Der Bürgermeister
Der Bürgermeister ("The Mayor") is a 1963 German play by Gert Hofmann[1].
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The original text
The play was originally written in 1962, while Hofmann was teaching German Language and Literature at Bristol University in the UK, and had its first production in January 1963, in an English verion entitled The Burgomaster (translated by Donald Watson and performed by the Drama Department of the university). It had its first German production as Der Bürgermeister on 30 November in the Düsseldorfer Schauspielhaus and
Translations and adaptations
Translated into Afrikaans under the title Die Burgemeester by Bartho Smit. Published in Bartho Smit-Vertalings, 4 by HAUM Literary (1984).
Performance history in South Africa
The Afrikaans translation by Smit was directed by Fred Engelen for PACT shortly before his death in 1967 in a triple bill with Die Spel van Liefde en Toeval by Pierre Chamblain de Marivaux, and Dodedans by August Strindberg.
In 1973 the Afrikaans translation by Smit was presented by PACOFS under the direction of Pieter Fourie, starring Petru Wessels (Theresa), Franz Marx (Mol) and Carel Trichardt (Nategaal). Decor by Craig Curtis.
Sources
Hans-Georg Schede. Gert Hofmann: Werkmonographie[2]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gert_Hofmann
Tydskrif vir Letterkunde, New Series 6(1), 1968.
PACOFS theatre programme, 1973.
PACOFS Drama 25 Years, 1963-1988.
Petru & Carel Trichardt theatre programme collection.
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