Heartbreak Hotel

This one’s for the young hearts, the old hearts, and the broken hearts.

 

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.

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Date

12 - 15 Aug 2026

Time

Wed 12 Aug, 7.30pm Thu 13 Aug, 6.30pm Q&A Fri 14 Aug, 7.30pm Sat 15 Aug, 1.30pm & 7.30pm
7:30 pm - 8:45 pm

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Location

Illawarra Performing Arts Centre
32 Burelli Street, Wollongong NSW 2500
Website
https://merrigong.com.au/

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