An Oak Tree
The ground-breaking play by Tim Crouch with a different guest revealed each night: Rory Kinnear | Fisayo Akinade | Ruth Wilson
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 a guest actor who hasn’t seen or read the play. Previous guests include David Tennant, Jessie Buckley, Frances McDormand, F Murray Abraham, Russell Tovey, Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Meera Syal and many more.
When I say sleep, you’re free again.
Tim Crouch plays a hypnotist, the guest actor plays a father. The father loses his daughter in a car accident, the hypnotist was driving the car. The two meet when the father volunteers for the hypnotist's act and what unfolds is a bold and absurdly comic play about loss, suggestion and the power of the mind.
No two shows are the same, with a different guest actor who will be revealed on the night.
Ruth Wilson
A Golden Globe-winning actress well known for her roles in The Affair, Luther and His Dark Materials. A two-time Olivier Award winner, she's celebrated for her magnetic stage and screen presence.
Fisayo Akinade
Best known for his roles in Netflix's Heartstopper and Channel 4's Cucumber and Banana, alongside aclaimed stage work including Mercutio in Romeo and Juliet at the National Theatre
Rory Kinnear
Best known as MI6’s Bill Tanner in the James Bond films (Quantum of Solace, Skyfall and Spectre), Kinnear’s screen credits also include The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, Black Mirror and the Oscar- and BAFTA-nominated The Imitation Game.
'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
