The queens did an adequate job despite the venue
by Kroberts on 2021-10-19Meridian Hall - TorontoRating: 2 out of 5What an absolute disaster at Meridian Hall - they had extra time to get us all into the theatre as the curtain time was delayed to 9pm - and it STILL took an hour longer than planned to get everyone in and start the show. The line up outside was a mess, no one was directing people properly, some were given wristbands, some were not, with no rhyme or reason as to why, some were asked for ID with their proof of vaccine, some were waved through in a rush. Once inside the venue decided it would be a good idea to have 2 CASH bars open on the main floor, with the only ATM being outside of the venue. There was only one bar open accepting credit/debit upstairs (seriously Meridian, you couldn't spring for more terminals?) If the goal was to keep people from bringing drinks to their seats so we'd leave our masks on, there could have 1. been proper signage telling people that they couldn't bring drinks in, and 2. open all the bars and allow all payment methods to move the lines quickly- as what ended up happening was large crowds gathering outside of the theatre with no masks on chugging down drinks as quickly as possible. The queens put on an admirable show despite all of the delays with the border and issues with the venue that continued throughout the show - mic problems, lighting problems, set problems - it really was Hell lol - thank goodness Violet was hosting to get us all through it - hope they tighten it up as the tour progresses.
