• Venue The Other Palace, London
  • Performance dates Booking to 15 November 2026
  • Running time 1 hour 15 minutes (without interval)
  • Age guidelines 12+

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An Oak Tree, Tim Crouch‘s groundbreaking and deeply moving play, is famous for its extraordinary premise, in which a different guest performer joins Crouch on stage at every performance, having never seen or read a single word of it, is coming to The Other Palace.

One of the most influential and celebrated plays of the 21st century, An Oak Tree returns to London as part of Francesca Moody Productions’ first full season at The Other Palace, running from 7 October to 15 November 2026.

Its groundbreaking premise is what makes it a theatrical event like no other: at every single performance, writer and performer Tim Crouch is joined by a different guest artist who steps on stage without ever having read or rehearsed the play.

Over the past two decades, more than 350 performers have taken on the challenge — a remarkable roll call that has included Frances McDormand, Geoffrey Rush, Peter Dinklage, David Tennant, Jessie Buckley, Sophie Okonedo, Indira Varma, Phoebe Waller-Bridge and Michelle Terry, among many others.

At its heart, An Oak Tree is a bold and absurdly comic story of loss, suggestion and the power of the mind. A father loses his daughter in a car accident; the driver of the car that killed her is a stage hypnotist; and the two men meet for the first time when the father volunteers for the hypnotist’s act. Please note the play contains strong language and references to grief, the death of a child and suicide.

Book An Oak Tree tickets

An Oak Tree plays a strictly limited season at The Other Palace from 7 October to 15 November 2026, as the opening production of Francesca Moody Productions’ first full season at the venue.

With a different guest performer every night and a short run, no two performances are ever the same, so early booking is recommended.

The story in An Oak Tree centres on a bereaved father called Andy, played each night by an actor who has not seen the script in advance.

Following the death of his daughter in a road accident, Andy finds the driver responsible, a second-rate stage hypnotist played by Tim Crouch, and volunteers to participate in his act hoping for closure.

Performance Information

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Stars and Creatives

Who is in the cast of An Oak Tree?

Starring Tim Crouch joined by a different guest artist each night:

  • Rosalie Craig on 9 October
  • Olivia Williams on 10 October
  • Rhashan Stone on 11 October
  • Clare Perkins on 13 October
  • Tom Mothersdale on 14 October
  • Gemma Whelan on 15 October
  • Bessie Carter on 16 October
  • Josh Finan on 17 October (matinee)
  • Sid Sagar, appearing on 17 October
  • Juliet Stevenson, appearing on 18 October
  • Sean Gilder, appearing on 20 October
  • Kadiff Kirwan, appearing on 21 October
  • Caitlin FitzGerald, appearing on 22 October
  • Sacha Dhawan, appearing on 23 October
  • Melanie La Barrie, appearing on 24 October
  • Tanya Reynolds, appearing on 24 October (evening)
  • Sophie Melville, appearing on 25 October
  • Phoebe Campbell, appearing on 27 October
  • Matthew Baynton, appearing on 28 October
  • Hammed Animashaun, appearing on 29 October
  • Brian Gleeson, appearing on 30 October
  • Dónal Finn, appearing on 1 November
  • Adrian Lester, appearing on 3 November
  • Hugh Skinner, appearing on 4 November
  • Aysha Kala, appearing on 5 November
  • Reece Shearsmith, appearing on 6 November
  • Rosie Sheehy, appearing on 7 November
  • Ria Zmitrowicz, appearing on 8 November
  • George Fouracres, appearing on 10 November
  • Jack Holden, appearing on 11 November
  • Katie Leung, appearing on 12 November
  • Khalid Abdalla, appearing on 13 November
  • Suranne Jones, appearing on 15 November

Who are the creative team of An Oak Tree?

Directed by: Tim Crouch, Karl James and Andy Smith

Music by: Peter Gill

Produced by: Francesca Moody Productions

Venue Information

The Other Palace , 12 Palace Street, London, SW1E 5JA

Nearest Tube or Train: Victoria (Victoria line, District line, Circle line)

Nearest Buses: 16, 38, 52, 73, 82, 42, 148

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Frequently Asked Questions

An Oak Tree is playing at the The Other Palace in London
The running time of An Oak Tree is 1 hour 15 minutes (without interval)
The age recommendations for An Oak Tree are: 12+
To buy official London Theatre tickets to An Oak Tree, click on the Get Tickets button at the top of this page. You will be able to access the booking calendar to check live ticket availability and prices and see any exclusive offers or discounts. You will be purchasing tickets from an authorised retailer and member of the Society of Ticket Agents and Retailers.
Yes, An Oak Tree has matinee performances on the following days: Wednesday, Saturday, Sunday

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