Welcome to Damascus. The oldest continuously inhabited city on earth, a jewel of the Arab world and the crossroads of the Middle East. Paul is here to sell English language textbooks. It's Valentine's Day and he'd rather be at home with his wife. Paul begins negotiations with his Syrian contact, Muna. Can he seal the deal? At first, misunderstandings multiply - then, their presumptions about one another fall away and new possibilities emerge. Meanwhile Zacharia, the hotel porter, fervently hopes that Paul has brought some Scottish girls with him and all the while, in the background, Elena, the Ukrainian cocktail pianist, tinkles away... In Damascus, a city of transformations, Paul grapples with language and love, meanings and misconceptions. And as his flight home is delayed by a bomb at Beirut Airport, he begins to wonder - will he ever leave?T01534609629Producer Michael Edwards. Producer Carole Winter (for MJE Productions). Director Philip Howard. Design Anthony Macllwaine. Lighting Chahine Yavroyan. Sound Graham Sutherland. Music Jon Beales. Performer Nathalie Armin (Muna). Performer Alex Elliott (Wasim). Performer Dolya Gavanski (Elena). Performer Paul Higgins (Paul). Performer Khalid Laith (Zakaria). | |
| 3 Feb 09 to 7 Mar 09 | The Kiln (formerly Tricycle Theatre), Inner London :: V250 listing details L1047742945 |
T274604704World PremiereCompany Traverse Theatre Company. Director Philip Howard. Design Antony MacIlwaine. Lighting Chahine Yavroyan. Music Jon Beales. Sound Graham Sutherland. Performer Nathalie Armin. Performer Alex Elliott. Performer Dolya Gavanski. Performer Paul Higgins. Performer Khalid Laith. | |
| 27 Jul 07 to 26 Aug 07 | Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh :: V605 listing details L1313475490 |
