Howl with the Hounds of Love, the smash hit cult cabaret An Evening Without Kate Bush is returning to Arts Centre Melbourne

After thrilling Melbourne audiences in 2025, the smash-hit An Evening Without Kate Bush, starring Sarah-Louise Young, returns to Fairfax Studio, Arts Centre Melbourne from 13 – 18 October 2026.

Audiences of the cult cabaret are invited to enter Strange Phenomena, howl with the Hounds of Love and dance on the moors with Wuthering Heights all over again. An Evening Without Kate Bush pays glorious tribute to the music, fans (known as Fish People) and mythology of one of the most influential voices in pop music.

The work features classic hits including ‘Running Up That Hill’, ‘Cloudbusting’ and ‘The Man With The Child In His Eyes’, alongside an odd, unexpected bootleg or B-side as well as unique takes on ‘This Woman’s Work’ and ‘Babooshka’.

With inventive stagecraft, a wildly wonderful voice and mesmerising performance from Sarah-Louise Young, the show based on years of Bush-related research, delves into the phenomenal fan base that Kate Bush has inspired since she first topped the UK charts in 1978.

The production has had three sold-out, critically acclaimed runs at Edinburgh Fringe, two seasons in London’s West End Soho Theatre and toured the United Kingdom from 2020-2026. The work enjoyed full houses and enraptured audiences throughout Australasia when it toured in 2025, as well as a previous seasons at Sydney Festival, Adelaide Fringe and Perth’s Fringe World in 2024 and Adelaide Cabaret Festival in 2023, among others.

An Evening Without Kate Bush beckons audiences, whether a decades long fan or have recently joined the shoal via Stranger Things, to release their inner Bush and celebrate this joyful, mind-blowing show.

spellbinding… honouring the eccentricity and talent” ★★★★★ The Telegraph

You don’t need to be a Kate Bush fan to be transported into something very special” ★★★★
The Scotsman

An impassioned, euphoric performance…mind-blowing” ★★★★★ Theatre Weekly

Sarah-Louise Young’s attention to detail and vocal styling is meticulous, but it’s her rapport with the audience that sets this show apart, reinventing the tribute act by turning it around and celebrating the fans too.” The Stage ★★★★★

Arts Centre Melbourne in collaboration with Hey Dowling presents An Evening Without Kate Bush

Season Details

Venue: Fairfax Studio
Date: 13 – 18 Oct 2026

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Photo Credit: steve ullathorne