The Shark is Broken

DIVE INTO THE DRAMA BEHIND THE SCENES OF HOLLYWOOD’S FIRST BLOCKBUSTER

FADE IN: The open ocean, 1974. Filming is delayed…again. The lead actors - theatre veteran Robert Shaw and young Hollywood hotshots Richard Dreyfuss and Roy Scheider - are crammed into a too-small boat, entirely at the mercy of foul weather and a faulty mechanical co-star. Alcohol flows, egos collide, and tempers flare on a chaotic voyage that just might lead to cinematic magic…if it doesn’t sink them all.

Step aboard the Orca and into THE SHARK IS BROKEN, a “profound dive behind the scenes of the making of Jaws” (The Daily Telegraph, ★★★★). This Olivier Award-nominated new play is “hilariously brilliant and pure genius” raves the Sunday Express (★★★★★) and stars Ian Shaw (War Horse, Common) as his father, Robert Shaw.

A smash hit in the West End and on Broadway, THE SHARK IS BROKEN celebrates movie history and peeks at the choppy waters behind Hollywood’s first blockbuster.

Reviews

‘full of ‘humour, nostalgia and wit’ - I Love Manchester

‘Ian Shaw’s performance is wonderful’ - Manchester Evening News

‘great performances…funny and entertaining’ - British Theatre Guide

‘has fans of the film in the palm of their hands’ - Stagey Reviews

‘funny, moving and powerful’ - Manchester Theatres

‘a fitting tribute to an iconic film’ - Theatre Reviews North 

‘This play will have you hook, line and sinker’ - Manchester Theatrical

 ‘a funny, sharp insight into the magic of Hollywood’ - Opening Night