The Shark is Broken

Runtime: 90 minutes with no intermission.

Lobby: The NC Stage lobby and concessions area will open one hour before showtime for your convenience.

Parking: Two Asheville city parking decks flank the theatre. The Rankin Parking Garage is just past the theatre on the same side of Walnut Street. Harrah’s Cherokee Center Parking Garage is across the street. Street parking in downtown Asheville is free after 6pm and on Sundays.

Content Advisory: Strong language | Depictions of alcohol abuse and smoking cigarettes |  Occasional use of flashing light sequence

Ian Shaw (Co-Writer) trained at the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art, having obtained a BA in American Studies at Sussex University. He premiered The Shark is Broken for a 3-day run in Brighton, which, followed by a run at the Edinburgh Fringe and transferred to The Ambassadors Theatre in the West End in 2021. The show received an Olivier Award nomination for Best Entertainment or Comedy Play and ran at Royal Alexandra Theatre in Toronto, before transferring to Broadway’s John Golden Theatre in 2023. Other theatre includes: War Horse and Common (National Theatre); Widowers’ Houses, The Importance of Being Earnest, Nude with Violin, The Philadelphia Story, and The Brothers Karamazov(Manchester Royal Exchange); Three Sisters (Nuffield and Theatre Royal Bath); Private Lives and Closer (Birmingham Rep); The Rivals (Derby Playhouse and Philadelphia Walnut St); The Tempest(SRT) and Much Ado About Nothing in London’s West End. Television includes: Sharpe; Soldier, Soldier; Medics; Wuthering Heights; The Queen; Ghost Hour;Silent Witness; Cambridge Spies and the Emmy award-winning Hiroshima. Film includes: Century;Moondance; The Boys and Girl from County Clare; The Contract and Johnny English Reborn.

Joseph Nixon (Co-Writer) is the author (with Brian Mitchell) of the plays Those Magnificent Men (New Perspectives, 2010); Big Daddy vs. Giant Haystacks (The Foundry Group, 2011); Seven Studies in Salesmanship (The Foundry Group, 2013); and the musical The Opinion Makers (Mercury Theatre/Derby Theatre 2013.) He has written material for Joanna Neary, Jo Caulfield, Jerry Sadowitz, and Basil Brush.

ONSTAGE

Ben Mackel* Richard Dreyfuss

Richard Neil*  Robert Shaw

Adam Poole* Roy Scheider

OFFSTAGE

Director Charlie Flynn-McIver

Production Stage Manager Lindsey A. Moss*

Assistant Stage Manager Denise Trinidad

Scenic Design  Julie K. Ross

Lighting & Video Design Taylor Jeffries

Costume Design  Victoria Depew

Sound Design  Mark Scearce

Props Artist  Sylvia J. Pierce

*denotes member of Actors’ Equity Association

All tickets for The Shark is Broken follow our tiered pricing system and will be available for pick-up at Will Call on the day of the show.

• Regular Adult Tickets: $24-$48 (depending on chosen seat)
• Student Tickets: $10 (18 and under/ college and graduate students with student ID)
• Choose Your Price Night: Wednesday, September 24  , Thursday, September 25 , & Friday, September 26
• Opening Night Champagne Toast: following the performance on Saturday, September 27, 2025
• Post Show Conversation: Coming soon!
• This show IS part of the 2025-26 Season Pass! You may use your subscriber code to book tickets at the link below or call the box office at 828-239-0263
• Discounts are available for educators and education support staff,  health care professionals and first responders, members of the food and beverage union, and veterans and active duty military members. Please call the box office for details and to book these tickets!

Performances of The Shark is Broken will be held on the days and times listed below. The lobby and concessions area will open one hour prior to showtime. Concessions may be taken into the theatre during the performance.

September 24 – October 12, 2025

Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays at 7:30pm

Friday September 26 at 7:30pm

Other Fridays and Sundays at 2pm