Paul is here to sell English-language textbooks. It’s Valentine’s Day and he’d rather be at home with his wife. He begins negotiations with his Syrian contact, Muna. But can he seal the deal?

Misunderstandings multiply until their presumptions about one another fall away and new possibilities emerge.

Laughter, romance and tragedy in a new play by David Greig.

For more about Damascus at the Tricycle theatre, read the First Night Feature.