Billy & Tim - The Widescreen Edition
Scotland’s award-winning comedy — like you’ve never seen it before. What happens when one of Scotland’s best-loved theatre comedies collides with the unpredictability of live football commentary? Welcome to The Widescreen Edition of Singin’ I’m No a Billy, He’s a Tim. Two football fans. Two sides of Glasgow. One prison cell. On the day of an Old Firm clash, Rangers supporter Billy and Celtic fan Tim find themselves locked up together — and forced to confront the rivalry, prejudice, humour and contradictions that have divided generations. Funny, fast, provocative and packed with the unmistakable Glasgow humour that has made Singin’ I’m No a Billy, He’s a Tim a Scottish theatre phenomenon, The Widescreen Edition takes the original award-winning comedy and turns it into a completely different live experience. The play unfolds on stage while some of Scottish football’s most recognisable voices, former players and personalities watch from the sidelines — providing live, unscripted commentary, analysis, predictions, stories and reactions to the action. No two performances are quite the same. And with Rangers and Celtic legends sitting side by side, sometimes the action off the pitch is every bit as entertaining as the action on it. The widescreen team Rob MacLean — broadcaster and commentator
David Tanner — broadcaster and presenter
Charlie Miller — former Rangers midfielder
Derek Ferguson — former Rangers midfielder
Peter Grant — former Celtic midfielder
Simon Donnelly — former Celtic forward
Jackie McNamara — former Celtic captain
David Robertson — former Rangers defender Together with the full cast of Singin’ I’m No a Billy, He’s a Tim, they bring the atmosphere, arguments and humour of Scottish football into the theatre — with absolutely no guarantee that everyone will agree with the referee. Beneath the laughs remains the reason Billy & Tim has endured. This is a comedy about football, friendship, family, identity and sectarianism — asking why the colours we wear can mean so much, where rivalry ends and hatred begins, and whether two people raised on opposite sides can discover they have considerably more in common than they thought. Part theatre. Part football show. Part live commentary. Completely unpredictable. Whether you’re Rangers, Celtic, neither — or couldn’t tell a penalty from a corner kick — Singin’ I’m No a Billy, He’s a Tim: The Widescreen Edition is first and foremost a great night of Scottish comedy. 90 minutes. Two teams. One stage. And absolutely no VAR.
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