JAWS play 'The Shark Is Broken' surfaces in Australia!
WHEN THE SHARK WON’T WORK, THE DRAMA DOES!
THE SHARK IS BROKEN is a razor-sharp, laugh-out-loud play about fame, failure, and friendship under pressure – finally arrives in Australia for limited seasons in Sydney and Melbourne.
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.
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.
Foundry Theatre, Sydney (rear of Lyric Theatre, Pyrmont); from August 28
Athenaeum Theatre, Melbourne: from October 15
Tickets from only $75.