On the Shore of the Wide World
E1015840
On the Shore of the Wide World is a contemporary stage play by Simon Stephens that explores family, love, and loss in a small English town.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| On the Shore of the Wide World canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13005346 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: On the Shore of the Wide World Context triple: [Simon Stephens, notableWork, On the Shore of the Wide World]
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A.
Beyond the Sea
"Beyond the Sea" is a popular 1959 pop standard, adapted from the French song "La Mer," that became one of Bobby Darin's signature hits.
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B.
Beyond the Sea
Beyond the Sea is a 2004 biographical musical film about singer Bobby Darin, directed by and starring Kevin Spacey, known for its stylized storytelling and classic song performances.
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C.
To the Sea
To the Sea is a mellow, introspective 2010 studio album by Hawaiian singer-songwriter Jack Johnson that blends acoustic surf rock with themes of family, memory, and the ocean.
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D.
Out to Sea
Out to Sea is a 1997 romantic comedy film starring Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau as reluctant dance hosts on a cruise ship.
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E.
The Wide World
The Wide World is a novel by Estonian author Jaan Kross, forming one part of his historical trilogy "Between Three Plagues."
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: On the Shore of the Wide World Target entity description: On the Shore of the Wide World is a contemporary stage play by Simon Stephens that explores family, love, and loss in a small English town.
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A.
Beyond the Sea
"Beyond the Sea" is a popular 1959 pop standard, adapted from the French song "La Mer," that became one of Bobby Darin's signature hits.
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B.
Beyond the Sea
Beyond the Sea is a 2004 biographical musical film about singer Bobby Darin, directed by and starring Kevin Spacey, known for its stylized storytelling and classic song performances.
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C.
To the Sea
To the Sea is a mellow, introspective 2010 studio album by Hawaiian singer-songwriter Jack Johnson that blends acoustic surf rock with themes of family, memory, and the ocean.
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D.
Out to Sea
Out to Sea is a 1997 romantic comedy film starring Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau as reluctant dance hosts on a cruise ship.
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E.
The Wide World
The Wide World is a novel by Estonian author Jaan Kross, forming one part of his historical trilogy "Between Three Plagues."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
contemporary play
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drama ⓘ stage play ⓘ |
| author | Simon Stephens ⓘ |
| authorNationality | British ⓘ |
| authorOccupation | playwright ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
2006 Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Play
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linked to:
Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Play
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| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dramaturgicalStyle | naturalism ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceCountry | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceLocation | Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceYear | 2005 ⓘ |
| genre |
family drama
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realist drama ⓘ |
| hasForm | full‑length play ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
British working‑class family life
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parent‑child relationships ⓘ romantic relationships ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
emotional isolation
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family secrets ⓘ grief ⓘ intergenerational conflict ⓘ working‑class life in England ⓘ |
| intendedAudience | adult ⓘ |
| isPartOf | modern British theatre ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | 21st‑century drama ⓘ |
| mediumOfPerformance | theatre ⓘ |
| notableAward | Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Play ⓘ |
| notableFor | exploration of ordinary lives in a small town ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| premiereType | world premiere ⓘ |
| productionType | live stage performance ⓘ |
| settingCountry | England ⓘ |
| settingLocation | small English town ⓘ |
| structure | multi‑generational family narrative ⓘ |
| subject |
family relationships
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loss ⓘ love ⓘ |
| timePeriod | contemporary era ⓘ |
| workTitleLanguage | English ⓘ |
| writer | Simon Stephens ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: On the Shore of the Wide World Description of subject: On the Shore of the Wide World is a contemporary stage play by Simon Stephens that explores family, love, and loss in a small English town.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.