crossing the country to gig after gig, and doing everything to make this dream come true. They had studio time all lined up. Their songs were on the radio. She is Associate Director at the National Theatre of Scotland where her productions include Room (with Theatre Royal Stratford East / Abbey Theatre / Covent Garden Productions), Rites (with Contact) and Glasgow Girls (with Theatre Royal Stratford East/ Citizens, Glasgow / Pachamama / Richard Jordan Productions).

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