A room on the first floor of a vast convention centre somewhere on the Côte d’Azur.
Maybe a painting on the wall, but in essence we could be anywhere.
A window.
Two chairs.
Some tables with some drinks.
The sense of a strong security presence outside the door.
A clock ticks constantly in the background – imperceptible at the start, but growing louder as we go on. There is no clock onstage.
Outside this room, somewhere in the centre, an important diplomatic meeting is taking place.
Time – any from now.
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