The Shark Is Broken - Ambassadors / Tour

I love the sound of that. And when I say love, my stomach is churning as I have flashbacks to watching Jaws from behind the sofa when I was far too young. But it's a great film and I'm still fascinated by it - even if I do sometimes get a bit twitchy at the deep end of the pool.

Am going to today's matinee

I liked it very much.

I thought that all three actors were excellent, especially Ian Shaw

Has anyone heard if it will have a life beyond the west end, I'm hoping for a UK tour. It seems like something that could do well on tour

Thanks.  Will check it out on the day if no other promos come up before.

Is it enjoyable from the front row? I mean if the set is a boat, is the view not blocked by it?

Very enjoyable even though largely depends on our knowledge of what came after the movie...

Regardless front row tix good value and it managed to pick my mood up considerably.

I enjoyed The Shark is Broken last night. £21 front-row seats, from TKTS online two days before, proved to be a bargain offering perfect sightlines and an immersive experience. The constant rear projection of the ocean, with its gently undulating horizon, means that from this perspective, you really feel like you are bobbing with the boat. Probably not good for those with high sensitivity to motion sickness though.

The cast of three pull off masterful impersonations of the three stars of Jaws, although Ian Shaw has the advantage of being a near dead-ringer for his father.

The script seeks to shoehorn in as many Jaws anecdotes as possible during its 98 minutes, and the mechanism isn't always subtle; most are already well-known amongst film aficionados. Less well known -- to me at least -- was the career of Robert Shaw, and he's certainly a character.

There were several portentous jokes (e.g. "at least we'll never have a president as bad as Nixon again") that caused me to eye-roll rather than laugh as it destroyed the verisimilitude: these characters would never have said that.

1974 chart hits are played before the show, firmly setting the mood of the era. A collage of production stills fill the projected backdrop afterwards.

The show hovers somewhere between three- and four-star, but, on balance, it's closer to four. I would have liked an interval, so that I could risk a drink before and another at midpoint. Without, my ageing bladder says no.

Four stars

One act: 19:32-21:08

P.S. Meandering through the back alleys of theatreland post-show brought us to Udderlicious Ice Cream. £3.45 for a single scoop of their homemade ice cream on a cold November night seemed like madness, but, once tasted, was simply divine. Followed again by a Guinness in the basement of The Toucan Bar, as featured in "Last Night in Soho", made for a wonderful evening out.

That was spectacularly funny insightful loved every minute of it. Today tix lottery ticket picked up at midday, front row for twenty pounds. Loved loved loved it.
Congratulations to all involved.

Loads of leg room -- people can walk past -- and stage low. See my 5 November posting for other comments on the view.

I got a £20 TodayTix rush ticket in the front row for the matinee. Great view and legroom - stage isn’t too high.
As for the play? I really enjoyed it. It had slower moments but for the most part kept me interested and laughing along. I particularly liked the discussion towards the end about sequels.

Some rather drunk people in the second row who were a bit disruptive. One left to use the loo about 20 mins before the end and wasn’t allowed back in.