I am a Tiger

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This play is inspired by two facts: that there are now more tigers living as pets in the west than in the wild; and that the biggest killer of men under 50 in the UK is suicide. A month after losing her big brother to suicide, Laura’s parents buy her a pet tiger. They never explain the tiger and never discuss Laura’s big brother. Not ever. It’s like Laura’s big brother didn’t exist. And having a pet tiger is illegal for a reason. Soon things start to spiral out of control... as things tend to do with feelings of grief... and tigers...

Dethier: My sense from talking to colleagues is that Earl was a great quote and an entertaining extension of Tiger. But my sense is also that Tiger himself — never mind Earl — wasn’t taken as seriously as he should have been by the game’s insiders. I think Curtis Strange’s “you’ll learn” interview represented the skepticism of Tour vets. Earl was predicting that something was about to happen that had essentially never happened before, and he was predicting it WAY in advance. It’s hard to know whether to give him credit for being right or to give Tiger even more credit for overcoming the weight of Earl’s expectations.For picture books featuring tigers, look no further than Timothy Knapman and Laura Hughes’ Goodnight Tigerin which a little girl tries her hardest to get a herd of jungle animals to sleep; in Tiger in a Tutuby Fabi Santiago, Max the tiger desperately wants to be a ballerina – but can he do it? In Lizzy Stewart’s There’s A Tiger in the GardenNora comes face t face with a friendly tiger in Grandma’s garden, and, of course, we can’t forget Judith Kerr’s classic The Tiger That Came to Tea, in which a tiger turns up unannounced one day and eats all the food in the house. You can read Oliver's blog about writing his new play and reflecting on his research into how to talk to children about death.

Written by Oliver Emanuel, I Am Tigerwas inspiredby two facts – that the number one killer of men in the UK under 40 is suicide, and that there are now more tigers kept as pets than live in the wild. Heart-breaking, comic and thought-provoking, I Am Tiger is a drama about trying to live with loss which highlights why keeping silent is not always the best solution.You can’t be a tiger, the other animals say, tigers are bigger, they have more Grrrr, they have stripes, and they can climb trees. Mouse is not to be deterred, however: Mouse is a tiger. Mouse says tigers can be small; some have stripes but this one doesn’t (“so there”); and Mouse could definitely climb a tree (but not right now). A week after losing her big brother to suicide, Laura’s parents buy her a pet tiger. They never explain the tiger and never discuss Laura’s big brother. Not ever. It’s like Laura’s big brother didn’t exist. And having a pet tiger is illegal for a reason. Soon things start to spiral out of control… as things tend to do with feelings of grief… and tigers… Tiger is Out is produced by National Theatre of Scotland, in association with BBC Scotland, Screen Scotland, BBC Arts’ Culture in Quarantine project and Imaginate, with support from Hopscotch Films. Blood Type O: Tigers with blood type O are warm-hearted and develop a good sense of justice. They are never afraid of failures and can always hold their own.

A tiny mouse declares that he is a tiger, resisting all of the other animals' efforts to convince him otherwise. When a real tiger shows up, the mouse is not dismayed, still insisting on his own tigrine identity, and declaring that the tiger is actually a mouse. Then, coming to a local pond (or river?), the mouse decides he is a crocodile instead... Want to make a four year old belly laugh? How about reading Karl Newson's 'I am a Tiger'. Of course, it make not work for every four year old but mouse...er, I mean tiger...has such an amusing personality that it's definitely worth a meet and greet. I am a tiger,” declares the main character of this story – although anyone looking at the pictures would probably say they are actually a mouse.Oliver Emanuel was selected for Accelerator in June 2019 and offered funding to research and develop a new piece of writing for young audiences: I Am Tiger. I Am Tiger A very confident little mouse declares that he is actually a tiger. The other animals don��t believe him at first, but he manages to demonstrate that he can growl like a tiger, climb trees like a tiger and even hunt for his lunch. When a real tiger comes along, the mouse declares that the tiger is a mouse! After all, the tiger has a twitchy nose, little hands and feet, and probably ate cheese recently. Mouse continues to show that he has all sorts of tiger-like skills. The defeated real tiger asks then what the other animals are and Mouse gives them all sorts of new identities, including a banana and a balloon. When Mouse leaves and gets a glimpse of himself in the water though, he realizes that he isn’t a tiger after all. Maybe he still isn’t a mouse either? Tiger Men: Most of the Tiger men are optimistic and ambitious at work. They are not satisfied with the status quo and strive for excellence. Even encountering difficulties, the Tigers will not give up easily and just go forward. Besides, they never break promises once giving their words. Lu Kemp, Artistic Director of Perth Theatre and playwright Oliver Emanuel, talk about the show in the interview below. You might like to try some other new funny picture books – Bathe the Catby Alice B. McGinty and David Roberts is a brilliant new book about a family desperately trying to tidy up before visitors arrive, and Beach’s The Dragon With the Blazing Bottom: A Very Fiery Fairy Talefeatures a dragon that loses his fire, until a friendly knight suggests some spicy food. Last, in When Cucumber Lost His Coolby Michelle Robinson and Tom Knight, a cool cucumber feels cross, but his friends are there to help him chillax. For being your brilliant self...

But what will Mouse say when an actual tiger appears? Mouse has an excellent answer: Tiger is not a tiger; Tiger is a mouse! Twitchy nose, little hands and feet, cheese for breakfast: yup, definitely a mouse. And Mouse has some interesting descriptions for the other animals too…

That sort of thing makes sense for Tiger being tough on the golf course, sure. Good parenting. But what we don’t hear as much about is the detailed eye with which he prepared Tiger for everything that would come off the course, which included becoming the most famous athlete in the world. That’s remarkable. Tigers present different personalities and character traits according to various elements. In Chinese culture, all the things are composed of the Five Elements including Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, and Water. See the following chart to find your type. Not to pander to GOLF Magazine fans here, but I’m reading Michael Bamberger’s Men In Green right now and he has a particularly relevant quote from Arnold Palmer (a man decidedly more qualified than I am on the subject). It tells the story of Laura, who is given a pet tiger by her parents a month after losing her big brother to suicide. They never explain the tiger and never discuss Laura’s big brother. Not ever. It’s like Laura’s big brother didn’t exist. And having a pet tiger is illegal for a reason. Soon things start to spiral out of control, as things tend to do with feelings of grief… and tigers… Relationships: Due to their negative attitude, the singles would not like to dress up to attract a potential girlfriend/ boyfriend, or attend a blind date, hence very likely stay available. For those married, their marriage would be stable because the two sides could understand and compromise to each other.