11 year old girls self-build analogue radios and broadcast their manifestos for the emerging world. Rebel Resistors Radio Club builds a global clandestine network of girls, tooled up for the future they will inherit.
Stepping into their power & controlling not just what they say but how they are heard, they create a post-digital, pirate social network that transcends digital technologies & imagines a future that belongs to them.
Action Hero’s new international touring project asks deep, profound questions in a playful & accessible way: where are we heading, where is power held & how will we share space together in an uncertain world?
Here are the broadcasts from the Rebel’s in Cork, from June 2025.
Stepping into their power & controlling not just what they say but how they are heard, they create a post-digital, pirate social network that transcends digital technologies & imagines a future that belongs to them.
Action Hero’s new international touring project asks deep, profound questions in a playful & accessible way: where are we heading, where is power held & how will we share space together in an uncertain world?
Here are the broadcasts from the Rebel’s in Cork, from June 2025.
To see Rebel Resistor Radio Club’s touring dates, see our Calendar.
For previous touring dates, see our Archive.
“A Captivating blend of creativity, activism and analogue technology”
Cork EchoGALLERY
photos by Staatstheater Mainz / Action Hero
Created by Gemma Paintin & James Stenhouse
Lead artist: Gemma Paintin
Dramaturgy: James Stenhouse
Composer: Dinah Mullen
Sound mix & edit: Gemma Paintin
Graphic Design: Graeme Swinton
Electrical engineer: Victor Mazon Gardoqui
Set design consultant: Katharina Radeva
Rebel Resistors Radio Club was co-commission by Mermaid Arts, Staatstheater Mainz and Create & Connect/Norfolk & Norwich Festival. Developed through LIFT’s Concept Touring residency. With funding from West of England Combined Authority and Arts Council England.
Created by Gemma Paintin & James Stenhouse
Lead artist: Gemma Paintin
Dramaturgy: James Stenhouse
Composer: Dinah Mullen
Sound mix & edit: Gemma Paintin
Graphic Design: Graeme Swinton
Electrical engineer: Victor Mazon Gardoqui
Set design consultant: Katharina Radeva
Rebel Resistors Radio Club was co-commission by Mermaid Arts, Staatstheater Mainz and Create & Connect/Norfolk & Norwich Festival. Developed through LIFT’s Concept Touring residency. With funding from West of England Combined Authority and Arts Council England.