A bearded man in a dark suit reads from a book beside a dark reflective wall.

Jermyn Street Theatre2023

The Oyster Problem

The Production

World premiere of Orlando Figes’ debut play: a period comedy about a cash-strapped Gustave Flaubert and his circle, as literary ideals collide with the need to make a living.

15 photographs in the curated edit

Director: Philip Wilson
Lighting Design: Catja Hamilton
Set & Costume Design: Isabella van Braeckel
Sound Design: Harry Blake
Photography: Steve Gregson

Three people sit at a dining table while a woman stands behind it holding a serving dish.

A bearded man sits in the foreground at a dining table as a woman behind him looks on with a surprised expression.

Four people sit around a white-clothed dining table beneath a large dark reflective panel.

Two grey-haired men in formal clothing face each other beside a dark reflective wall.

An older man in a patterned robe holds both hands of a young woman in a brown blouse and blue skirt.

An older man in a patterned robe and red scarf gestures with one hand in a doorway.

A woman reaches up to touch an older man's face while another man sits in the background.

A woman adjusts an older man's red scarf as a younger woman stands behind them.

Several people stand in a room around an older man while one man sits holding a glass.

An older woman sits holding a cane while a younger woman kneels beside an open box at her feet.

A man in a dark suit stands beside a woman in a red dress and feathered hat on a dimly lit stage.

Several people stand around a small table with raised hands and glasses in a warmly lit room.

A group of men cluster near a table as an older man in a blue robe raises his arms.

Two men sit side by side on a bench beneath a sign reading Rouen.

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