John Godber on April in Paris and the answer to our European problem
The Ukip era seemed time to revisit my play about xenophobic little Englanders and the transformative experience of travelTwo decades ago unemployment in Hull was high, there was a dip in the building trade and people were scanning magazines for the chance of a dream holiday. Money was tight; shops were closing. It sounds all too familiar.I wrote my play April in Paris in 1992 as part of the Hull festival. Redundant …