RNIB Connect Radio’s Toby Davey is joined again by Vidar Hjardeng MBE, Inclusion and Diversity Consultant for ITV News across England, Wales, Northern Ireland and the Channel Islands for the next of his regular audio described theatre reviews for 2025.

This week we celebrate movie history and the choppy waters behind the filming of Jaws as ‘The Shark is Broken’ visited the Birmingham repertory Theatre with description by Professional Audio Describer Julia Grundy.

About ‘The Shark is Broken’

Dive into the drama behind the scenes of Hollywood’s first blockbuster…

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.

Ian Shaw gives one  of the most exhilarating theatrical performances of the year” - Evening Standard

A smash hit in the West End and on Broadway, THE SHARK IS BROKEN celebrates movie history and peeks at the choppy waters behind Hollywood’s first blockbuster.

For more about ‘The Shark is Broken’ along with details of dates and times of performances - https://thesharkisbroken.com

And for more about access at the Birmingham REP do visit - https://www.birmingham-rep.co.uk/your-visit/accessibility/

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