#Juliasays…
Are we all obsessed with going to the latest ‘thing’? Of course we are, let us support new places springing up… and of course we shouldn’t stop frequenting the places that have managed to ride the wave...
View ArticleGlory Days
As the summer heats up, the team at The Glory has decided to celebrate by holding their first mini-festival. Taking place over 3 days in the their freshly turfed pub (an homage to The Bricklayers Arms,...
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What’s your obsession? What’s the thing you can’t live without? We’ve all got something. It might be a pair of shoes, your fave t-shirt, a certain track you play on repeat; on the other hand it might...
View ArticleIt’s faggy, it’s ok… It’s FAGGY OKAY!
FAGGY OKAY is the weekly free karaoke meltdown in The Glory’s infamous boozy basement, The Hole. We asked its host and resident loudmouth Ginger Jonson to give us a rundown of the House Rules to give...
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If there’s one thing I’ve learnt in my clubland travels, it’s that life’s too short! You just don’t know what might happen next. You’ve got to live each moment like it’s your last so on that...
View ArticleGlory Aid
Get off Grindr! Press mute on FKA Twigs! Hit pause on episode 2 of Scream Queens! Kick Smiley Vyrus off your sofa! Sit down, pay attention, and LISTEN, because this is important. Total. Fucking....
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I don’t know about you, but I find October the month we all seem to gear up for Halloween… even though I’ve been accused of looking a bit spooky when Halloween is nowhere on the horizon! Anyway before...
View ArticleKing of The Glory!
Following the success of Mr Glory and Lipsync 1000, the creative forces at East London’s most talked about queer venue, The Glory, are back with a brand new all-strutting, all-posturing competition...
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‘Tis the weekend of Halloween madness which, my dears, is an excuse to really go to town with your ‘looks’, if you fancy it. I get accused of looking like I’m ready for Halloween in the middle of...
View ArticleAn Audience With Princess Julia
Ahead of her much-anticipated run of biographical shows at The Glory, the legendary Jonny Woo tells us how he met the queen of London counterculture. First met Princess Julia at a shoot for a...
View ArticleLike A Virgin
Hi guys. It’s me, The Virgin Mary. So like, I’m doing this show this Christmas at The Glory, right? All totes about my #complicated life in the world of Catholicism. #HilarRealness. As its getting...
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This week we’re thinking film as in Fringe! Film Fest, we’re thinking dressing up as in going out and showing off and we’re feeling all Christmassy with some right festive moments planned. Now then...
View ArticleChristmas Crackers!
Tis’ the season to be (extra) CAMP and (extra) QUEER, so before you go booking tickets to see Jeanette Krankie or Ann Widdecombe make a tit of themselves dancing to S Club 7 in a panto in zone 6, check...
View ArticleThe Tell Tale Heart
“A macabre nightmare”… no, it’s not the name of Lana del Rey’s new single, but the best way to describe The East London Session Players and The Glory’s production of Edgar Allan Poe’s gothic horror...
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Every day I wake up, and before I do anything I start trawling through my social networks. Like a dear friend, my phone is the last thing I interact with and the first thing I check into with my...
View ArticleYo! Sissy
On Saturday 19th March, super sexy Berlin queer party kids YO SISSY, are taking their sequin-spattered debauchery to (where else) THE GLORY! Yes! The occasionally dignified Haggerston Riviera...
View ArticleShesus Christ, Superstar
Drag king cabaret star Shesus & her dancing nun-like nymphs, the Sistas, are staging a full-on “multiple-resurrection” party at the Glory this Easter weekend. We caught up with her holiness to get...
View ArticleMeet the Cast and Characters of Superficial!
Superficial is the new play about the London gay scene coming to The Glory. It covers pop music, drag, the rise of masc4masc, camp-shaming and the closure of queer spaces. With pop songs performed by a...
View ArticleLondon Pride Cabaret Guide
HAPPY PRIDE! For me this year’s Pride is more pertinent than ever considering recent events; of course every year we should be standing tall and proud, celebrating who we are, being visible in the face...
View ArticleFunny Peculiar at The Glory
Like fried chicken or Walthamstow, comedy in pubs is cool again. The Glory’s new night Funny Peculiar is serving up a characteristically queer take, hosted by duchess of Canvey Island Diane Chorley in...
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