Why did you decide to deal with the themes in ‘For One Night Only’ using a Diasporic narrative?
My voice has been created by two societies: Nigeria and Britain. For me that is an inescapable fact whatever politics of writing I might claim. As people of the Diaspora we inhabit diverse worlds: home communities back home, home communities within the host nation and relationships with other Diaspora communities. We respond to the politics of the society we are in. As individuals we engage with these societies differently. I’m interested in the place of Africans and Africans in the Diaspora in the world. I’m working on a play with the Theatre Centre that is set in Brazil, which has its own history of relations with Africa. What I find is that Africa has stamped its mark all over the world in many different guises. If I can lend my voice to telling these stories, then I’ve not done too badly as a writer. ‘For One Night Only’ will not speak to black audiences alone, Asians and migrants from other European countries. Did you find it challenging to capture the points of view of these diff
