The Reverend Father Bernard Huss is one of the earliest, and most influential, pioneers of the social and pedagogical uses of theatre in South Africa. Between 1915 and 1927 Huss was the Principal of St Francis College in Mariannhill, Natal, South Africa, where he promot...
This article explores the promotion of theatre amongst Africans by Fr Bernard Huss at St Francis College, Mariannhill, Natal. It starts with a delineation of the intellectual traditions operative at the mission. Two areas are highlighted in this regard: the use of the vocabularies of narrative ...