![]() “There’s an instant warmth and affection and that’s what we’re tyring to convey with the show, get that sense of the love this country has for Billy Connolly.” “As soon as you say ‘oh it’s about Billy Connolly, that’s why I want to speak to you’, that’s why you’re shoving a microphone in someone’s face – they light up. “Pace is really important, colour is important, his sense of style and kind of being windswept and interesting. Joe Douglas, Director, Dear Billy said: “Throughout all this you’re thinking about how do you reflect the enormous personality and human that is Billy Connolly in a show? ![]() The unique production has been in the works for around four years and includes funny and moving tales about him. ![]() “The show is that, it is this big collage, this big mural, this tapestry of what Billy means to people so there’s never a point where you stop finding new gems, new things, so it will always be open, it’ll always have room to breathe for new stuff.” “Already this week I’ve had six or seven messages saying ‘I need to tell you my Dad’s Billy story from back in the 70s’. Stories people share while the production is touring will also be added to the show during the run. The set also features iconic Billy Connolly imagery which Gary describes as being “like a magical portal of Billy-ness” including his glasses and famous banana boots. The show, produced by the National Theatre of Scotland, includes music performed by Simon Liddell and Jill O’Sullivan. “We’re giving you who he is to everybody in a very Billy-ish way.” “There’s something about him that brings out a certain quality in people that want to share that story about him, so there’s a quality of him that we bring together. “What we’re doing rather is I’m becoming about 60, 70 a hundred other people who have contributed their story about him. “I am not becoming him, no one can do that, they’re big banana shoes I dare not fill and never could, nor could anyone. STV News The set of Dear Billy includes some of the comedian’s iconic imagery.
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