Heartbreak Hotel

Created by EBKM

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

Touring in 2025

Andi Crown Photography

Andi Crown Photography

Andi Crown Photography

Andi Crown Photography

Andi Crown Photography

Andi Crown Photography

Andi Crown Photography

Andi Crown Photography

Andi Crown Photography

Andi Crown Photography

Andi Crown Photography

Andi Crown Photography

Andi Crown Photography

Andi Crown Photography

Andi Crown Photography

Andi Crown Photography

Andi Crown Photography

Andi Crown Photography

Andi Crown Photography

Andi Crown Photography

Story, science and a synth combine in an exhilarating performance that examines what happens in our bodies when we’re bereft. From acclaimed New Zealand company EBKM, Heartbreak Hotel tracks a woman’s broken heart in a wrenching and relatable journey that’s studded with classic break-up songs and razor-sharp observations on the physiology of love.

Fresh from smash-hit shows at RISING Festival in Melbourne, Edinburgh Fringe Festival, and a national tour of Aotearoa New Zealand, Heartbreak Hotel is headed to Soho Theatre London in August 2025.

Enjoy a hilarious, honest take on a universal human experience, and leave feeling all the better for it.

“One of the best productions I’ve seen this year... a tender-hearted exemplar of what can be accomplished when creative stagecraft meets authentic, measured storytelling.”
— TimeOut Melbourne ★★★★★
“I defy even the coldest cynic to resist the aching charm of this unapologetically tender two-hander. Hijacks your nervous system and fast-tracks its way into your soul.”
— The Scotsman ★★★★
“Seamlessly directed and performed...Heartbreak Hotel offers the balm of warmth and authenticity, using a melange of cabaret, stand-up, and the brisk intimacy of a theatrical two-hander, to transform the ineffable mess of life into art.”
— The Age, Melbourne ★★★★
“Slickly staged and sharply written...as funny as it is wistful.”
— The Stage ★★★★

Credits

  • Karin McCracken & Simon Leary

  • Created by EBKM

    Writer - Karin McCracken

    Director - Eleanor Bishop

    Production & Light Design - Filament Eleven 11

    Sound Designer - Te Aihe Butler

  • Producer - Melanie Hamilton

    Stage Manager (2023) - Natasha Thyne

    Touring Operator - Pete Davison

  • Development of Heartbreak Hotel is supported by Creative New Zealand, Hawkes Bay Arts Festival, Hannah Playhouse Trust, Victoria University of Wellington & Playmarket.

    Q season supported by Waipapa Taumata Rau, The University of Auckland.

    BATS Theatre season supported by Wellington City Council.

    Publicity Photography by Rebecca McMillan

  • Hawkes Bay Arts Festival, 26 October 2023

    Q Theatre, Auckland, 28 Nov - 2 Dec 2023

    Taranaki Winter Fest, 13 June 2024

    BATS Theatre, 18-23 June 2024

    Summerhall, Edinburgh Festival Fringe, 1-26 August 2024

    RISING Festival, Melbourne, Australia, 10-22 June 2025

  • Best Play - Time Out Melbourne Arts & Culture Awards

    Actor of the Year (Karin McCracken) - Wellington Theatre Awards 2024

    Sound Designer of the Year (Te Aihe Butler) - Wellington Theatre Awards 2024