Emily of Emerald Hill - Pearlly Chua 15th Anniversary programme

Title
Emily of Emerald Hill - Pearlly Chua 15th Anniversary programme
Year/Period
1999
Region
Singapore
Object Type
Technique
Dimension
Object size: 30.0 x 21.0 cm
Accession No.
2014-01136
Collection of
Credit Line
Gift of Stella Kon

This is the commemorative programme marking the 15th anniversary of the play Emily of Emerald Hill. It was performed by Malaysian actress Pearlly Chua and is a fantastic mark of the continued resonance that this play, years after it was first staged. 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.