On The Shore Of The Wide World
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
On The Shore Of The Wide World
By (Author) Simon Stephens
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Methuen Drama
1st August 2006
United Kingdom
Classifications
General
Non Fiction
822.92
Physical Properties
Paperback
144
Width 129mm, Height 198mm, Spine 9mm
142g
Description
Epic play about love, family and Roy Keane Stockport 2004. Peter Holmes' dad is mastering his card tricks. His sons are plotting ways of leaving home. His wife has never looked so tired. And something is about to happen that will change all their lives irrevocably. Set over the course of nine months, On the Shore of the Wide World is a play about love, family, Roy Keane and the size of the galaxy. It is also a play about recovery. Published to tie-in with the play's world premier at the Royal Exchange, Manchester, and the National Theatre, in April 2005.
Reviews
" 'It is as if Edward Bond's world has been inhabited by Wordsworth' Guardian"
Author Bio
Simon Stephens plays include BLUEBIRD and HERONS for the Royal Court. Other work includes PORT (Roya l Exchange, Manchester), winner of the Pearson Award For Best Play 2001; ONE MINUTE (an ATC producti on); CHRISTMAS (Bush), and Country Music (Royal Court). Herons was nominated for the 2001 Olivier Aw ard for Most Promising Playwright and he is also winner of the Pearson Most Promising New Playwright Award.
