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Why are Hollywood stars lining up to appear in a play they know nothing about?

Toby Jones, Frances McDormand and Mike Myers are some of those who have appeared alongside Tim Crouch in An Oak Tree, despite never having s

Tim Crouch’s two-hander An Oak Tree is back in the theatre in London for its 20th anniversary.

The play has a different second actor for every performance, and they’ve never read the script before they do it. Saskia did it in 2007. Here’s what Tim Crouch wrote about her at the time.

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The Young Vic today

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David Tennant, Meera Syal, Eddie Marsan and More Join Star-Studded Cast of Tim Crouch’s ‘An Oak Tree’ Revival at Young Vic (EXCLUSIVE)

David Tennant and Meera Syal have joined the roster of guest artists for Tim Crouch's groundbreaking play 'An Oak Tree.'

"The unique theatrical experiment, which pioneered the concept of the “cold-read,” features a different guest performer in every show who has neither seen nor read the play before stepping on stage. The production, presented by Olivier Award-winning Francesca Moody Productions (behind global hits “Fleabag” and “Baby Reindeer”) in association with the Young Vic, marks two decades since the play’s debut.

In keeping with the production’s tradition, each guest artist will only be revealed to audiences as they step onto the stage on the night of their performance.

Written, performed and co-directed by Crouch, the play tells the story of a father who loses his daughter in a car accident. The driver responsible turns out to be a stage hypnotist, and the two men meet when the father volunteers for the hypnotist’s act. Since its 2005 premiere, over 350 different guest artists have appeared in the production across 19 countries, including Frances McDormand, Geoffrey Rush, Sharon D Clarke, Alanis Morrissette, Sophie Okonedo and Peter Dinklage.

“An Oak Tree” is directed by Tim Crouch, Karl James and Andy Smith, with music by Peter Gill. It runs at London’s Young Vic theater May 6-24."

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Michelle was in An Oak Tree yesterday!!

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Dan Waller as Banquo and Patrick Scott McDermott as Fleance “I, Banquo” from Chicago Shakespeare Theater. Courtesy Chicago Shakespeare Theater.

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#frontmezzjunkies was at the #LuminatoFestival in #Toronto and saw: #AnOakTree at the #JaneMallettTheatre performed by #TimCrouch and a different guest actor at every performance directed by Crouch #KarlJames & #AndySmith music by #PeterGill Piano by #SimonCrane @LuminatoFestival #TorontoON #TheaTO #TorontoTheatre

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Tim Crouch is here to help you see

As An Oak Tree and I, Peaseblossom return, Frey Kwa Hawking traces the line between his work for adults and children

“I, Peaseblossom” is one in his series of Shakespearean minor character plays; there’s also “I, Malvolio,” “I, Caliban,” “I, Cinna,” and “I, Banquo.” What seem to be radical or aslant applications of post-dramatic techniques help to imaginatively situate the audience in the play’s world, working to peel back layers of familiarity or unfamiliarity with Shakespeare’s stories alike. Peel back to what? In I, Peaseblossom, to the vulnerability of being very, very small in a world gone mad with love.