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10 – 22 Jun

RISING: Heartbreak Hotel

Karin McCracken is someone you want by your side on that walk down lonely street to the Heartbreak Hotel. The Wellington-based company EBKM’s newest work is a look at what heartbreak does to our bodies and minds.

Dressed in lavender tassels and backed by covers of breakup songs, Karin takes us on a tour through the aching limbo of a serious break up.

This Edinburgh Fringe hit is the latest in Eleanor Bishop and Karin McCracken's award-winning creative partnership. It’s one for the broken hearts and the open hearts. Something for anyone who wants a hilarious, honest take on the human need for – and fragility in – connection.

Part of RISING.

Date	Times
Tue 10 Jun	7:30pm - 9:00pm
Wed 11 Jun	7:30pm - 9:00pm
Thu 12 Jun	7:30pm - 9:00pm
Fri 13 Jun	8:30pm - 10:00pm
Sat 14 Jun	5:00pm - 6:30pm 8:30pm - 10:00pm
Tue 17 Jun	7:00pm - 8:30pm
Wed 18 Jun	7:00pm - 8:30pm
Thu 19 Jun	8:30pm - 10:00pm
Fri 20 Jun	8:30pm - 10:00pm
Sat 21 Jun	1:00pm - 2:30pm 8:30pm - 10:00pm
Sun 22 Jun	5:00pm - 6:30pm

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