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==The original text==
 
==The original text==
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==Translations and adaptations==
 
==Translations and adaptations==

Revision as of 06:50, 26 October 2026

The Story of Emily, is a musical by Deon Opperman (1962-)

Not to be confused with the The Story of Emily, a museum dedicated to Emily Hobhouse, in the rectory at St Ive, Liskeard, Cornwall.[1]

The original text

Translations and adaptations

Performance history in South Africa

2026: The text by Opperman performed in the Sand Du Plessis Theatre in Bloemfontein from 28 to 31 October, directed by Nico Scheepers with music by Janine Neethling and featuring Kate Normington as "Emily", Amanda Strydom as the "Narrator", Dawid Minnaar as "Lord Milner" and Greg Viljoen as "Lord Kitchener". (The production was presented as part of a re-enactment of Hobhouse's state funeral in Bloemfontein on 1926, conceived and facilited by Karen Meiring, manager and Elsabé Brits, project leader of the Emily 100 project.)[2]

Sources

Die Burger, 26 October, 2026, p. 4. [3]

https://www.litnet.co.za/eeufees-na-haar-dood-waarom-bloemfontein-weer-n-staatsbegrafnis-vir-emily-hobhouse-laat-herleef/

https://thestoryofemily.com/stories-of-emily/welcome-to-the-story-of-emily

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