JAWS-INSPIRED PLAY THE SHARK IS BROKEN IS THE PERFECT CHRISTMAS GIFT
As shark tales go, this one is a biggy, all 25 feet of it…except the shark is broken.
The behind the scenes goings on during the making of Jaws are as legendary as the blockbusting film itself, and this is the story that unfolds on board the set of the Orca.
It’s about three men – Robert Shaw, Roy Scheider and Richard Dreyfuss – and the trials and tribulations of being stuck without a shark and being stuck with one another.
The play, written by Ian Shaw (who just so happens to be the son of Jaws legend and Quint actor, Robert Shaw) and Joseph Nixon, is already getting rave reviews and huge word of mouth from critics and theatregoers alike.
Neil Norman, writing for The Express, said that the “play is a funny and occasionally touching account of the behind-the-scenes shenanigans” of the making of Jaws. Whilst Dominic Cavendish, in The Telegraph called it “a small-scale delight” and The Stage said it was “beautifully realised.”
The Evening Standard, who gave the show five stars, said that Ian Shaw – playing his dad Robert Shaw - “gives what is undoubtedly one of the best theatrical performances of the year. Flitting between machismo and vulnerability, he delivers a hilarious and moving performance that’s exhilarating to watch.”
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And the rest of the cast, Liam Murray Scott playing Richard Dreyfuss and Demetri Goritsas playing Roy Scheider, have also been getting rave reviews.
BritishTheatre.com deliciously said that “Liam Murray Scott has an exactness to the boundless energy he brings to the part of Richard Dreyfuss that is a masterclass in playing a living person. So acute is his loveable portrayal of Dreyfuss’ annoying arrogance there are moments where he stops just short of our hoping that either Goritsas or Shaw would push him overboard.” Wow.
And Metro enthused that “Demetri is pitch-perfect” as Roy Scheider, with What’s On Stage chipping in that “Goritsas' Scheider is infinitely likeable and laidback, the kind of bloke you wouldn't mind being stuck on a shoot with.”
Now extended until 13th February 2022, there has never been a better time to get your teeth into The Shark Is Broken. Your jaws will drop, and we are calling it the biggest thing to happen to Jaws since Jaws was released almost 50 years ago.
Hook yourself some tickets and spend Christmas or the new year with the boys from behind the scenes of Jaws, and one of the finest comedy-dramas of recent years.