Once in a while the odd thing happens
Subtitle: a play from the life of Benjamin Britten
By: Paul Godfrey
Series: Methuen new theatrescripts; Methuen new theatrescript
Publisher: Methuen Drama
Published: 1990
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 86
Description: Based on the life of Benjamin Britten.  Benefits from personal interviews with the composer's friends and sister Beth.  Explores the conflict between Britten and W.H. Auden and the partnership with Peter Pears which culminated in the première of Peter Grimes in 1945.