Drie Dae Meester

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Drie Daghe Here is a Medieval Dutch farce.

The original text

Described as "een Middelnederlandse sotternie"[1], it dates from ca. 1400-1420, and is written in Middelnedelands (middle dutch), the text preserved in the Hulthem Manuscript[].

Translations and adaptations

Rewritten in modern Flemish as Drie Dagen Here by Herman Teirlinck (1879-1967) [2], published in 1936 and described as "een zotte boerde" ().

Translated from Flemish into Afrikaans by Isabel Combrink and Cynthia Dekker (1965).

Performance history in South Africa

1965: Presented by Universiteitsteater Stellenbosch in the Botha Hall in 1965, directed by Deon Joubert, starring Henk Hugo, Woutrine Theron, Deon Joubert and Rina la Grange.

1973: Performed as Drie Dae Heer en Meester (referred to as "a medieval play"), in the Hofmeyr Theatre for CAPAB Afrikaans Company in July. Directed by Pieter de Swardt directed a play called

1975: Presented by the Parow Toneelvereniging at a drama festival in Vishoek under the direction of Woutrine Theron, starring Lisma Kotze as a supporting actress.

1996: Performed at the KKNK by the Brackenfell Hoërskool.

Sources

https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drie_daghe_here

https://schrijversgewijs.be/schrijvers/teirlinck-herman-2/

Herman Teirlinck, 1879-1967, The Online Books Page[3]

UTS theatre pamphlet

Nico Malan Theatre Centre pamphlet, July 1973.

Skoonma is 'n Vuurvreter! programme notes, circa 1975.

Krit, 1 April 1996.

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