Articles by Gloria

75 Wild, Weird and Wonderful Shows You’ll Only See in Manchester This Summer

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Gloria
The Greater Manchester Fringe
13th Jun, 2025

Greater Manchester Fringe returns this July with all the gusto of a reinvented Britpop B-side, serving up 75 shows in 17 venues across the city’s pubs, old mills, railway arches,...

The Fringe’s Most Uncomfortable Show? #CHARLOTTESVILLE Throws Down the Gauntlet

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Gloria
Edinburgh Festival Fringe
28th May, 2025

If you’ve been hankering for a show to make you feel simultaneously enlightened, exhausted, and emotionally wrung out, Priyanka Shetty’s #CHARLOTTESVILLE might just be your g...

£110k Raised in Star-Studded Flea Market Extravaganza - And It’s All for a Good Cause

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Gloria
West End
19th May, 2025

Covent Garden was buzzing this Saturday as theatre fans, bargain hunters, and selfie-seekers descended upon St Paul’s Church for the fifth annual Acting for Others Flea Market - ...

Eurovision 2025: Who Will Snatch Victory Tonight?

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Gloria
World Tours
17th May, 2025

As the Eurovision final looms, 26 countries are prepping to unleash a riot of spectacle, sequins, and, let’s face it, some truly bizarre musical choices.

Ranking the UK's Favourite Soap Villains: Does Phil Mitchell Really Rule Them All?

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Gloria
West End
15th May, 2025

From scheming street rogues to long-running EastEnders icons, some of Britain’s most notorious soap villains have unexpectedly become fan favourites.

Glee Star Kevin McHale Enters the Underworld - But Can He Survive These Scene-Stealing Guest Stars?

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Gloria
London Fringe
14th May, 2025

If hell is other people, then the underworld is about to get even more crowded - and Kevin McHale might need a lifeline.

Brass Tacks Comedy Wants to Save You From Your Own Fringe Disaster – For Free

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Gloria
Edinburgh Festival Fringe
11th May, 2025

Comedians gearing up for the Edinburgh Fringe 2025 are getting a lifeline from Brass Tacks Comedy - the little grassroots company that’s apparently decided to save everyone from ...

10 Days of Utter Chaos, Creativity, and Controlled Mayhem: Does Milton Keynes Have More Than Just Concrete Cows and Roundabouts?

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Gloria
UK Regional & Tours
8th May, 2025

Milton Keynes' biennial festival of bewildering spectacle, absurdity, and outright madness is back.

Edinburgh Fringe Adds 1,564 New Shows Because Apparently No One Knows When to Stop

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Zoe Callow
Edinburgh Festival Fringe
6th May, 2025

Brace yourselves, culture vultures and masochists alike. The Edinburgh Festival Fringe has wheezed out another 1,564 shows for 2025, bringing the total to a casual 3,356.