INWYS Memoir & Live Show
Singin’ I’m No a Billy, He’s a Tim
It’s Not Where You Start is a powerful, uplifting, and deeply personal memoir from award-winning actor and producer Scott Kyle.
It tells the extraordinary true story of Scott’s journey from foster care to foster carer, from Glasgow’s back streets to award-winning stages and Hollywood film sets — including the rise, fall, and return of Singin’ I’m No a Billy, He’s a Tim, and the moment he almost turned down the chance to work with Harrison Ford.
With warmth, humour, and emotional honesty, Scott reflects on the challenges that shaped him, the people who believed in him, and the lessons learned through success, failure, and starting over.
At its heart, It’s Not Where You Start is a story about resilience, identity, second chances, and the courage it takes to begin again.
Because it really doesn’t matter where you start.
It’s where you finish.
“An amazing story and well worth your time, superb animations.”
- Nicola McCartney, award-winning playwright & director
“A really well-told TED Talk with beautiful animations… such an engaging, humble, and honest performer.”
- Cora Bissett, Scottish theatre director, playwright, actor and musician
2027
“Force adversaries to talk and you may achieve peace.”
What happens when you lock up two sworn rivals on the day of the big match?
Fireworks!!! Then something extraordinary.
Winner of the coveted Stage Award for Acting Excellence and hailed with multiple ★★★★★ reviews at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, Des Dillon’s award winning play has been touring for over 20 years and continues to resonate powerfully with contemporary audiences.
Alan Chadwick described it as “Scottish theatre’s greatest success story of recent times” while Joyce McMillan of The Scotsman called it “One of the shortest and most gripping two-hour shows in current Scottish theatre.”
While the play begins with confrontation, it evolves into something far more universal. Through blistering humour, raw energy and emotional depth, it becomes an allegory for peace processes across the world.
A story about dialogue, understanding and the possibility of reconciliation in divided communities.
It is a powerful reminder that when adversaries are forced to talk, change can happen.
“As powerful a piece of comedy as anything else on at the Fringe.”
- Thom Dibdin - The Stage
2027
