Jacques and his Master

Jacques and his Master: A Homage to Diderot in Three Acts ("Jakub a jeho pán: Pocta Denisu Diderotovi") is a 1971 play by Czech-born writer Milan Kundera (1929- ).

Translations and adaptations
Translated into English as Jacques and his Master: A Homage to Diderot in Three Acts by Simon Callow  in 1986.

Performance history in South Africa
1991: PACT Drama staged a production of the Callow translation as Jacques and his Master, directed by Ilse van Hemert, featuring Robert Whitehead (Jacques), Patrick Ndlovu (Master), Noria Mabuela (Innkeeper & Agathe), Peter Se-Puma (Saint-Ouen & Police Officer), Duncan Johnson (Young Bigre), Nomsa Nene (Justine & Daughter), Itumeleng Wa-Lehure (Marquis & Father), Nomhle Nkonyeni (Mother),

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