#Tim Crouch

[thealdersgateoffice]

Tim Crouch’s two-hander An Oak Tree is back in the theatre in London for its 20th anniversary.

The play has a different second actor for every performance, and they’ve never read the script before they do it. Saskia did it in 2007. Here’s what Tim Crouch wrote about her at the time.

[i-am-countess-olivia]

The Young Vic today

[ivycopper]

[literatemisfit]

"The unique theatrical experiment, which pioneered the concept of the “cold-read,” features a different guest performer in every show who has neither seen nor read the play before stepping on stage. The production, presented by Olivier Award-winning Francesca Moody Productions (behind global hits “Fleabag” and “Baby Reindeer”) in association with the Young Vic, marks two decades since the play’s debut.

In keeping with the production’s tradition, each guest artist will only be revealed to audiences as they step onto the stage on the night of their performance.

Written, performed and co-directed by Crouch, the play tells the story of a father who loses his daughter in a car accident. The driver responsible turns out to be a stage hypnotist, and the two men meet when the father volunteers for the hypnotist’s act. Since its 2005 premiere, over 350 different guest artists have appeared in the production across 19 countries, including Frances McDormand, Geoffrey Rush, Sharon D Clarke, Alanis Morrissette, Sophie Okonedo and Peter Dinklage.

“An Oak Tree” is directed by Tim Crouch, Karl James and Andy Smith, with music by Peter Gill. It runs at London’s Young Vic theater May 6-24."

[happilyhadesbound]

Michelle was in An Oak Tree yesterday!!

[shakespearenews]

“I, Peaseblossom” is one in his series of Shakespearean minor character plays; there’s also “I, Malvolio,” “I, Caliban,” “I, Cinna,” and “I, Banquo.” What seem to be radical or aslant applications of post-dramatic techniques help to imaginatively situate the audience in the play’s world, working to peel back layers of familiarity or unfamiliarity with Shakespeare’s stories alike. Peel back to what? In I, Peaseblossom, to the vulnerability of being very, very small in a world gone mad with love.

[frontmezzjunkies]

#frontmezzjunkies was at the #LuminatoFestival in #Toronto and saw: #AnOakTree at the #JaneMallettTheatre performed by #TimCrouch and a different guest actor at every performance directed by Crouch #KarlJames & #AndySmith music by #PeterGill Piano by #SimonCrane @LuminatoFestival #TorontoON #TheaTO #TorontoTheatre

[hayleylovesjessica]

I totally forgot that my partner and I are seeing a play tomorrow evening; I had forgotten to enter it into Google Calendar. Anyway, it's An Oak Tree by Tim Crouch, with Crouch himself here in the D-Town to perform in it. I'm looking forward to it, especially given that last year was the first in 30 years in which I didn't see a single play. Even in 2020 and 2021, the lost pandemic years, I managed to see at least one play locally both years. It blows my mind that I didn't see a single play last year.

[ireallyneedaintrestinglife]

There is something so inexplicably lonely about time travel fics that very few stories I've ever read manage to hit on.

There is something so terribly isolating about seeing the people you love and care for surrounding you but being unable to communicate to them why you care so much more about them than you should at that moment in time.

So many little moments that you hold near and dear to your heart that they may never get to experience if and when you end up changing the timeline.

Not being able to reminisce on those shared moments, forever being unable to have the same inside jokes you had before, even if you end up making things better there is something so bittersweet about it all that never really gets addressed.

[lukazade]

wanted to play with tones again hehe

[reference]

[bartyliciousss]

rosekiller as matthew lillard characters (just imagine stevo with black/green hair)

[rosekiller-addict]

people who post fics under a relationship tag when that relationship isn't really in the fic are my opps

like i dont read tags carefully enough for this 😭

[starofthesea37]

Marauders x Batfamily Crossover

So I really want to write a marauders x bats crossover, but I am uncharacteristically lost on the mechanics of it. You see, I love coming up with random au’s for my fandoms, and I have SO MANY IDEAS about interactions between marauders era characters and the bats (specifically around sibling dynamics), and many many ideas for random plot points and scenes, but what I can’t figure out is why they end up in this situation in the first place.

The general idea is that the bats go undercover at Hogwarts during the marauders era to gather information and help with the war against Voldemort. I’m not sure WHICH of the bats it would be, and what their roles in this endeavour would be (is it Tim, Steph & Damian who go, as they’re the only ones in the age range? Or is there some sort of age reversal spell involved that allows them all to attend? Or maybe the older bats are involved, but from the outside, as members of the Order of the Phoenix or Deatheaters or Ministry workers etc., or is it Young Justice who go?), but that is something I can figure out later depending on the mechanics of how it comes about.

What I need to know first is why it’s happening. Whereas in Golden Trio era crossovers the timeline can easily be adjusted to match up, for this crossover it’s very important that the Marauders era is in the 70s, and the bats would have to be from the 2010s+ in order to realistically have the technology they do. Therefore there has to be some sort of time or dimension travel involved. Meaning that this mission has to be entirely purposeful and planned. They have to have a reason to go back in time or travel to another dimension to help with the wizard of war (which also happens to be in England, very far from Gotham and the bats territory).

I have plans for how they get magic, how they get into the school etc., but this part is what’s really bugging me. I need my AU’s to make logical sense, otherwise I drop them.

I’d also like to mention that there are literally no fics with this crossover on ao3, and therefore I, as someone who has been deeply immersed in both these fandoms for a while, feel a moral obligation to fill this tragic gap. There’s just far too much potential for character interactions and awesome plot points to pass up the opportunity.

Also I’d like to put what ships/headcanons I may be including/referencing in this, just as a disclaimer in case anyone feels strongly against them. Just because they’re on this list doesn't necessarily mean they will definitely be included, but this is just what I fuck with and will include if it works for the plot.

•Romantic Ships (Marauders): Jegulus, Wolfstar, Pandalily, Dorlene, Rosekiller.

•Romantic Ships (Bats): TimKon (possibly Timberkon), Birdflash.

•I can maybe be convinced to include others so long as they’re not incest, age gap or anything else horrifying and illegal.

•Platonic Ships/Dynamics (Marauders): Marauders (James, Peter, Sirius, Remus)(obviously), Valkyries (Lily, Mary, Marlene), Skittles (Regulus, Barty, Evan, Dorcas, Pandora), Black Brothers (Regulus & Sirius), Prongsfoot (James & Sirius), Moonwater (Regulus & Remus), Moonflower (Remus & Lily), Marlene, James & Peter as childhood besties.

•Platonic Ships/Dynamics (Bats): all the bats to varying degrees obviously, but specifically, Jason & Tim, Tim & Steph, Tim & Damian, Dick & Damian, Damian & Jason.

I’ve almost definitely forgotten some but you get the general picture. Hopefully.

I have an entire google doc dedicated to what houses I think each of the bats would be in, but my opinion on that changes literally daily. They’re confusing your honour. But mainly I think it would just be hilarious to put Jason Todd in a dorm with the marauders and watch them flounder. Oh and stick Tim in Regulus’ dorm. He’d be such a menace. And Steph in the Valkyries dorm. Someone stop me before I cause too much chaos 😭

Anyway! This crossover has been living rent free in my mind for so long and I would appreciate any and all feedback/thoughts/opinions/ideas!!!!

I’ll probably add more onto this at some point, but this is the general gist. Pleaseeeeee gimme ideas!!!

Oh also fuck jkr :)

[thebl4ckstar]

if you are ever reading my fanfics never EVER vision regulus as timothee chalemet. you are NOT reading regulus pull a triple axel as mr. chalemet, okay?

[hayleylovesjessica]

I also bought tickets for my partner and me to see An Oak Tree by Tim Crouch, who's coming to campus in February. I remember hearing interesting things about this play two decades ago. I guess I'm glad that we'll have a chance to see it. Also, though, those tickets were not $10 each.

[timothyslucy]

OH I CAN'T WAIT FOR LUCY'S REACTION TO TIM FALLING BACKWARDS LIKE THAT OH MY GOD!!!!!!! OH MY GOD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!