GLORIA

Slick, stylish and stimulating

The sparkling new incarnation of GLORIA is ready to set TAPAC’s stage on fire this November.

Following a spectacularly scintillating season at Orewa’s Centrestage Theatre, GLORIA tells the tale of 21-year-old, Gloria Stanford who made international headlines as “The Bride Who Wouldn’t Leave New Zealand”.

Almost seven decades later her granddaughters, Amy and Catherine Waller, celebrate her colorful WWII years in this sparkling solo show.

“I couldn’t be happier with the way in which my grand daughters have depicted my life in this solo show. Some people ask me what I think of the ‘naughty’ parts and my response is ‘I think it’s great – after all what’s life for otherwise?’,” says the 89-year-old Gloria Stanford.

GLORIA is a show for everyone! It deals with love and loss using the nostalgia of 1940’s swing music, dancing and fearless physical theatre that promises to keep you on the edge of your seat. You will be taken from the domestic to Film Noir to the fantastical, in the blink of an eye.

GLORIA re-examines this particular war bride’s tale as she recalls the secrets, struggles and spellbinding adventures of her infamous past.