The Shark Is Broken transfers
London theatre news: Wednesday 5 February 2020
London West End - Shows - Transfers
A sell-out, smash hit of Edinburgh Fringe 2019, The Shark Is Broken now gets a West End transfer to the Ambassadors Theatre from May.
Image courtesy Ambassadors Theatre
Sonia Friedman Productions has today announced the West End transfer of The Shark Is Broken which reveals the hilarious and moving behind-the-scenes drama on one of Hollywood's biggest blockbusters - Jaws.
After a sell-out, critically acclaimed premiere at the 2019 Edinburgh Fringe, Ian Shaw and Joseph Nixon's brilliantly funny play will arrive at the West End's Ambassadors Thatre from 11 May and is scheduled to run for a limited season until 18 July 2020.
The play is directed by Guy Masterson and stars Ian Shaw as his father Robert Shaw, alongside Demetri Goritsas as Roy Scheider and Liam Murray Scott as Richard Dreyfuss.
Tickets will be on general sale from this Friday (7 February) from £10.
Show listing information
Synopsis
Cape Cod, 1974: shooting on JAWS has stalled. Steven Spielberg's stars - Robert Shaw, Roy Sheider and Richard Dreyfuss - are stuck on a boat, frustrated by foul weather and a faulty mechanical shark.
Awash with alcohol and ambition, three great white males start to bare their teeth.
The Shark Is Broken reveals the hilarious behind-the-scenes drama on one of Hollywood's biggest blockbusters.
Creatives
Author: Ian Shaw and Joseph Nixon
Production: Sonia Friedman Productions
Venue
London
WC2H 9ND
Dates
From: Saturday 9 October 2021
Closes: Saturday 15 January 2022
Tickets
Standard: To be advised
Links
Show website
ActDrop full listing for The Shark Is Broken
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