A play about Benjamin Britten and his friendship with WH Auden and Peter PearsDrawn from the life of Benjamin Britten and informed by many personal interviews with the composers friends including his sister Beth; this play explores the conflict between his association with WH Auden and his partnership with Peter Pears; culminating in the triumphant premiere of Peter Grimes in 1945.Once in a While The Odd Things Happened premiered at the Cottesloe in 1990.Paul Godfreys work includes Inventing a New Colour (Royal Court; 1988); Once in a While the Odd Thing Happens (Royal National Theatre); A Bucket of Eels (RSC Festival 1994); The Panic (ROH Garden Venture; 1991); and The Modern Husband (Actors Touring Company).
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful. This is one of OCaseys finest plays. It is tragedy set in a tenement ...By michael mulhernThis is one of OCaseys finest plays. It is tragedy set in a tenement during the 1916 rising. The inhabitants of these tenements and there were many in Dublin; lived in abject poverty. Yet they maintained a quiet dignity and sense of humour . They also looked out for each as much as they could; despite rivalries between the various characters in the play. It is the first play I had ever seen. It was staged in the Abbey Theatre around 1970. I would urge people to read the play; but better still; to see a production on stage. No other play invokes the desperation and hopes of poor Dubliners during the 1916 rising. If you enjoyed reading this play; I would urge you to read Juno and the Paycock. This play; also written by OCasey; is also set in a Dublin tenement during the Irish civil war.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. OCasey PlaysBy ThingamajigThis play forms part of a trilogy that OCasey wrote and describes a Dublin in turmoil during the Easter rising 1916. The characters are drawn very well and have both good and bad characteristics. Ther is no real hero or heroine and the dialogue takes the reader through real life in a tenement in Dublin.
