Heartbreak Hotel

Name: Heartbreak Hotel
Start: 2026-08-12T00:00:00+10:00
End: 2026-08-15T23:59:00+10:00

Illawarra Performing Arts Centre

Wed 12 Aug '26 – Sat 15 Aug '26

A young woman and a man smile at each other while dancing on stage, illuminated by bright pink LED

Book now from $40

Overview

Check-in to this cathartic comedy from Aotearoa New Zealand — a fun, vibrant place to confront your heartbreak. Fresh from acclaimed seasons at RISING Festival Melbourne, the Edinburgh Festival, and Soho Theatre London, Heartbreak Hotel is a room with a view. Razor-sharp writing and compelling performances lead us into the universal experience of heartbreak with pitch-perfect scenes, vulnerable slices of memoir, and plenty of philosophical wit…

Check-in to this cathartic comedy from Aotearoa New Zealand — a fun, vibrant place to confront your heartbreak.

Fresh from acclaimed seasons at RISING Festival Melbourne, the Edinburgh Festival, and Soho Theatre London, Heartbreak Hotel is a room with a view. Razor-sharp writing and compelling performances lead us into the universal experience of heartbreak with pitch-perfect scenes, vulnerable slices of memoir, and plenty of philosophical wit.

Dressed in lavender tassels, and studded with the best of classic breakup songs (Elvis, Celine, the real heavy hitters!), Heartbreak Hotel takes us on a tour through the aching limbo of a serious break up. Story, science and a synth combine in an exhilarating performance that examines what happens in our bodies when we're bereft.

You'll want to cry. You'll want to laugh. Welcome to the Heartbreak Hotel. Enjoy a hilarious, honest take on a universal human experience, and leave feeling all the better for it.