" Emily of Emerald Hill"
a monodrama by Stella Kon
This is the old mansion "Oberon," at 117 Emerald Hill Road,which is remembered in the play.
WELCOME TO EMERALD HILL!
"Emily of Emerald Hill" is a one-woman play about a Nonya matriarch who dominates her family, yet in the end finds that she loses what she loves most. The play won the First Prize in the National Play-Writing Competition 1983. Since then it has been presented more than a hundred times, by eight different performers, in Singapore, Malaysia, Hawaii and Edinburgh. It has been translated into Chinese and Japanese and broadcast over Radio Iceland. A film version is under negotiation.
The play was seen as a seminal work in Singapore theatre. It has been cited in many academic essays and been used as a reference point in plays and poetry by other Singapore authors.
The book of the play is available by direct e-mail from the author. The most recent edition (2002) contains interesting photographs and notes from the author, and a list of performances of the play up to 2001.
PERMISSION FOR PERFORMANCE AND USE OF THE CHARACTERS
Permission from the author must be obtained for any performance of "Emily of Emerald Hill," in part or in whole. Permission must also be obtained for use of the character of "Emily" or other characters from the play, in any form.
Failure to do so constitutes an infringement of intellectual property rights and is open to legal prosecution. Contact Stella Kon at email stelkon@singnet.com.sg.