On the Shore of the Wide World NYC Reviews and Tickets

See it if You want to revisit the same old southern plantation society issues and its influence on family members

Don't see it if You don't want to see a show that doesn't get the job done on all levels

See it if you really enjoy British plays and family plays

Don't see it if you are looking for a play like The Humans or August Osage. This does not compare at all in quality.

See it if You're a subscriber to Atlantic Theater Co.

Don't see it if You don't like 3-hr long mood plays that don't change in tone with actors doing poor dialect work

See it if Have an interest in seeing everything by Simon Stephens, otherwise don't see it, it's extremely slow and doesn't go anywhere.

Don't see it if Same as above; it opened with promise but the characters were difficult to relate too and the dialogue was dull. Read more

See it if you want to follow the work of writer, director, cast or crew to see what they do

Don't see it if you don't have an otherwise compelling reason - but go if you are already a subscriber. It's part of the larger off-Bway experience.

See it if You like explorations of family issues and don't mind seeing youthful angst on the stage.

Don't see it if You need your stories well worked out before they are staged. This play seemed to still be in the workshop stage.

See it if You can't find an interesting magazine to read.

Don't see it if Don't have to

See it if You enjoy hearing characters say "sorry" to one another an inordinate number of times. You like bad north England accents. Long, very long..

Don't see it if Priorities R characters to root for & belief in developing a character before killing him off. You believe in showing and not telling.