Jacques and his Master

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Jacques and his Master: A Homage to Diderot in Three Acts ("Jakub a jeho pán: Pocta Denisu Diderotovi") [1] is a 1971 play by Czech-born writer Milan Kundera (1929- )[2].

Translations and adaptations

Translated into English as Jacques and his Master: A Homage to Diderot in Three Acts by Simon Callow [3] in 1986.

Performance history in South Africa

1991: PACT Drama staged a production of the Simon 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),

Sources

PACT theatre programme, 1991.

Petru & Carel Trichardt theatre programme collection.

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