Action Hero

19/09/2025

Action Hero is 20! We're celebrating 2 decades of creative work together with a party at Kit Form in Bristol on Thurs 13th November. Want to join us? Tix available at the link below ###

https://hdfst.uk/e137827

11/02/2025

'maybe a bit too weird for mass consumption' the conclusion of a review for our show Hoke's Bluff in London City Lights 2014 - but maybe you're not a mass consumer? Maybe you like crossovers of theatre criticism/particlephysics/witchery/musings on subjectivity vs objectivity ? In which case you'll love this article Jim just published
https://open.substack.com/pub/actionherolive/p/schrodingers-wildcat?r=3a1oa&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true

17/01/2025

January update from The Heroes
https://actionherolive.substack.com/p/20-years-of-action-hero?r=3a1oa

13/04/2024

‼️ May leg of UK Spring tour kick off in less than FOUR WEEKS! We’re heading to three more cities in the U.K., and with one night being pay what you feel, another offering student discounts and a night being a part of GIFT festival 2024 we’re really making sure anyone who wants to see our award winning show gets a chance too!

After such a fab April run, we’re excited to be back 💫

🗓️ May Tour deets:

2nd May

4th May

8th May

🎟️BOOK NOW : https://linktr.ee/actionherolive

08/04/2024

17/03/2024

‼️ THREE DAYS TO GO!! This Wednesday, we’ll be taking The Talent to stage to kick off the UK Spring tour! We’ve been prepping away behind the scenes to bring you the much loved show once more.

🎟️ Have you got your tickets yet? If not, if you’re in or around Sheffield, Salford( )or Lincoln ( ) book now and we’d love to see you later this week.

Book here: https://linktr.ee/actionherolive

✨ Step into a world where voices transcend boundaries and shape our reality.

🗣️ Collaborating with Deborah Pearson, Action Hero presents “The Talent” - a mesmerising show that explores the power of the human voice in the 21st Century.

🌌 Is she the protagonist, crafting her own narrative and our collective reality? Or is her voice an instrument, used to build something more profound? The Talent raises questions about the legacy of human voices in a non-human future, a haunting reminder of our existence.

23/02/2024

SAVE THE DATE
Fri 3rd - Sun 5th May
GIFT 2024 full programme to be announced soon...

📸 The Talent, Action Hero and Deborah Pearson.
Image credit: Ana Viotti

11/09/2023

🎉Two weeks ago we finished a six day sold out run of The Talent up in Edinburgh with Horizon Showcase at Summerhall ! What an absolutely amazing week. Thank you for the brilliant turn out, the whole team that made it happen and the wonderful week.
🌟Super thrilled to share reviews from CorrBlimey , EdFest Mag and Edinburgh Guide!
👀 Also check out a few behind the scenes of the venue and us setting up!

18/08/2023

The Talent is taking to the stage at Summerhall for Edinburgh Festival Fringe THIS TUESDAY, so we wanted to officially share our flyer🎉
The Talent will be on for six shows only!! So if you haven’t already,grab tickets to come see us : https://rb.gy/qmt9k

Step into a world where voices transcend boundaries and shape our reality.

🗣️ Collaborating with Deborah Pearson, Action Hero presents “The Talent" - a mesmerising show that explores the power of the human voice in the 21st Century.

🌌 Is she the protagonist, crafting her own narrative and our collective reality? Or is her voice an instrument, used to build something more profound? The Talent raises questions about the legacy of human voices in a non-human future, a haunting reminder of our existence.

Horizon Showcase

28/07/2023

🎉Just 4 Weeks Left to 🎉
🗣️ Step into a world where voices transcend boundaries and shape our reality. Collaborating with Deborah Pearson, we present “The Talent” - a mesmerizing show that explores the power of the human voice in the 21st Century.
🎟tix now on sale : https://festival23.summerhall.co.uk/events/horizon-showcase-the-talent/

21/07/2023

🎙On the stage you only see one person, Gemma but you hear two voices off stage, Debbie & James. Behind the scenes there’s our amazing team helping us bring it all to life so we wanted to take a moment to introduce you to the team behind The Talent!

The Talent is a play about the human voice in a post-human world, heading Edinburg Fringe with Horizon Showcase 2023 22-27th August Summerhall
🎟Tickets are now available to book: https://festival23.summerhall.co.uk/events/horizon-showcase-the-talent/

Gemma Paintin image credit
@ Bex Wade

18/07/2023

⭐️We’ve had some lovely reviews of The Talent since we’ve been taking it on tour, so here’s a little look back at the buzz!

🎭 The Talent will be back on stage at 2023 with

🎟 Tix are now on sale!
https://rb.gy/qmt9k
🗓22-27th August, 2.35pm

Summerhall Edinburgh Festival Fringe Arts Council England Battersea Arts Centre GIFT (Gateshead International Festival of Theatre) MAYK Fabric Transform Fierce Festival Horizon Showcase 2023