AUSTRALIAN
Premiere
Greg Piggot
Nina Urban
AUSTRALIAN
Premiere
Tim Crouch
an oak tree
TIM CROUCH
England
Man turns tree into daughter!
“I don’t know anything, really. I look at these things and I don’t
really understand them. I like them, but my boyfriend would
understand them. He says that good art is art that sells.”
an oak tree features The Hypnotist, played by Tim Crouch, and The Father,
performed by a different guest at each show who walks on stage having
neither seen nor read a word of the play. This is a performance given from
one actor to another, from a hypnotist to subject, from audience to stage. an
oak tree is a bold and comic play about loss, suggestion and the power of
the mind. It is a dazzling balance of powerful story, superb theatricality and
rich humour.
an oak tree was awarded a prestigious OBIE award in 2006 and broke box
office records during its run at Soho Theatre, London. It has since toured the
world and to date over 250 actors have appeared in the production, including
Christopher Eccleston, Mike Myers, Frances McDormand, Saskia Reeves,
David Morrissey and Kwame Kwei-Armah.
WARNING: Some Coarse Language
Directed by Karl James & a smith
Music by Peter Gill
Bach played by Simon Walter
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