Heartbreak Hotel
EBKM
New Zealand
Theatre

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This one is for the young hearts, the old hearts, and the broken hearts.

Join Karin McCracken as a woman navigating heartbreak and Simon Leary as all the ex-loves in a show studded with lo-fi covers of classic breakup songs, bad tinder dates and attempted fresh starts.

In an exhilarating new performance that brings together vulnerable memoir, famous novels and scientific text, a holistic picture of heartbreak’s impact on our bodies and minds is hilariously and poignantly shared.

Heartbreak Hotel is a new work from creative partnership Eleanor Bishop and Karin McCracken, winners of the 2022 Bruce Mason Award. Enjoy a generous, funny and reflective work that explores the benefits of letting ourselves truly feel something: the good, the bad and the heartbreaking.

You’ll want to cry. You’ll want to laugh. Welcome to the Heartbreak Hotel.

INFO

Show Duration: 75min
Stage Size: Min 7m wide x 6m deep / Height clearance of 4m
Venue Capacity: 200-400+
Touring Party: 4

BOOKING CONTACT:
Pearl Herbert

CREDITS

Performers: Karin McCracken & Simon Leary
Director: Eleanor Bishop
Production & Light Designers: Filament Eleven 11
Sound Designer: Te Aihe Butler
Show Operator: Peter Davison
Producer: Melanie Hamilton

PRAISE FOR

Heartbreak Hotel
“Poignant, funny - and fantastic. Karin McCracken is, quite simply, brilliant. She’s hilarious, heartwarming and moving - often all at once.”
Theatreview
"To get over heartbreak we need to try new things; McCracken embraces this with her rhinestone tasseled suit and synth playing habits. She nails it."
broadway world
"Heartbreak Hotel is one of the best productions I’ve seen this year. It’s a tender-hearted exemplar of what can be accomplished when creative stagecraft meets authentic, measured storytelling. It was beautiful joining a chorus of quietly sobbing people on a cold Tuesday night while a voiceover recited Mary Oliver’s ‘Wild Geese’ and digital stars glittered on towering LED screens."
TimeOut