The Shark is Broken
an intoxicating combination of behind-the-scenes gossip and contemplation of the nature of popular art.
The Stage
Why see The Shark is Broken?
Three Men In A Boat
Following sell-out success at the Edinburgh Festival plus subsequent West End Broadway engagements, this hit comedy, written by Joseph Nixon and Ian Shaw (son of Robert) is coming to you on tour. Based on Robert Shaw's own drinking diaries during the shoot, we learn how the trio, fuelled by alcohol and ambition, passed the time bullying, bickering, and bragging while sitting out the interminable delays caused by their Great White co-star.
What Is The Story?
It's the summer of 1975 and somewhere in the water near Cape Cod, three men are sitting in a boat waiting for their colleague to get it together so they can film a scene of what is about to become one of the biggest blockbuster movies ever. The colleague is a giant mechanical shark and the men are Robert Shaw, Roy Scheider and Richard Dreyfuss, human co-stars of Jaws.
Key Information
Run Time
One hour and 30 minutes
Dates
4 - 8 Feb 2025
Cast
- Ian Shaw as Robert Shaw
- Dan Fredenburgh as Roy Scheider
- Ashley Margolis as Richard Dreyfuss
Creative
- Directed by Martha Geelan
- Set and costume design by Duncan Henderson
- Lighting design by Jon Clark
- Sound design by Adam Cork
- Video design by Nina Dunn
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