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Tree, The Old Vic

05 Jan 15 – 22 Feb 15, 8:00 PM – 9:30 PM

Daniel Kitson, comedian extraordinaire, presents a show at the Old Vic with fellow stand up Tim Key - which he performs from up a tree!

By Lucy Brooks on 25/11/2014

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Tree, The Old Vic
Tree, The Old Vic
Tree, The Old Vic Tree, The Old Vic Lucy Brooks
Who is Daniel Kitson?
Daniel Kitson
has long been the most reclusive and most revered of stand-up comedians. He refuses to appear on television or give interviews, and communicates with his army of devoted fans via a personal newsletter. You are lucky to catch him doing stand-up anymore, as he sticks to a 40-seater room above a pub in Forest Hill for warm-ups, and appearances at festivals sell quicker than the hottest of cakes.
Comedian turned actor / playwright
But die-hard fans have been given a new cause for swooning and manically refreshing their online-sales windows over the last few years, in the form of a series of minimalist theatre shows. We still get the punchy one-liners and dirty humour of the stand-up, but the philosophical musings, eccentric characters and beautiful narrative sketchings are more sustained. He also enjoys messing with form; ‘Analog.Ue’ at the National last year employed 46 tape-decks to tell a pre-recorded story, without the man himself uttering a word.
With ‘Tree’ the main conceit seems to be given away in the title, as Kitson spends the whole play up a tree. He’s talking to his friend Tim Key, also a star of the stand-up circuit and recent collaborator with Alan Partridge on film and television. We know that 90 minutes spent in the company of these men will be as uproarious, wistful, and profoundly surprising as any Beckettian masterpiece; if you want to know what all the fuss is about, bookmark the ticket page in your browser now!


Tree, Old Vic: Tickets 
Due to popular demand and sold out shows more dates have been added: there is now an extra week of shows from 16th to 22nd Feb with plenty of availability so get booking fast.


What Tree, The Old Vic
Where The Old Vic, The Cut, London, SE1 8NB | MAP
Nearest tube Waterloo (underground)
When 05 Jan 15 – 22 Feb 15, 8:00 PM – 9:30 PM
Price £9-£16
Website Click here to book via the Old Vic



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    THE GUARDIAN

    "Behind the surface absurdity, however, lie perfectly serious questions about the nature of commitment and society’s tendency to view any form of radical dissent as a sign of madness....it is funny, thought-provoking and plays highly sophisticated games with audience credulity."

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    "you’re left appreciating the smaller details of life and the greater point that they may need fighting for. While taking a leaf out of Beckett and suffused with the populist warmth of Alan Ayckbourn, another Yorkshireman, the piece has a budding promise of its own."

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    ABOUT THE OLD VIC

    Founded in 1818, the Old Vic has a rich history. But by the time Kevin Spacey took over as artistic director in 2003, the old place had reached crisis point, with plans to sell the place and turn it into a theme pub or a bingo hall.

    Thanks to his leadership the former home of the National Theatre has reclaimed its reputation for top-flight theatre, staging a mixture of old and new plays - and always managing to attract the best actors around.

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