Ambassadors Theatre
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The play takes us to Martha’s Vineyard, 1974, just as shooting on Jaws has stalled. The film’s lead actors - Robert Shaw, Roy Scheider and Richard Dreyfuss - are stuck on a boat, at the mercy of foul weather and a faulty mechanical co-star. Awash with alcohol and ambition, three hammered sharks start to bare their teeth...
"Astutely directed" (Whatsonstage) by Guy Masterson, The Shark is Broken is created by Joseph Nixon, as well as Ian Shaw, the son of Jaws’ star Robert Shaw. Shaw plays his father in an ‘absolutely spellbinding’ (Daily Mail) performance, while Liam Murray Scott "brings Richard Dreyfuss superbly to life" (The Times), and Demetri Goritsas is "pitch-perfect" (Metro) as Roy Scheider.
Der der, der der… don’t miss it!- Evening Standard
A theatrical-cinematic stroke of genius!- The Daily Telegraph
It’s definitely safe to get back in the water - in fact, you should dive straight in- Broadway World
Ian Shaw and Joseph Nixon’s "utterly splendid new comedy" ★★★★ (Whatsonstage) is now playing in the West End for a strictly limited season.
Sensational fun- Sunday Express
This play packs plenty of bite- Metro
Witty, wonderful wordplay- Sunday Mirror
Ambassadors Theatre
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.
Ambassadors Theatre
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