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4 September 2014updated 15 Sep 2014 12:32pm

Tracey Thorn on Kate Bush at the Hammersmith Apollo: the ecstatic triumph of a life’s work

If we still ask, where has Kate Bush been all these years and why has she not done this before, my answer would be that I think she has been living the life that made this show possible.

By Tracey Thorn

(Photo By Mistress of all the elements: Bushâ?Ts new stage show works stage magic as she transforms her life experience into a theatrical triumph. Photo: Ken Mckay/Rex)

Kate Bush
Eventim Apollo, Hammersmith, London W6

When Kate Bush announced this year that she was planning some live shows, I felt very personally let down.

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