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The Shark is Broken

The Shark is Broken

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Ambassadors Theatre
Sat 9 Oct 2021 - Sun 13 Feb 2022
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DIVE INTO THE DRAMA BEHIND THE SCENES OF HOLLYWOOD’S FIRST BLOCKBUSTER

Ambassadors Theatre

Sat 9 Oct 2021 - Sun 13 Feb 2022
West St, London WC2H 9ND
1 hour 35 minutes with no interval
Mon - Sat at 19:30
Thu and Sat at 14:30
Sun at 14:30 (from 23 Jan 2022)
No show on Christmas Day, Mon 27 Dec or New Year's Day
Age guidance: 14+ This production features strong language and references to alcohol and drugs.
For group bookings of 10 or more:

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.

The Shark is Broken

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.

Short tempers. Short circuits. 95 minutes, no intermission.

Photo features previous West End cast.

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Cast and Creatives

Demetri Goritsas
Roy Scheider
Demetri Goritsas
Liam Murray Scott
Richard Dreyfuss
Liam Murray Scott
Ian Shaw
Robert Shaw
Ian Shaw

What the critics say

Ian Shaw gives one of the most exhilarating theatrical performances of the year
- Evening Standard
Sensational fun
- Sunday Express
Witty wonderful word play
- Sunday Express

Ambassadors Theatre

West St, London WC2H 9ND
Leicester Square
The Box Office is open for 90 minutes prior to the performance commencing. See 'What's On' section for performance times
Sales for future shows end 60 minutes before each performance; from 60 minutes prior until curtain time only sales for the upcoming performance can be made. Please note this venue is card only.
Bar - Pre-show & interval drinks and snacks
Membership Benefits - 25% off pre-show drinks (30mins prior)

The Ambassadors Theatre opened on 5th June 1913. The theatre presented Deburau in 1921 which saw Ivor Novello making his first stage appearance, Eugene O'Neill's The Emperor Jones starring Paul Robeson, The Mask of Virtue in 1935 which saw the West End stage debut of a 22 year old Vivien Leigh and Spring Meeting in 1938 with Margaret Rutherford.

Britain's longest running production The Mousetrap by Agatha Christie opened at The Ambassadors on 25th November 1952 and played here until its 21st Birthday in 1974 when it transferred next door to the larger St Martin's Theatre.

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Ambassadors Theatre

Sat 9 Oct 2021 - Sun 13 Feb 2022
West St, London WC2H 9ND
1 hour 35 minutes with no interval
Mon - Sat at 19:30
Thu and Sat at 14:30
Sun at 14:30 (from 23 Jan 2022)
No show on Christmas Day, Mon 27 Dec or New Year's Day
Age guidance: 14+ This production features strong language and references to alcohol and drugs.
For group bookings of 10 or more:
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