5 d. ago Why are Hollywood stars lining up to appear in a play they know nothing about?

Toby Jones, Frances McDormand and Mike Myers are some of those who have appeared alongside Tim Crouch in An Oak Tree, despite never having seen the script before. As the play celebrates its 20th anniversary, past performers explain its strange appealThe standard routine in theatre goes something like this: an actor is cast in a play; they read, learn and rehearse it; and then, at last, they perform it to an audience, who will hopefully soak up their hard work. But for Tim Crouch, one of the industry’s chief experimenters, this exercise began to feel reductive. “A lot of actor training is about holding focus within the stage and putting the audience into a receiving role,” says Crouch. “I used to go to pubs and bitch about it.”An Oak Tree – his 2005 play that is now seen as a landmark work – was born directly from these frustrations. The script, which is written to be performed by Crouch and a new actor each night, celebrates its changeability. “It is a finished p...

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7 d. ago Council secure tree protections on entire Toby Carvery site after outrage at historic oak felling

Mitchell & Butlers Retail (MBR), which runs Toby Carvery, has apologised for the upset caused

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2 w. ago Toby carvery owner could have to pay over £1million for hacking back ancient oak

A specialist lawyer has said warned that cutting back an ancient oak tree can cause irreversible damage

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2 w. ago Toby Carvery owner issues update after sparking outcry of anger for felling ancient oak tree beloved by local community

The ancient oak tree, which once stood tall in Whitewebbs Park, in Enfield, north London , was felled on April 3.

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2 w. ago Toby Carvery owner apologises after ancient oak tree felling in north London

The cutting down of the tree has been compared to that of the landmark Sycamore Gap tree

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2 w. ago Toby Carvery owner issues update after sparking outcry of anger for felling ancient oak tree beloved by local community

The ancient oak tree, which once stood tall in Whitewebbs Park, in Enfield, north London , was felled on April 3.

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2 w. ago Ancient London oak hacked down by Toby Carvery owners could have lived ‘another few hundred years’

The ancient oak was on the edge of Whitewebbs Park, next to the Whitewebbs House Toby Carvery

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2 w. ago Toby Carvery 'could face £1million bill' after chopping down ancient oak tree 

The ancient oak tree, located near a Toby Carvery pub in Whitewebbs Park, in Enfield, north London, was felled on April 3.

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2 w. ago Felled £1 million ancient oak in North London was ‘older and more valuable’ than Sycamore Gap

An ancient oak tree that was cut down in Enfield, North London has been estimated to be worth £1 million and be 'older and more valuable' than the Sycamore Gap tree cut down in 2023

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3 w. ago Council plans legal action over ancient London oak felled by Toby Carvery

Council plans legal action over ancient London oak felled by Toby Carvery  The Guardian

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3 w. ago Everything we know about the felling of Enfield's ancient oak tree: cause, consequences and reactions

Toby Carvery's decision to cut down a centuries-old oak tree in Enfield has led to public anger and an investigation into its legality

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3 w. ago Enfield oak tree felled by Toby Carvery 'had hundreds of years to live'

Enfield oak tree felled by Toby Carvery 'had hundreds of years to live'  BBC

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3 w. ago Toby Carvery threatened with legal action over felling of ancient London oak

Toby Carvery threatened with legal action over felling of ancient London oak  The Guardian

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3 w. ago Council plans legal action over ancient London oak felled by Toby Carvery | Trees and forests

Council plans legal action over ancient London oak felled by Toby Carvery | Trees and forests  The Guardian

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3 w. ago Met Police drops probe into ancient oak tree felling as ecologists slam Toby Carvery over loss to wildlife

Met Police confirm they have dropped the investigation into the tree felling, citing no evidence of criminality

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3 w. ago Toby Carvery blasted as ancient oak tree near restaurant car park is hacked down

Toby Carvery is owned by Mitchells & Butlers, which said it employed contractors to cut the oak tree near the Whitewebbs House car park in Enfield, north London as it has a "duty of care"

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3 w. ago Toby Carvery owner admits cutting down ancient Enfield oak tree

Toby Carvery owner admits cutting down ancient Enfield oak tree  BBC

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3 w. ago Toby Carvery faces storm of protest for felling ancient oak tree

The ancient oak tree is believed to date back to the 1600s

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3 w. ago London’s Sycamore Gap? Fury as Toby Carvery fells ancient oak tree

A Tree Preservation Order has been placed on an up to 500-year-old tree in Whitewebbs Wood, Enfield, to protect it from any further damage

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3 w. ago Felling of ancient London oak tree by Toby Carvery owner reported to police

Felling of ancient London oak tree by Toby Carvery owner reported to police  The Guardian

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