April in Paris
By: John Godber
Contributors: Godber, John, 1956-
Publisher: Bloomsbury
Published: 2013
Place of publication: London]
Language: eng
Description: 'April in Paris', first performed by Hull Truck Theatre Company in 1992, is a delicately wrought comedy filled with raucous indelicate dialogue. Al and Bet are a married couple, living a monochrome life. Left half-broke by Al's continuing unemployment, the couple bicker about everything from having no hot water to Al's uninspired black-and-white paintings to Bet's obsession with magazine competitions. When Bet finally wins one - the prize being a trip for two to Paris - there is the glimmer of romantic hope for a complete reversal of fortunes.
Notes: Previously issued in print: in Plays three. London, Methuen Drama, 2003.