Heartbreak Hotel

Story, science and a synth combine in an exhilarating performance that examines what happens in our bodies when we’ve had our heart broken. From acclaimed New Zealand company EBKM (Yes Yes Yes), 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. After sell-out Australian seasons and tours to London, Edinburgh, Toronto and New York, Karin and her Wellington-based crew return with their cathartic comedy exploring what heartbreak does to our bodies and minds. Packed with personal anecdotes, synth-backed break-up anthems and deep dives into the microchemistry of heartbreak. Dressed in lavender tassels and backed by covers of breakup songs (think Elvis and Celine), 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 even shrinks us down to a cellular level in an attempt to take a clinical look at the what the hell is going on. But how much can you really intellectualise the feeling of making tacos on your own? This is one for the broken hearts. One for the open hearts. The old hearts and the young hearts. Something for anyone who wants a hilarious, honest take on the human need for connection. You’ll want to cry. You’ll want to laugh. And you’ll leave reminded of the value of feeling deeply — the good, the bad, and the heartbreakingly beautiful.