It’s difficult to rebuild a country when the main commodities you have to offer are sand and terrorism. 2headedpigeon Theatre Company escort you at gunpoint into a neo-noir comic book of dying pimps, doppelgangers and philosophical sheep. A pair of disillusioned bankers stage a daring heist, making off with government money. It should be easy, but before they know it, they’re deconstructing New Iraq, and on the run from something much bigger than they ever expected. The trouble with transactions is you always have to give something in return.

The Transaction challenges champagne socialists to take a swig of the molotov cocktail. What happens when utopian ideals just aren’t sexy enough to seduce Iraqi partisans? If Tarantino had directed The Italian Job, it would have looked like this. The Transaction is a slick, stylish heist story with political bite…and is guaranteed to be the only show at the Fringe with a sheep playing Michael Caine!

Edinburgh Fringe 2008
The Space on the Mile @ the Radisson: Venue 39
2–23 August 2008