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\n\tFrancesca Moody Productions has unveiled the first wave of guest performers joining Tim Crouch\u2019s \u201cAn Oak Tree\u201d for its run at The Other Palace in London, with Sacha Dhawan, Gemma Whelan, Bessie Carter, Rosalie Craig, Hammed Animashaun, George Fouracres, Clare Perkins and Tom Mothersdale each taking on a single performance.<\/p>\n

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\n\tCrouch performs alongside a different second actor at every show, none of whom read or rehearse the script in advance. \u201cAn Oak Tree\u201d runs at The Other Palace from Oct. 7 through Nov. 15.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe schedule of guest performers, in order, runs as follows: Craig on Oct. 9, Perkins on Oct. 13, Mothersdale on Oct. 14, Whelan on Oct. 15, Carter on Oct. 16, Dhawan on Oct. 23, Animashaun on Oct. 29 and Fouracres on Nov. 10.<\/p>\n

\n\tCraig recently starred as Kitty Eckersley in Sally Wainwright\u2019s \u201cRiot Women\u201d for BBC One and earned an Olivier nomination for \u201cThe Light Princess\u201d at the National Theatre. Perkins appeared in Indhu Rubasingham\u2019s \u201cBacchae\u201d at the National Theatre and starred opposite Sadie Sink in \u201cRomeo & Juliet\u201d in the West End. Mothersdale\u2019s stage credits include \u201cA Doll\u2019s House\u201d and \u201cOil\u201d at the Almeida Theatre, while his television work spans \u201cWolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light\u201d and \u201cPeaky Blinders.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tWhelan is known for playing Yara Greyjoy in HBO\u2019s \u201cGame of Thrones\u201d and has appeared across all three series of ITV\u2019s \u201cThe Tower.\u201d Carter currently plays Nancy Mitford in BritBox\u2019s \u201cOutrageous\u201d and is also known for playing Prudence Featherington in Netflix\u2019s \u201cBridgerton.\u201d Dhawan has been announced for Netflix\u2019s \u201cExtraction\u201d and plays the latest incarnation of the Master in BBC One\u2019s \u201cDoctor Who.\u201d Animashaun, a BAFTA nominee for \u201cBlack Ops,\u201d appeared in Sky\u2019s \u201cSNL U.K.\u201d and the Donmar Warehouse\u2019s \u201cDealer\u2019s Choice.\u201d Fouracres, another \u201cSNL U.K.\u201d cast member, is a regular at Shakespeare\u2019s Globe, with credits including \u201cHamlet\u201d and \u201cTwelfth Night.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\n\t\u201cAn Oak Tree\u201d premiered in 2005 and has since been performed hundreds of times across more than 19 countries, with more than 350 guest artists taking part over two decades. Past performers include Frances McDormand, Geoffrey Rush, Peter Dinklage, David Tennant, Jessie Buckley and Phoebe Waller-Bridge.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe production is part of a new Francesca Moody Productions season at The Other Palace running from Oct. 5, 2026 through Jan. 10, 2027, bringing together three shows that originated at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. The season also includes \u201cGarry Starr: Classic Penguins,\u201d created by Damien Warren-Smith and running Oct. 22 through Jan. 3 with a press night of Oct. 23, and \u201cFeeling Afraid As If Something Terrible Is Going to Happen,\u201d written by Marcelo Dos Santos and starring Steven Webb, running Nov. 19 through Jan. 10.<\/p>\n

\n\tFrancesca Moody, the season\u2019s executive producer, originated two of the past decade\u2019s most successful television adaptations, \u201cFleabag\u201d and \u201cBaby Reindeer,\u201d both of which began as stage productions before moving to the screen.<\/p>\n

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