London’s The Young Vic Theatre has announced an extended run and additional cast members for Tim Crouch’s groundbreaking play “ An Oak Tree ,” which will now run from May 6-24, marking the production’s 20th anniversary. “Bridgerton” star Adjoa Andoh , Oscar nominee Jessie Buckley (“The Lost Daughter”), Mark Gatiss (“The League of Gentlemen”), Arthur Darvill (“Broadchurch”), Julie Hesmondhalgh (“Mr Bates vs The Post Office”) and Alex Lawther (“The End of the F***ing World”) have joined the lineup of guest artists who will perform opposite Crouch in this unique theatrical experiment. They join previously announced performers Sope Dirisu (“Gangs of London”), Michelle Terry (“Tribes”), Luke Thompson (“Bridgerton”), Russell Tovey (“Being Human”) and Indira Varma (“Game of Thrones”).
The identities of the guest performers will only be revealed to audiences when they step on stage each night. Written, performed and co-directed by Crouch, “An Oak Tree” pioneered the concept of theatrical “cold-reading,” where each guest artist performs the play without having seen or read it beforehand, and will only perform it once during the run. Since its 2005 premiere, more than 350 different guest artists have appeared in the play across 19 countries, including Frances McDormand, Geoffrey Rush, Sharon D Clarke, Alanis Morissette, Sophie Okonedo and Peter Dinklage.
The play tells the story of a father who loses his daughter in a car ac.
