Theatrical spinoffs from popular movies are usually ill-conceived and redundant; a double whammy from which you’re less likely to come back than Chrissie Watkins after a swim off the beaches of Amity Island.
‘I was fascinated by the story behind the play telling the story behind the film’: THE SHARK IS BROKEN – West End
The Shark Is Broken is the brainchild of Ian Shaw who co-wrote it and stars as his own late father Robert Shaw. It is uncanny just how much Ian looks and sounds like his father.
REVIEW ROUND-UP: The Shark is Broken at the West End’s Ambassadors Theatre
On LoveLondonLoveCulture, Emma Clarendon rounds up the reviews for the West End transfer of new comedy The Shark Is Broken, now booking at the Ambassadors Theatre until 15 January 2022.
INTERVIEW: Guy Masterson on bringing The Shark is Broken to the West End
Director Guy Masterson chatted to Love London Love Culture’s Emma Clarendon about bringing The Shark Is Broken to the West End’s Ambassadors Theatre.
As more West End shows have to cancel shows, industry figures respond to ‘inadequate’ Government insurance scheme
Though theatres are now operating at full capacity (if they choose to) — and audiences are wearing masks only if they choose to, as well — there is a great deal of uncertainty, as performances are being routinely suspended at the very last minute if a cast member proves positive or has come into contact with someone who has.
NEWS: Ian Shaw stars as father Robert in The Shark is Broken in West End, Tickets onsale
Edinburgh Fringe sell-out The Shark Is Broken, telling the behind-the-scenes story of Steven Spielberg’s classic 1975 film thriller Jaws, transfers to the West End’s Ambassadors Theatre for a limited season from 11 May to 18 July 2020.