Tim Crouch moving across a stage with his arms stretched apart, a row of chairs in front of him with Jessie Buckley sitting forwards on one
Theatre

An Oak Tree

The ground-breaking play by Tim Crouch
3 performances between Thu 30 Oct - Sat 1 Nov 2025, 20:00
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When I say sleep, you’re free again.

A rare chance to see Tim Crouch's ground-breaking classic. When it opened in 2005, An Oak Tree changed the rules of the game, bringing into the action an actor who hasn’t seen or read the play.

In a performance of controlled virtuosity, the playwright guides that actor through a story of loss, suggestion and the power of the mind.

No two shows are the same, with a different guest actor revealed each night. Previous guests include David Tennant, Jessie Buckley, Frances McDormand, F Murray Abraham, Russell Tovey, Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Meera Syal and many more.

'a theatrical wonder’
The Guardian
’… a beautiful landmark of experimental theatre. A clever thing, a funny thing, renewed every night, and every night incredibly poignant.’
Time Out
‘Like nothing you’ve ever seen before and is impossible to describe without spoiling everything in it that will have you riveted to your seat, palms sweating.’
Melbourne Age

Credits

AN OAK TREE by Tim Crouch 
Directed by Tim Crouch, Karl James and Andy Smith 
Performed by Tim Crouch and a different second actor at each performance 
Music by Pete Gill 
Piano by Simon Crane