There is a scene in Alasdair Gray’s landmark novel Lanark in which the author himself makes an appearance. He startles the eponymous hero, one of the book’s twin protagonists, by explaining he is a work of fiction.
It is an authorial intervention too brazen for Alan Bissett to ignore. In this charming and light-footed tribute to two towering cultural figures, the actor-playwright steps out of character to fill us in on what is going on.
