Suranne Jones joins An Oak Tree without rehearsing the play
Suranne will perform An Oak Tree at London’s The Other Palace on 15 November, encountering the script for the first time in front of the audience.
Suranne Jones will step onstage for An Oak Tree without having read or rehearsed the play. The Vigil and Doctor Foster star joins Tim Crouch at London’s The Other Palace for a single live theatre performance on Sunday 15 November 2026.
Each show pairs Tim with a different guest actor who encounters the script live. The audience watches the performer discover the material during the performance itself.
What happens in An Oak Tree?
The play centres on a father grieving for his daughter after she was killed in a car accident. He meets the driver again when he volunteers for the man’s stage hypnotism act.
That meeting brings grief and belief into a story whose second actor does not know what comes next. The unrehearsed format makes the guest’s immediate reactions part of the performance.
For the guest, there is no opportunity to learn lines in advance or settle into a performance over several nights. Watching an experienced actor respond to unfamiliar material becomes part of the audience’s experience, alongside the unfolding story of the father and hypnotist.
When is Suranne appearing?
Suranne is scheduled for 15 November, the final date of the run, which opens on 7 October. Her appearance is one of three newly announced guest performances, alongside Dónal Finn on 1 November and Tanya Reynolds on the evening of 24 October.
The show runs for approximately 75 minutes and is recommended for ages 12 and over. Anyone booking specifically for Suranne should choose her listed date, as a different guest joins Tim at each performance.
