A father loses his daughter to a car. His response is to meet the loss with a colossal act of projection: the tree next to where she died he transforms into his girl. The man who killed the girl is a stage hypnotist. Since the accident, he's lost the ability to make a convincing suggestion. For the first time since the accident, these two men meet. They meet when the Father volunteers for the Hypnotist's act. An Oak Tree is a two-hander. The Hypnotist is played by Tim Crouch. The Father will be played by a different actor at each performance. That second actor, male or female, will walk on stage having neither seen nor read a word of the play they’re in until they’re in it. Like the Father’s response to his loss, this is another act of projection: the projection of a performance given from one actor to another, from an audience onto an individual.| 23 Nov 07 to 24 Nov 07 | Lancaster Arts Lancaster, Lancashire Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 20 Apr 07 to 21 Apr 07 | Northern Stage Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 26 Mar 07 to 27 Mar 07 | Stephen Joseph Theatre Scarborough, North Yorkshire Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 22 Mar 07 to 24 Mar 07 | Royal Exchange Manchester, Greater Manchester Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 15 Mar 07 to 17 Mar 07 | Birmingham Repertory Theatre Birmingham, West Midlands Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 7 Feb 07 to 4 Mar 07 | Soho Theatre Inner London, Greater London Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 14 Jul 06 | ADC Theatre Cambridge, Cambridgeshire Performance Details => Venue archive |
