On the Shore of the Wide World is a play by English playwright

Playwright

A playwright, also called a dramatist, is a person who writes plays.The term is not a variant spelling of "playwrite", but something quite distinct: the word wright is an archaic English term for a craftsman or builder...

 Simon Stephens

Simon Stephens

Simon Stephens is an English playwright.Hailing originally from Stockport, Greater Manchester, he is now an increasingly significant voice in English theatre. His plays are often humane explorations of family life...

. It opened 18 April 2005, at the Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester, under the direction of Sarah Frankcom. On May 26, the production transferred to the Cottesloe space of the Royal National Theatre

Royal National Theatre

The Royal National Theatre in London is one of the United Kingdom's two most prominent publicly funded theatre companies, alongside the Royal Shakespeare Company...

 in London.

The play focuses on three generations of the Holmes family in Stockport, England, examining the persistent dreams and struggles facing each generation. The play takes its title from the poem When I have Fears that I may Cease to Be

When I have Fears that I may Cease to Be

"When I Have Fears" is an Elizabethan sonnet by the English Romantic poet John Keats. The 14-line poem is written in iambic pentameter and consists of three quatrains and a couplet. Keats wrote the poem in 1818...

by John Keats

John Keats

John Keats was an English Romantic poet. Along with Lord Byron and Percy Bysshe Shelley, he was one of the key figures in the second generation of the Romantic movement, despite the fact that his work had been in publication for only four years before his death.Although his poems were not...

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Characters

Alice Holmes	Siobhan Finneran Siobhan Finneran Siobhan Finneran is an English television and film actress from Oldham in Lancashire, England.-Career:Siobhan's first major role was as Rita in the 1986 film, Rita, Sue and Bob Too. Since 2007 she has played Janice in ITV's popular comedy drama Benidorm, appearing in all 4 series and both specials...
Peter Holmes	Nicholas Gleaves Nicholas Gleaves Nicholas Gleaves is an English actor best known for his role as Rick Powell in the television drama series Playing the Field. He also appeared as Tom Bedford in The Chase, from 2006-2007....
Charlie Holmes	David Hargreaves
Susan Reynolds	Susannah Harker Susannah Harker Susannah Harker is an English film, television, and theatre actor. She is the daughter of English actress Polly Adams and actor Richard Owens, and the great-niece of Gordon Adams. She was nominated for a BAFTA TV Award in 1990 for her role as Mattie Storin in House of Cards...
Sarah Black	Carla Henry Carla Henry Carla Henry is a British actress, most famous for her role as Donna in Queer As Folk.Her performances in the stage productions such as Storm and Habitat and On the Shore of the Wide World have seen her tackle a wide variety of roles...
John Robinson	Roger Morlidge
Alex Holmes	Thomas Morrison Thomas Morrison (actor) Thomas Morrison is an English actor. He has performed in theatre, TV, and film. Best known perhaps for his appearances in On the Shore of the Wide World and as Scripps in Cast B and C of Alan Bennet's The History Boys.-Biography:...
Ellen Holmes	Eileen O'Brien
Paul Danzinger	Matt Smith
Christopher Holmes	Steven Webb Steven Webb Steven Webb is an English actor who has been performing in theatre, television and film from the age of eight. Webb was born in Wirral, near Liverpool in the UK.-Career:...