The first session of OPEN ROADS: READING SINGAPORE THEATRE on Saturday 10 July 2010 will look at Stella Kon's classic one-woman play Emily of Emerald Hill which was produced as recently as June 2010 as part of the Singapore Arts Festival. Since 1983 when her story of Peranakan matriarch Emily Gan won Kon her third National Playwriting Competition award, Emily has been staged around the world - Singapore, Malaysia, Hong Kong, Australia, Canada, America, England, etc. - and the role of Emily have been played by a host of women (Leow Puay Tin, Margaret Chan, Pearlly Chua, Neo Swee Lin) and at least one man (Ivan Heng).
Here are some reviews of past productions which you may want to read:
1. Men’s Review (Malaysia, 1999)
http://www.artseefartsee.com/ma/199911/dl-emily-review-mensreview.shtml
2. ArtSee.net (Malaysia, 1999)
http://www.artseefartsee.com/ma/199910/asfs-emily-kpc-review.shtml
3. The New Straits Times (Malaysia, 1999)
http://www.artseefartsee.com/ma/199910/dl-emily-review-nst.shtml
4. The Straits Times (Singapore, 1999)
http://theatrearchivesingapore.blogspot.com/
5. The Flying Inkpot Theatre and Dance (Singapore, 2000)
http://www.inkpot.com/theatre/00reviews/00revemilemerhill.html
6. The Flying Inkpot Theatre and Dance (Singapore, 2001)
http://www.inkpotreviews.com/2001reviews/0829,emil,ml.xml
7. Kakiseni.com (Malaysia, 2002)
http://www.kakiseni.com/articles/reviews/MjU5.html#top
8. Voize.My (Malaysia, 2009)
http://voize.my/events/arts-culture/emily-of-emerald-hill-review
9. Today (Singapore, 2010)
http://blogs.todayonline.com/forartssake/2010/06/12/singapore-arts-fest-the-original-little-nyonya-emily-over-the-hill/
You may also want to check out these notes on the play prepared by director Krishen Jit based on Kon's own words.
Trivia: The premier performance of Emily on 17 November 1984 took place in Malaysia (directed by Chin San Sooi and starring Leow Puay Tin). Emily only saw its first Singapore production in 1985 (directed by Max le Blond and starring Margaret Chan).
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