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Written by Johann Wolfgang Goethe ()[], the first version was written in 1773, the second in 1778. The piece was first performed at  Schloss Ettersburg  on 20 October 1778,  with Goethe himself in the roles of the  "Marktschreier", "Haman" and "Mardochai". The second version published in 1789.
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A comedy about about the conflict between art and power., written by Johann Wolfgang Goethe ()[], the first version was written in 1773, the second in 1778. The piece was first performed at  Schloss Ettersburg  on 20 October 1778,  with Goethe himself in the roles of the  "Marktschreier", "Haman" and "Mardochai". The second version published in 1789.
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==The original text==
 
==The original text==
  

Revision as of 05:43, 23 May 2022

Das Jahrmarktsfest zu Plundersweilern is the name of two related German plays.


Das Jahrmarktsfest zu Plundersweilern (17) by Johann Wolfgang Goethe

A comedy about about the conflict between art and power., written by Johann Wolfgang Goethe ()[], the first version was written in 1773, the second in 1778. The piece was first performed at Schloss Ettersburg on 20 October 1778, with Goethe himself in the roles of the "Marktschreier", "Haman" and "Mardochai". The second version published in 1789.

The original text

Translations and adaptations

Performance history in South Africa

Das Jahrmarktsfest zu Plundersweilern () by Peter Hacks (1928-2003)[]

The original text

An adaptation by Peter Hacks (1928-2003)[] of Goethe's original as a German comedy also called Das Jahrmarktsfest zu Plundersweilern (also found as Das Jahrmarkfest).

Translations and adaptations

Translated into Afrikaans as Kermis op Koekenmoer by Merwe Scholtz of a sophisticated comedy (Das Jahrmarkfest) about the conflict between art and power by German playwright, author, and essayist .

Performance history in South Africa

1983: The translated version, Kermis op Koekenmoer, directed by Peter Kleinschmidt for CAPAB in August, with Mees Xteen, George Ballot and Elsabé Zietsman, each in various roles. Music by Marilyn Taylor, decor and costumes by Dicky Longhurst, lighting by Malcolm Hurrell.

Sources

https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Das_Jahrmarktsfest_zu_Plundersweilern#Adaptionen

https://www.eulenspiegel.com/images/verlag/medien/1597-leseprobe-plundersweilern.pdf

Neue deutsche Stücke im Spielplan: am Beispiel von Franz Xaver Kroetz [1] p. 229.

Kermis op Koekenmoer original typescript in Drama Department archives, Stellenbosch University

Kermis op Koekenmoer [original title Das Jahrmarkfest] [Collection: SIMON, Barney]: 2003. 90. 379. Note:Playscript

Kermis op Koekenmoer theatre programme, 1983.

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