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THE SHARK IS BROKEN

The West End splash-hit

15 Oct – 8 Nov 2026

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ABOUT THE SHOW

This incredible, fictional piece centred around the making of JAWS is described as “hilariously brilliant and pure genius” (Sunday Express, ★★★★★) and has been co-written by Ian Shaw, the son of JAWS actor Robert Shaw.

THE SHARK IS BROKEN is a razor-sharp, laugh-out-loud play about fame, failure, and friendship under pressure – an edgy, once in a lifetime theatrical treat that proves the biggest drama was never in the water.

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.

★★★★★

Hilariously brilliant and pure genius
Sunday Express

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CAST & CREATIVES

Robin Goldsworthy

Robin Goldsworthy

Dreyfuss

Anthony Gooley

Anthony Gooley

Shaw

Tom Stokes

Tom Stokes

Scheider

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What is The Shark is Broken about?

The Shark Is Broken is a comedy about what happened behind the scenes during the making of Jaws. Set in 1974, the play imagines the three stars of Jaws - Robert Shaw, Roy Scheider and Richard Dreyfuss - stuck together on the cramped fishing boat Orca, waiting around while the notoriously unreliable mechanical shark is being repaired.

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