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WHAT GIRLS ARE MADE OF

★★★★★ " (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

"not only is it the best depiction of the early 90s music scene I’ve ever seen, it is a perceptive insight into the hopes and dreams of any band who’s ever touched the hem of success, only to have it whipped away from them.
More than that, it’s a very personal story."
Steve Lamacq - read his blog about the show here

WINNER: SCOTSMAN FRINGE FIRST AWARD 2018
WINNER: HERALD ANGEL AWARD 2018
WINNER: OUTSTANDING DRAMATIC PERFORMANCE, SCOTTISH CULTURE AWARDS 2019


It’s 1992. In a small town in Fife, a girl is busting out of her skin to get out into the world and see what's on offer. And an ad in the local paper declares: Band Seeks Singer.

Grunge has just gone global, scruffy indie kids are inheriting the earth, and a schoolgirl from Glenrothes is catapulted to a rock star lifestyle as the singer in a hot new indie band. Touring with Radiohead, partying with Blur, she was living the dream. Until she wasn’t.
Based on her meticulously detailed, pull-no-punches teenage diaries, this is the true story of Cora Bissett’s rollercoaster journey from the girl she was to the woman she wanted to be.

Performing with a live band, directed by the Traverse’s award-winning Artistic Director Orla O’Loughlin (Meet Me At Dawn, Milk, Swallow), Cora (Midsummer) celebrates life’s euphoric highs and epic shitstorms, asking what wisdom we should pass on to the next generation – and which glorious mistakes we should let them make.

Written & performed by Cora Bissett
Directed by Orla O'Loughlin
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​A Raw Material & Traverse Theatre Company co-production in association with Regular Music

​Photos by Mihaela Bodlovic

BOOK TICKETS
Live Theatre,, Newcastle
4-6 Sep 2019
Soho Theatre, London
9-28 Sep 2019
Melbourne International Arts Festival
3-13 Oct 2019
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PHOTOS
REVIEWS
★★★★★ 'Pure joy from Cora Bissett' The Herald
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★★★★★
 '​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
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★★★★ 'feel-good rock’n’roll theatre' The Times

★★★★ 'a roaring, exhilarating show' The Independent

★★★★ ‘entirely joyous celebration of female resilience’ Time Out

‘effortlessly joyful’ The Observer

ABOUT THE SHOW

CAST
CREATIVE TEAM
Cora Bissett
Simon Donaldson
Susan Bear/Cathryn Archer/Emma Smith
Harry Ward
Orla O’Loughlin
Director

Ana Inés Jabares-Pita

Designer

Lizzie Powell

Lighting Designer

MJ McCarthy

Composer & Sound Designer

​Eve Nicol

Assistant Director

PREVIOUS PERFORMANCES

​Take Me Somewhere, Tron Theatre (Work In Progress)
​May 2018


PREMIERE
Traverse Festival, Edinburgh
3 - 26 August 2018

Glasgow, Citizens Theatre @Tramway
9-13 April 2019

Edinburgh, Traverse Theatre
16-20 April 2019

Belfast, The Mac
1-5 May 2019

Kirkcaldy, Adam Smith
7-8 May 2019

Dundee Rep
14-15 May 2019

Stirling, Macrobert Arts Centre
17-18 May 2019

Sao Paulo, Brazil
24-26 May 2019

Spoleto Festival, USA
4-8 Jun 2019

Assembly Hall, Edinburgh Festival Fringe
1-25 Aug 2019



IN THE MEDIA
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The Guardian

'When Dad died, I unearthed my teenage diaries – and turned my time as a rock star into a play'
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The Herald

'Cora Bissett on her autobiographical indie-pop play What Girls Are Made Of'
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The Scotsman

'Rise and fall of forgotten Scottish indie band to inspire new Fringe show.'
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