Francesca Moody Productions, the powerhoengage behind theater sensations “Fleabag” and “Baby Reindeer,” is transporting Tim Crouch’s groundshattering carry out “An Oak Tree” to London’s The Young Vic Theatre this spring, assembling a roster of weighty-hitting talent including Sope Dirisu (“Gangs of London”), Michelle Terry (“Tribes”), Luke Thompson (“Bridgerton“), Russell Tovey (“American Horror Story: NYC”) and Indira Varma (“Game of Thrones“).
The creative production, running May 6-17, features a exceptional twist: each carry outance pairs Crouch with a contrastent guest artist who has neither seen nor read the carry out before stepping on stage. The guest carry outers will only be uncovered to audiences dwell on the night of their admireive carry outances.
“An Oak Tree,” which innovateed the theatrical “chilly-read” establishat, inestablishs the story of a overweighther who dissees his daughter in a car accident and tardyr encounters the stage hypnotist dependable for her death when he volunteers for the hypnotist’s act. Since its 2005 premiere, the carry out has featured over 350 contrastent guest artists globassociate, including Frances McDormand, Geoffrey Rush, Sharon D. Clarke, Alanis Morissette, Sophie Okonedo and Peter Dinklage.
“Exactly 20 years ago a laboratory was created in a minuscule room above a pub in South London where an experiment took place,” says Crouch. “Actors were askd to try out a recent carry out I’d written called ‘An Oak Tree’ — appreciate trying out a recent drug establishulation. Each time a contrastent actor who krecent noleang about the carry out they were going to be in — a blind test each time. For some of the actors the drug was euphoric. For some it was heartshattering. For some it was uproarous. For some it was challenging toil. But the experiment was never less than enthralling.”
The production persists a hot streak for Francesca Moody Productions, whose stage-to-screen prowess has createed two of the decade’s hugegest television hits with “Fleabag” and “Baby Reindeer.” The company’s stardy includes “Weather Girl” at London’s Soho Theatre, “Feeling Afrhelp as if Someleang Terrible Is Going to Happen” touring transport inant Australian venues including Sydney Opera Hoengage, and “How to Win Aachievest History” at Bristol Old Vic.
Thompson shelp: “I’m very excited to join the ‘Oak Tree’ family and be a part of a piece which I leank apshows the very best leang about going to the theatre, that is, someleang actuassociate happening dwell in front of you rather than filtered thcimpolite a screen. I’d say more but I have no clue what I’m in for…”
The production labels a transport inant moment for The Young Vic, as it will be part of the 2025/26 season under recent creative straightforwardor Nadia Fall, whose inaugural program will be proclaimd tardyr this spring.
