People think we didn't have theatres in Scotland for centuries because the Church suppressed them. Well, perhaps. But you could also argue that we had theatres in every town and village in the land: they were called kirks, and every week folk packed in to see a one-man show about life, death and the universe. James Robertson
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There is no doubt that the Scottish churches were very conservative and they also suppressed the theatre. The church banned theatre and we had to go to London to see plays. However, we also had the kirk and every week we would get together and watch a one man show about life, death and the universe. One man shows did not have any particular themes and were very entertaining and people would get emotionally attached to the characters.

Source: The Testament Of Gideon Mack

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