An Oak Tree
Author(s): Tim Crouch
Company: Francesca Moody Productions
When I say sleep, you’re free again.
A man loses his daughter to a car accident. Nothing now is what it seems. It's like he's in a play—but he doesn't know the words or the moves. The man who was driving the car is a stage hypnotist. Since the accident, he's lost the power of suggestion. His act's a disaster. For him, everything now is exactly what it is. For the first time since the accident, these two men meet. They meet when the Father volunteers for the Hypnotist's act. And, this time, he really doesn't know the words or the moves...
An Oak Tree is a remarkable play for two actors. In a performance of controlled virtuosity, the playwright guides the actor through a story of loss, suggestion and the power of the mind. No two shows are the same. This is an audience experience like no other. A rare chance to see the play that shaped a theatre landscape.