Singin I'm No a Billie She's a Tim

DES DILLON was born and brought up in Coatbridge. He is a poet, short story writer, novelist and dramatist writing for radio, stage, television and film. He was writer in residence at Castlemilk from 1998 to 2000, and has worked as a teacher of English, a creative writing tutor, and a TV scriptwriter. His novels have been translated into Russian and Italian. His novel, Me and Ma Gal, first published in 1995, was selected as one of The List/Scottish Book Trust's 100 Best Scottish Books of all time. He now lives in Galloway, and also currently performs stand up comedy.

One of the most successful theatre shows Scotland has ever seen. EVENING TIMESFirst Class. SUNDAY MAILScotland will never be free of the shackles of sectarianism unless we teach our youngsters that bigotry is wrong. JACK McCONNELL, Former First MinisterThe sheer vitality of the theatrical writing — the seamless combination of verbal wit and raw kinetic energy, and the pure dynamic strength of the play’s structure — makes [Singin I’m no a Billy he’s a Tim] feel like one of the shortest and most gripping two-hour shows in current Scottish theatre.The Scotsman