Plunge into a fallen world where slapstick chaos meets philosophical provocation.

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Paradise Hotel by the late, great Richard Foreman explodes onto the stage with violent comedy, jarring soundscapes, and delirious language that ricochets between crude hilarity

and razor-sharp insight.

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At its core the play is a dazzling, unsettling meditation on sexual desire as both promise and threat.

 

The characters hurtle toward the mythical Paradise Hotel, only to see it instantly mutate into the brazen Hotel Fuck, a destination they both crave and fear. Yet when confronted with its supposed opposite, the saccharine Hotel Beautiful Roses, where romance triumphs over passion, they recoil in terror, stalked by human bouquets of red roses as if holy relics warding off sinners.

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With its manic, unrelenting energy, surreal humour, and bright flashes of existential dread, Paradise Hotel offers an unsettling theatrical experience, transforming the KXT stage into a carnival of desire and terror, where the line between the outrageous and the profound collapses in spectacular fashion.​

 

Patrick Kennedy promises his trademark fearless directorial vision, matching the anarchic dynamism and intellectual bite of Paradise Hotel. Known for his world-class interpretations of Richard Foreman’s work and the ability to fuse corporal comedy, striking visuals, and thematic depth, Patrick delivers theatre that challenges theatrical conventions and confounds audiences.