Hammed Animashaun, Bessie Carter, Gemma Whelan among 'An Oak Tree' cast

The theatrical experiment will star Tim Crouch and a different second actor at each performance. They will step on stage without ever having read or rehearsed the play.

Summary

• An Oak Tree plays at the Other Palace from 5 October
• Guest performers will include Bessie Carter and Clare Perkins
• Previous actors include Geoffrey Rush and Jessie Buckley

Initial casting has been announced for Tim Crouch's An Oak Tree, which begins performances at The Other Palace in London on 5 October, running through 15 November.

The theatrical experiment, which focuses on a grieving father who loses his daughter in a car accident, will star Tim Crouch and a different second actor at each performance. They will step on stage without ever having read or rehearsed the play.

Casting includes Hammed Animashaun (SNL UK, Dealers Choice) on 29 October, Bessie Carter (Bridgerton, Mrs. Warren’s Profession) on 16 October, Rosalie Craig (Riot Women, Good Night, Oscar) on 9 October, Sacha Dhawan (Doctor Who, The Great) on 23 October, George Fouracres (SNL UK, Hamlet) on 10 November, Clare Perkins (Romeo & Juliet, Player Kings) on 13 October, Tom Mothersdale (A Doll’s House, Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light) on 14 October, and Gemma Whelan (Game of Thrones, The Tower) on 15 October.

Previous actors who have starred in the show include Frances McDormand, Geoffrey Rush, Peter Dinklage, Mike Myers, David Tennant, Jessie Buckley, Russell Tovey, Indira Varma, Mark Gatiss, Sophie Okonedo, Sharon D Clarke, Alanis Morissette, Toby Jones, Christopher Eccleston, Meera Syal, Julie Hesmondhalgh, Adjoa Andoh, Eddie Marsan, Nina Sosanya, Alfred Enoch, Arthur Darvill, Alex Lawther, Ṣọpẹ́ Dìrísù, Luke Thompson, Phoebe Waller-Bridge, and Michelle Terry.

An Oak Tree is part of Francesca Moody Productions new season at The Other Palace, which brings together three shows that began life at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe

Book An Oak Tree tickets on LondonTheatre.co.uk

Photo credit: Hammed Animashaun, Bessie Carter, Gemma Whelan. (Courtesy of production)