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[[Die Skaapwagters van Bethlehem]] is a one-act play by [[Uys Krige]]
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[[Die Skaapwagters van Bethlehem]] ("The shepherds of Bethlehem") is a one-act play by [[Uys Krige]] (1910–1987).
  
 
==The original text==
 
==The original text==
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Written ''circa'' 1937 and based on the Medieval tradition of the Nativity Play, the piece  sets the tale of the shepherds in a partially South African context.
 
Written ''circa'' 1937 and based on the Medieval tradition of the Nativity Play, the piece  sets the tale of the shepherds in a partially South African context.
  
The text first published in the collection
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The text first published in the collection ''[[Die Wit Muur en Ander Eenbedrywe]]'' (1940) and later also in ''[[Vier Eenbedrywe]]'' (1968).
  
 
==Translations and adaptations==
 
==Translations and adaptations==

Latest revision as of 06:35, 26 May 2023

Die Skaapwagters van Bethlehem ("The shepherds of Bethlehem") is a one-act play by Uys Krige (1910–1987).

The original text

Written circa 1937 and based on the Medieval tradition of the Nativity Play, the piece sets the tale of the shepherds in a partially South African context.

The text first published in the collection Die Wit Muur en Ander Eenbedrywe (1940) and later also in Vier Eenbedrywe (1968).

Translations and adaptations

Performance history in South Africa

Sources

https://www.litnet.co.za/uys-krige-1910-1987/

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