Mathew Baynton, Jack Holden, Melanie La Barrie and more join An Oak Tree at The Other Palace

Additional names have been announced for Tim Crouch’s An Oak Tree, which is currently running at the Other Palace until 15 November 2026.

The production sees Crouch perform opposite a different guest actor at every performance, with each performer stepping on stage without having read or rehearsed the play beforehand.

Confirmed today are appearances from Khalid Abdalla (who will perform on 13 November), Mathew Baynton (28 October), Phoebe Campbell (27 October), Caitlin FitzGerald (22 October), Jack Holden (11 November), Melanie La Barrie (24 October) and Sid Sagar (17 October).

Already attached to the production are Bessie Carter (16 October), Josh Finan (17 October matinee), Juliet Stevenson (18 October), Kadiff Kirwan (21 October), Sacha Dhawan (23 October), Tanya Reynolds (24 October evening), Sophie Melville (25 October), Sean Gilder (27 October), Hammed Animashaun (29 October), Brian Gleeson (30 October), Dónal Finn (1 November), Adrian Lester (3 November), Hugh Skinner (4 November), Aysha Kala (5 November), Reece Shearsmith (6 November), Rosie Sheehy (7 November), Ria Zmitrowicz (8 November), George Fouracres (10 November), Katie Leung (12 November) and Suranne Jones (15 November).

First performed in 2005, An Oak Tree has been staged in more than 19 countries. More than 350 performers have taken part over the last two decades.

The production forms part of Francesca Moody Productions’ season at the Other Palace, celebrating shows that first premiered at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

Also included in the season are Garry Starr: Classic Penguins (22 October 2026 to 3 January 2027) and Feeling Afraid As If Something Terrible Is Going to Happen (19 November 2026 to 10 January 2027), written by Marcelo Dos Santos, directed by Matthew Xia and starring Steven Webb.