Toronto 
Events Description
Tim Crouch’s hypnotic An Oak Tree offers a fresh theatrical experience where a father, mourning his daughter, meets the hypnotist responsible for her death. Each performance pairs Crouch with a different guest artist, who has never read the script before, making every show a uniquely rejuvenating experience.
When I say sleep, you’re free again…
In celebration of its 20th anniversary, Luminato presents Tim Crouch’s groundbreaking An Oak Tree, one of the most influential and hypnotic theatrical experiences of our time.
A father loses his daughter in a car accident. The driver of the car that killed her is a stage hypnotist. The two men meet for the first time when the father volunteers for the hypnotist’s act. What follows is an entrancing live performance where reality and suggestion blur – a bold and absurdly comic story of loss, transformation, and the power of the mind to reshape our world.
Each performance creates its own mesmerizing reality as Tim Crouch is joined on stage by a different guest artist, who will have neither seen nor read a word of the play they’re in – until they’re in it. Like being under hypnosis, no two shows are ever quite the same, even with identical lines, creating a uniquely rejuvenating experience each night. The guest artists, revealed only at curtain time at the Jane Mallett Theatre, include Amrit Kaur, Jean Yoon, Amanda Cordner, Daniel MacIvor, Karen Robinson, and Qasim Khan, with more to be announced.
Since 2005, Tim has performed this spellbinding work globally, sharing the stage with performers including Frances McDormand, Geoffrey Rush, Sharon D Clarke, Alanis Morissette, Sophie Okonedo and Peter Dinklage.
“Nobody does it quite like Tim Crouch.” – The Independent
“Vividly celebrates the live, raw, communal experience of theatre.” – Financial Times
Who is it for?
All ages
HOW MUCH
Tickets : $59.00
How to get tickets?
Phone: 416-366-7723 | 1-800-708-6754
WHEN & WHERE
Date: Saturday June 14, 2025 to Sunday June 22, 2025
Sat. Jun 14, 2025 | 7:30 PM
Sun. Jun 15, 2025 | 2:00 PM & 7:30 PM
Tue. Jun 17, 2025 – Fri. Jun 20, 2025 | 7:30 PM
Sat. Jun 21, 2025 | 2:00 PM & 7:30 PM
Sun. Jun 22, 2025 | 2:00 PM
Venue & Address
St. Lawrence Centre for the Arts – Jane Mallett Theatre, 27 Front Street East, Toronto, Ontario M5E 1B4
Wheelchair accessible
Accessible by Public Transport
