Title
"Iron Fist In A Velvet Glove" video
Year/Period
2000a
Region
Singapore
Object Type
Material
Technique
Dimension
Refer to parts
Accession No.
2014-01133
Collection of
Credit Line
Gift of Stella Kon
This video cassette contains a recording of the film “Iron Fist in a Velvet Glove”, a university adaptation of the play Emily of Emerald Hill. Emily has inspired many adaptations over the years, both in Singapore and overseas. Stella Kon is an award-winning Singapore playwright whose most important work was the 1983 one-woman play, Emily of Emerald Hill. She is also a descendent of two prominent Peranakan philanthropists, Tan Tock Seng and Dr Lim Boon Keng.
