Der Bürgermeister

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Der Bürgermeister ("The Mayor") is a 1963 German play by Gert Hofmann.

The original text

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 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 play 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

Tydskrif vir Letterkunde, New Series 6(1), 1968.

PACOFS theatre programme, 1973.

PACOFS Drama 25 Years, 1963-1988.

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