"Ken Loach didn't give us a script" | Actor, producer | Scott James Kyle | #10

This week's spotlight is on a very special guest. Actor, producer, theatre director, Scott James Kyle. Star of Singing I'm No A Billy, He's A Tim, The Angel's Share, Kajaki, not to mention a guest part on Outlander, he has done a lot. We discussed his origins, the rollercoaster of producing and starring in the smash-hit "Singing I'm No a Billy, He's a Tim", working with Ken Loach, playing a real person in Kajaki, appearing in Outlander, his philosophy on acting and life.
Hope you enjoy it too!
0:00 Introducing Scott Kyle
02:24 Studying Drama at the Royal Nautical College
04:23 Are the arts viable for working class people?
06:17 Getting working class people into theatre
10:10 A different type of Shakespeare adaptation
12:16 Getting beaten to near death at 14
13:41 Relating it back to Shakespeare
14:17 The best storytellers are in a pub/Shoutout to Raymond Mearns
18:52 Singing I’m no a Billy, He’s a Tim
21:32 The first show
22:58 The SECC calls
27:11 The show keeps growing
29:00 The Armadillo show
31:23 The rug gets pulled
33:47 Talking about the different adaptations since
37:05 Doing the show again/the story comes full circle
41:19 The lessons learned
51:32 Glaswegian football culture
59:36 Adapting the play in different countries/times
1:03:08 Playing the same characters but older
1:05:26 Stories from the set of Kajaki
1:15:01 A different perspective
1:16:17 The research for playing a real person
1:26:34 Working on The Angel’s Share with Ken Loach
1:30:43 When Ken Loach send you for a sunbed
1:36:01 Not allowed into the premiere
1:39:57 Working on Outlander
1:43:25 Scott’s philosophy on acting and life
1:47:54 What’s next?