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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.
Cora Bissett is a theatre maker based in Scotland. She is passionate about telling stories which feel urgent and untold, creating innovative cross-form work rooted in collaboration.
Cora Bissett. Actress: Tonight You're Mine. Multi talented Cora kick-started her diverse career at 17 when her band Darlingheart were signed to Phonogram and toured with Radiohead and Blur. She went on to study at RSAMD, before working in professional theatre, film and TV for 10 years.
Cora Bissett is a Scottish artist who creates theatre and film inspired by real stories and people. She has won multiple awards for her work, including an Olivier, a BAFTA and an Amnesty International Award.
Cora Bissett is a director, actor and writer based in Glasgow. She was Associate Director at the National Theatre of Scotland from 2014-2022, where she explored a passion for shows inspired by and rooted in real life Scottish stories.
Her five year old son, Jack, has no concept of the world outside and happily exists inside Room with the help of Ma’s games and his vivid imagination where objects like Rug, Lamp and TV are his only friends. But for Ma the time has come to escape and face their biggest challenge to date: the world outside Room.
Cora Bissett is a Scottish actress, director and musician who has worked in theatre, film and TV. She was in the band Darlingheart and won the Arches Award for Young Directors in 2006.
