Cora’s voicing our main character, Aileen Adler – as well as all the other female characters. Aileen is a journalist with a passion for finding things out, and a crime to solve.

 

 

Cora has an incredible track record in Scottish music, theatre, film and television. She’s rarely off the stage, making lead roles her own – most recently in the David Grieg premiere ‘Midsummer’ at the Traverse and the Fringe First winning ‘Slick’ at the 2008 Edinburgh Festival. As a director, she won the Arches Award for New Directors in 2007. She played Jo in the multi-award winning feature film ‘Red Road’ and is also familiar as Yvonne in River City.

She can be seen next hanging from a crane on New Year’s day, above Edinburgh’s Royal Mile, singing and performing!

Take a look at Cora’s One Minute Interview to find out more about her…

 

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One minute interview: Cora Bissett

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Occupation:
Actor/director

Where were you born?
Kirkcaldy, Fife

Where do you live now?
Glasgow

How many books are there on your shelves? (Approx.)
200

What’s been the most fun thing about this project? (The first word of your answer must begin with L and the last word begin with B!)
Laughing in the booth (as in recording booth!)

Do you think that constraints are creative?
Yes, I think they can focus you to make decisions, and force you to find solutions you otherwise might not.

Who do you think stole the book from the National Library?
I am very undecided so far.

Which book would you most hate to lose?
My own diary(s). I’ve kept a diary since I was 11.

Who’s your favourite fictional detective?
Hong Kong Phooey

Who’s your favourite fictional dog?
Deputy dog Gromit… swung after watching xmas tv!

Which book has affected you the most?
Well probably the most recent one is freshest in my head….this was A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini which ruled my life for three days and I wept uncontrollably on more than one occasion.

When and where do you read the most?
On trains, in waiting rooms, in bed. Places where I am forced to sit still for a while!

Where’s your favourite ‘booky’ place?
Waterstones on Sauchiehall St. for the comfy chairs… library at GOMA, Tapa café in the East end.

What do you like most about a book apart from the story: its size, its smell, its cover, its…?
Its size… I like that I can take it anywhere, it can be my little companion.

For you what does a book lack the most – music, moving pictures, …?
I see the pictures in my head so maybe the sound of characters’ voices.

Have you ever used a book as a 1) doorstop, 2) missile, 3) an excuse not to do the washing up?
All of the above

Have you ever regarded a book as a friend, or indeed a monster?
A friend definitely especially if I’m somewhere I don’t want to be and feel lonely, or if I’m feeling self-conscious waiting for someone in a bar/café.