PREVIEWS BEGIN JULY 25

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FADE IN: The open ocean, 1974. Production on ‘Jaws’ is delayed…again. The film’s 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.

Ian Shaw (War Horse and Common, National Theatre) stars as his father, actor Robert Shaw, in a piece inspired by his iconic performance as Quint and his stories of choppy waters on-set. THE SHARK IS BROKEN is a moving and brilliantly hilarious behind-the-scenes drama, and celebration of movie history.

★★★★★ “Ian Shaw gives one of the most exhilarating theatrical performances of the Year.”

★★★★★ “Sensational Fun.”

★★★★★ “Do Not Miss.”

★★★★ “Absolutely spellbinding.”

★★★★★ “I was hooked.”

★★★★ “A theatrical-cinematic stroke of genius.”