Exciting things are in store for The Author. Watch this space for more details.

As an asteroid hurtles towards earth, the planet’s population prepares for the end of the world. Then the strangest things start to happen. Other plays by David Varela, Rommi Smith, Lizzie Nunnery, Josie Long, Carl Grose and The Factory.

Performed by Piers Wehner, Tim Key, Kenneth Cranham, Emerald O’Hanrahan, Rhys Jennings, Joseph Cohen-Cole, Tessa Nicholson, Josie Long, Kate Layden, Ewan Hooper, Bruce Alexander and Melissa Advani.

Sound Design by Zhe Wu and Caleb Knightley. Produced by James Robinson.

Steven Leigh Morris has written a wonderful article about the LA run of an oak tree. Read on…

• “Its brilliance is unfettered and inexplicably moving, for being such a head-trip.” (LA Weekly, where it’s a Recommended Event).
• “Crouch’s multilayered play is as much a master class in acting as it is an intriguing meta-theatrical exercise.” (LA Times.)

The play runs until February 14 at the Odyssey Theatre, LA. Some very interesting second actors are being lined up….

An Oak Tree Opens at The Odyssey Theatre in Los Angeles January 6th-February 14 2010.

Tim Crouch will be appearing in the long-anticipated LA run of an oak tree, along with a different second actor every night. The Los Angeles production has some incredible actors from film, television and theatre lined up. In keeping with the demands of the play, the particular actors who will be appearing will not be announced in advance of the performance.

Are you an actor interested in performing in ANY OAK TREE, or do you know someone who might be? We are always looking for new actors to participate. If you are interested, please contact our casting director, Stephanie Klapper at Klapper Casting.

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“It’s about us, what we see, and what we choose to see…this is a dazzling theatrical experience that lets nobody off the hook, opening our eyes to what should be blindingly obvious: we all have a choice.”
Lyn Gardner in The Guardian

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Whitechapel Gallery ENGLAND audience photo: Karl James

“This portentously-named two-hander left me feeling cross that I hadn’t simply been allowed to spend the hour pottering through the Whitechapel’s splendidly renovated galleries.” The Standard

“The piece is well worth seeing, and not just because of its beautifully crafted script and assured performances. And nor because of its unconventional and, as the text acknowledges, antiseptic setting.” The Times

“….an endlessly thoughtful piece which artfully challenges a globalised world where everything is for sale, and questions the value we put on art and on human life.” The Guardian

“Tim Crouch may not be a household name but he’s a peach of a theatre-maker: conceptual without being obscure; experimental without losing the plot, or indeed faith in the power of words to move you.” Time Out

Tim Crouch’s next play, The Author, opens at the Royal Court Theatre on 23 September. Directed by Karl James and a smith (co-directors of An Oak Tree and ENGLAND) details can be found here.

Whitechapel Gallery, Friday 8 May – Tuesday 16 June 2009

Tickets are on sale now through The National Theatre website, in person at the National Theatre box office, or call 020 7452 3000.

More about the show.

Performances at 7pm and 9pm Friday – Tuesday (not Wednesday or Thursday)
Previews Friday 8 May at 7pm and 9pm, Press performances Tuesday 12 May at 7pm and 9pm
Tickets £15 (£10 concs)
BSL Interpreted performance 7pm Tuesday 9 June.
Audio Description workshop for people wit h visual impairments –5pm Tuesday 2 June.

Visitor Information

Whitechapel Gallery
77 – 82 Whitechapel High Street
London E1 7QX
T: 020 7522 7888

The London premiere is a collaboration between news from nowhere, the Whitechapel Gallery and the National Theatre.
Supported by Arts Council England.