Sometimes growing up means having to let the monster inside you…loose!
Zaffan has hit puberty and is struggling with it: her friends don’t really understand her, and her parents are even more of a lost cause. But, worse, Zaffan has also discovered that her physical self hides a terrifying secret and letting it out may lead to something even more frightening.
Amanda Nell Eu’s brilliant, incisive, funny, and energetic debut is one for the ages: working by and large with a cast of newcomers, she explores what it means to be young and changing in Malaysia. Zaffan’s struggles with puberty are only matched by her desperate attempts to hide the physical changes she’s experiencing, afraid those around her might find out she’s a monster. But all of this is surrounded by the very real restraints of Malaysian society. Arriving like a breath of fresh air, Tiger Stripes hums with the energy of youth which must be experienced to be believed.
