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.T01868764515An intricate story of loss and suggestion performed by two people: the playwright himself and a different second actor at each performance - an actor who will have neither seen nor read a word of the play they're in until they're in it. The 10th anniversary revival of this ground-breaking and Obie Award-winning production by one of the UK's most original theatre-makers. Running time: 70mins.Producer National Theatre. Director Tim Crouch. Director Karl James. Director Andy Smith. | |
| 17 Nov 15 to 19 Nov 15 | Warwick Arts Centre, Coventry :: V156 listing details L1441367379 |
| 4 Aug 15 to 16 Aug 15 | Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh :: V605 listing details L2098429369 |
| 23 Jun 15 to 15 Jul 15 | National Theatre, West End :: V400 listing details L930837132 |
T0182086576610th Anniversary Revival.Producer Bristol Old Vic. Director Karl James. Director Andy Smith. | |
| 15 Sep 15 to 19 Sep 15 | Bristol Old Vic, Bristol :: V857 listing details L0383805411 |
T01195665402Performer Tim Crouch. Performer Siwan Morris (some dates). Performer Richard Elis (some dates). | |
| 4 Jun 08 to 5 Jun 08 | Sherman Theatre, Cardiff :: V824 listing details L674805817 |
T01153424402An 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.Producer News from Nowhere. Producer Soho Theatre. Director Karl James. Performer Tim Crouch. | |
| 23 Nov 07 to 24 Nov 07 | Lancaster Arts, Lancaster :: V522 listing details L0854179280 |
| 20 Apr 07 to 21 Apr 07 | Northern Stage, Newcastle upon Tyne :: V568 listing details L918200301 |
| 26 Mar 07 to 27 Mar 07 | Stephen Joseph Theatre, Scarborough :: V949 listing details L685393534 |
| 22 Mar 07 to 24 Mar 07 | Royal Exchange, Manchester :: V491 listing details L809409924 |
| 15 Mar 07 to 17 Mar 07 | Birmingham Repertory Theatre, Birmingham :: V143 listing details L01681066323 |
| 7 Feb 07 to 4 Mar 07 | Soho Theatre, Inner London :: V1035 listing details L1066315973 |
| 14 Jul 06 | ADC Theatre, Cambridge :: V18 listing details L0528839487 |
T01440057950An 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.Performer Tim Crouch. | |
| 23 Apr 06 | The Tobacco Factory Theatres, Bristol :: V1384579886 listing details L1000727220 |
| 15 Jul 05 to 16 Jul 05 | Nightingale Theatre, Brighton :: V01339151063 listing details L1637822292 |
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| 6 May 09 to 9 May 09 | ADC Theatre, Cambridge :: V18 listing details L0542818370 |
| 23 Nov 05 to 26 Nov 05 | Warwick Arts Centre, Coventry :: V156 listing details L0940040909 |
