April graduated from the University of Cambridge with a BA (Hons) in Education, English, Drama and the Arts. During this time, she performed extensively with the Cambridge University Amateur Dramatic Club playing roles including Lilli in Kiss Me, Kate, Woman 2 in Songs for a New World and Rose Fenny in Dogfight.
April was a member of the National Youth Choir of Great Britain and has performed in workshops with the English Touring Opera. She was awarded the title of Rotary Gloucestershire Young Musician of the Year and was also the recipient of the Elizabeth Webster Cup for Outstanding Contribution to the Arts in the Cotswolds. Film credits include Persuasion (Netflix), Boys in the Boat (Metro Goldwyn Meyer) and Magic of the Faraway Tree (Neal Street Productions).