CELEBS HOOKED BY THE SHARK IS BROKEN ON OPENING NIGHT

Amity, as you know, means friendship. As it turns out, so does The Shark Is Broken.

A host of familiar names and faces made their way to The Ambassadors Theatre in London's West End to charter a ride on the Orca with the characters of Robert Shaw, Richard Dreyfuss and Roy Scheider.

They were doing lockdown, circa 1974 in Martha's Vineyard, on the set of Steven Spielberg's Jaws.

Celebrities attending the show included MacKenzie Crook, Matt Lucas, Caroline Quentin, Sanjeev Bhaskar and Jessica Hynes.

Actor and writer Jessica Hynes attends the guest performance of The Shark Is Broken (image via The Shark Is Broken)

Actor and TV presenter Caroline Quentin attends the guest performance of The Shark Is Broken (image via The Shark Is Broken)

Actor and comedienne Tracy Ullman attends the guest performance of The Shark Is Broken (image via The Shark Is Broken)

Actor and writer Sanjeev Bhaskar attends the guest performance of The Shark Is Broken (image via The Shark Is Broken)

The Office star MAcKenzie Crook attends the guest performance of The Shark Is Broken (image via The Shark Is Broken)

Little Britain star and writer Matt Lucas attends the guest performance of The Shark Is Broken (image via The Shark Is Broken)

One of those to take to Twitter after The Shark Is Broken had raised the roof was Steve Pemberton, from The League of Gentleman and Inside No 9. The actor and writer, said:

His Gentleman and Inside No 9 colleague, Reece Shearsmith was also full of praise, and tears. He posted:

Unforgotten actor Sanjeev Bhaskar was enthralled by Ian Shaw's performance of Robert Shaw, which he later commented was burned on his retinas. On Twitter, he said:

Words by Dean Newman

Images via The Shark Is Broken and Twitter

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