The Shark Is Broken | |
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Based on | The filming of Jaws |
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Date premiered | 24 July 2019 |
Place premiered | Rialto Theatre, Brighton |
Original language | English |
Genre | Comedy |
Setting | 1974, Martha’s Vineyard |
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The Shark Is Broken is a comedic stage play written by British playwrights Ian Shaw and Joseph Nixon. The play is a comedic exploration of the behind-the-scenes drama that took place during the filming of the 1975 film Jaws, which was directed by Steven Spielberg and starred Shaw's father, Robert Shaw, as well as Roy Scheider and Richard Dreyfuss.