Heartbreak Hotel
HEARTBREAK HOTEL
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. 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.
PRESENTATIONS
“Poignant, funny - and fantastic. Karin McCracken is, quite simply, brilliant. She’s hilarious, heartwarming and moving - often all at once.
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Hawkes Bay Arts Festival, 26 October 2023
Q Theatre 28 November - 2 December 2023
Taranaki Winter Fest, 13 June 2024
BATS Theatre, 18-12 June 2024
Summerhall, Edinburgh Festival Fringe, 1-26 August 2024
AWARDS
Actor of the Year (Karin McCracken) - Wellington Theatre Awards 2024
Sound Designer of the Year (Te Aihe Butler) - Wellington Theatre Awards 2024
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
The development of Heartbreak Hotel was supported by Creative New Zealand, Hawkes Bay Arts Festival, Hannah Playhouse Trust, Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington, and Playmarket. Q season supported by Waipapa Taumata Rau, The University of Auckland.
CREATIVE
Created by Eleanor Bishop & Karin McCracken
Performers - Karin McCracken & Simon Leary
Written by Karin McCracken
Director - Eleanor Bishop
Production & Light Designers - Filament Eleven 11
Sound Designer - Te Aihe Bulter
Touring Technician - Pete Davison
Stage Manager - Natasha Thyne
Producer - Melanie Hamilton