The Oyster Problem
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The Oyster Problem
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About the Show

Historian Orlando Figes' debut play, inspired by his best-selling book 'The Europeans'.

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Critic Reviews (4)

BroadwayWorld
February 15th, 2023

“Two gruelling hours and 20 minutes are way too long for such a stagnant plot. Wilson's direction doesn't help with the issue, adding very little appeal.”
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The Guardian (UK)
February 15th, 2023

“Figes is known for the depth and vibrancy of his research, and those trademark strengths shine through in Philip Wilson’s measured production.”
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The Stage (UK)
February 16th, 2023

“The play (and score) wants you to feel a sense of tragedy that it hasn’t really earned along the laborious route it’s taken to get there.”
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The Times (UK)
February 15th, 2023

“The play’s tendency to be a grab bag of biographical details is indulgent as much as it is diligent, but if gobbets such as Zola’s entice you, Figes’s first play proves worth sitting through.”
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