EBKM: Heartbreak Hotel
Presented with Arts Centre Melbourne
Heartbreak Hotel
Tue 10 - 22 June
The Showroom, Arts Centre Melbourne
Approx 75 mins
$44 - $49
Check into this cathartic comedy out of Aotearoa New Zealand-a weird, fun place to confront your heartbreak.
Karin McCracken is someone you want by your side on that walk down lonely street to the Heartbreak Hotel. The Wellington-based company EBKM's newest work is a look at what heartbreak does to our bodies and minds. It's a room with a view, that lets us in with pitch-perfect sketches, vulnerable slices of memoir and plenty of philosophical wit.
Dressed in lavender tassels and backed by covers of breakup songs (Elvis, Celine, the real heavy hitters), Karin takes us on a tour through the aching limbo of a serious break up. She evokes famous novels and scientific research. She confronts her exes (all of whom are played by the virtuosic Simon Leary). She follows her friend to the Berlin club scene. She learns the synth. She even shrinks us down to a cellular level in her attempt to take a cold clinical look at the anguish. But it turns out there's only so much you can intellectualise the feeling of making tacos on your own.
This Edinburgh Fringe hit is the latest in Eleanor Bishop and Karin McCracken's award-winning creative partnership. It's one for the broken hearts. One for the open hearts. Something for anyone who wants a hilarious, honest take on the human need for-and fragility in-connection.
Dates and Times
Tue 10-Sun 22 June
Tue-Thu, 7.30pm
Fri, 8.30pm
Sat, 5pm and 8.30pm
Sun 22 June, 5pm
Closed Mondays, and Sunday 15 June
Event Information
Sensory Warnings
Flashing lights, Smoke/Haze
Content Warnings
Simulated drinking
Age recommendation
The show is suitable for ages 12+
❊ Official Tickets ❊
Book Online Here
❊ When ❊
Date/s: Tuesday 10th June 2025 - Sunday 22nd June 2025
Times: Tue-Thu, 7.30pm Fri, 8.30pm Sat, 5pm and 8.30pm Sun 22 June, 5pm
❊ Where ❊
The Show Room | Arts Centre Melbourne View Venue
Arts Centre Melbourne, 100 St Kilda Rd Melbourne Victoria Map
✆ Venue: 03 9281 8317 | Event:
❊ Web Links ❊
→ EBKM: Heartbreak Hotel❊ Also See.. ❊
→ Rising 2025: Melbourne Arts Festival
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