I’m going over in a barrel. I’m leaving the cannon, hitting the ramp at 90mph and clearing ten double decker buses. I might fall. I might break my body into several pieces, but then I’ll pick myself up, dust myself off and do it all over again. This time, I’m going higher, further and faster. Tonight, I will attempt the impossible

Action Hero’s Watch Me Fall is for the daredevils. Drawing on footage of Evel Knievel jumps, interviews with Niagara Falls daredevils, the speeches of American presidents and transcripts from Chuck Yeager’s supersonic flights, Watch Me Fall questions our obsession with those who attempt the impossible, the futility of their attempts and their inevitable fall from grace .

Set on a DIY runway with a standing audience, Action Hero push the limit in the name of entertainment.

Watch Me Fall is presented in partnership with Forest Fringe, and is part of the British Council’s Edinburgh Showcase 2011.

Action Hero is the collaboration between Bristol based artists Gemma Paintin and James Stenhouse. Watch Me Fall is an Arnolfini We Live Here commission. Supported by The ShowRoom University of Chichester, developed at Forest Fringe, Shunt and Residence. Funded by Arts Council England.

“Very smart, brash and brutally absurd” **** The Guardian.

“An ecstatic atmosphere” The Metro

Due to unforeseen circumstances, the Saturday 27th August performance of Watch Me Fall has been cancelled. Summerhall apologise for any inconvenience caused.