Who Is Appearing in An Oak Tree? The Guest Line-Up So Far

The An Oak Tree cast has expanded with five newly announced guest performers: Aysha Kala, Kadiff Kirwan, Adrian Lester, Katie Leung and Rosie Sheehy. Each will join writer-performer Tim Crouch for one scheduled performance at The Other Palace in London, making the autumn run an especially varied theatrical event.

Newly announced performers

The new dates at An Oak Tree at The Other Palace are:

• Kadiff Kirwan — Wednesday 21 October 2026
• Adrian Lester — Tuesday 3 November 2026
• Aysha Kala — Thursday 5 November 2026
• Rosie Sheehy — Saturday 7 November 2026
• Katie Leung — Thursday 12 November 2026

These actors are not joining as a conventional ensemble. They are each appearing as the production’s second performer for a single performance, opposite Crouch.

The previously announced An Oak Tree cast

Previously announced guest appearances include:

• Gwyneth Keyworth — Wednesday 7 October
• Prasanna Puwanarajah — Thursday 8 October
• Rosalie Craig — Friday 9 October
• Olivia Williams — Saturday 10 October
• Rhashan Stone — Sunday 11 October
• Clare Perkins — Tuesday 13 October
• Tom Mothersdale — Wednesday 14 October
• Gemma Whelan — Thursday 15 October
• Bessie Carter — Friday 16 October
• Josh Finan — Saturday 17 October (matinee)
• Juliet Stevenson — Sunday 18 October
• Sean Gilder — Tuesday 20 October
• Sacha Dhawan — Friday 23 October
• Tanya Reynolds — Saturday 24 October (evening)
• Sophie Melville — Sunday 25 October
• Hammed Animashaun — Thursday 29 October
• Brian Gleeson — Friday 30 October
• Dónal Finn — Sunday 1 November
• Hugh Skinner — Wednesday 4 November
• Reece Shearsmith — Friday 6 November
• Ria Zmitrowicz — Sunday 8 November
• George Fouracres — Tuesday 10 November
• Suranne Jones — Sunday 15 November

Crouch remains the constant throughout the announced line-up, performing with a different second actor at each performance. The official cast listing says further casting will be announced.

Why every performance is different

An Oak Tree is a two-hander about a father whose daughter dies in a car accident and the stage hypnotist who was driving the car. The guest actor plays the Father and arrives without having seen or read the play; the actor encounters the script live on stage. Crouch plays the Hypnotist, as set out on Tim Crouch’s production page.

That rotating-cast structure is the heart of the show. The story and theatrical framework remain in place, but the guest performer’s first reactions, discoveries and exchanges with Crouch cannot be repeated exactly. Audiences therefore see a genuinely live version of the play rather than a standard fixed-cast performance.

The production runs in the Main House at The Other Palace from 7 October to 15 November 2026. It lasts approximately 1 hour 15 minutes, is recommended for ages 12 and over, and contains themes of bereavement, the death of a family member or child, grief and strong language.