By Andy Gibson for InformingBritain.com.
Des Dillon's Singin' I'm No A Billy, He's A Tim took to Aberdeen's oldest stage in strong fashion on a cold Friday night in The Granite City.
To set the scene and give a brief synopsis of the plotline for those unaware of this very clever masterpiece; the play focuses on two main characters - Billy and Tim. Billy a Glasgow Rangers supporter, Tim a Celtic Football Club fan. Both are arrested on the day of a big match between the two teams. Only issue is, the Custody Suite at the Police Station they get sent to is jam-packed of other criminals so Harry, the Custody Officer, has no choice but to place them both in the same cell.
Singin' I'm No A Billy, He's A Tim is one of the most uniquely-written plays of recent times. Des Dillon has done his research on bigotry and the stigma that comes with it.
Des Dillon's Singin' I'm No A Billy, He's A Tim took to Aberdeen's oldest stage in strong fashion on a cold Friday night in The Granite City.
To set the scene and give a brief synopsis of the plotline for those unaware of this very clever masterpiece; the play focuses on two main characters - Billy and Tim. Billy a Glasgow Rangers supporter, Tim a Celtic Football Club fan. Both are arrested on the day of a big match between the two teams. Only issue is, the Custody Suite at the Police Station they get sent to is jam-packed of other criminals so Harry, the Custody Officer, has no choice but to place them both in the same cell.
Singin' I'm No A Billy, He's A Tim is one of the most uniquely-written plays of recent times. Des Dillon has done his research on bigotry and the stigma that comes with it.
Billy and Tim leave no stone unturned when it comes to throwing out the insults but their journey over the near two-hour performance is a great way to educate people that it's perfectly acceptable to cheer on both teams.
It is a three-man play, but mainly focusing on Billy and Tim for the majority of the performance.
Scott Kyle (Billy) and Colin Little (Tim) carried the whole show from start to finish, aided occasionally by James Miller (Harry) who provided the necessary tools to assist the main characters in their progression throughout the story.
Some of the jokes went over my head but I take full responsibility for not understanding them as I'm not much of a football fan but as a non-lover of football this play had something for everybody because even I was laughing frequently over the whole performance.
It was mindblowing how Scott and Colin held it together for the entire show without a single slip up of a line. As I mentioned, this play was almost two hours long and they were on stage for the entirety. Those two performing artists should be immensely proud of themselves for memorising it all flawlessly. Utterly tremendous effort.
There is no need for any animosity between Rangers and Celtic fans and this play is one of the best ways to educate people into changing their attitudes for the better.
Singin' I'm No A Billy, He's A Tim shold be mantatory viewing for anybody thinking of joining in with the violence and hooliganism that gives football a bad name. Listen to Billy and Tim, they will teach you to sort your life out.
Even enemies can become best friends.
This play has also highlighted a very simple but important fact - with the lights off, everybody is equal and it should be kept that way when the lights get switched back on.
A hilarious education into the world of bigotry and why it should be stopped.
Go and see this performance.
Marvellous.
STAR RATING: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Hopefully the female version, Singin' I'm No A Billie, She's A Tim will be coming to Aberdeen soon.
To see if this Old Firm game is coming to a town near you, visit ScottKyle.co.uk, there are many more performances still to be performed in 2025 across Britain - and if you want to see it again in Aberdeen, the boys are coming back in November 2026.