From the picture you took at Come From Away it looks like you were seated a few rows behind where I was sitting. I enjoyed the show too but unfortunately, our experience was marred from the very beginning by noise made by CN Centre and Paladin Security staff. There were several security guards standing very near us and walking from the floor to the exit and back again, frequently talking, often at full voice, and there were several loud transmissions that came through on their walkie talkies. One security guard had a clicky pen in their hand which they clicked incessantly. Someone else flicked their flashlight on and off repeatedly, seemingly for no reason as they were holding it with hands clasped behind their back as they did so. We could also hear repeated loud crashing from the concession and very loud conversations taking place just beyond the curtain. Like, I get it, CN Centre isn't the Queen Elizabeth theatre. And people have a job to do. But could they do it with a little more consideration? That kind of noise would go totally unnoticed at a hockey game or rock concert I'm sure. I really tried my best to tune it out but unfortunately it was constant, distracting, and honestly infuriating. Especially when it happened during the quiet, poignant parts of the story. We asked the security staff to keep it down at one point, and it looked like someone sitting near us did too. I wonder if any others had a similar experience? Was it just worse where we were because we were right next to the centre entrance/exit to the floor? I love musicals, I was so excited to see Come From Away, and I also thought "more musicals please!" But honestly, after last night I don't think I'll shell out hundreds of dollars to watch another one at CN Centre, I'll wait until I can go to Vancouver.
I did notice this noise but fortunately was far enough away that it didn’t marr the overall experience. I did note, though, that if we were closer to the security it would have been a pretty major annoyance. Hopefully the CN Centre gets some messages about this and reviews their protocols for these sorts of events
this is good to know. I missed the boat for decent tickets for Come From Away here in town, but having made the trip to Edmonton to see Dear Evan Hanson at the Jubilee Auditorium (and bawled at the end of the first Act and through the intermission!), I am going to look at other options available in other cities to see CFA. I've only ever seen rock shows at the CN Centre so it is hard to imagine a broadway show there, especially since we've seen a few in actual theatres in both Canada and the US.
well, dang, I didn't know there were more debates, all scheduled for the same nights! Thanks for that information, Andrew. The fireside chat, while provided some information, left something to be desired without other platforms.
From the picture you took at Come From Away it looks like you were seated a few rows behind where I was sitting. I enjoyed the show too but unfortunately, our experience was marred from the very beginning by noise made by CN Centre and Paladin Security staff. There were several security guards standing very near us and walking from the floor to the exit and back again, frequently talking, often at full voice, and there were several loud transmissions that came through on their walkie talkies. One security guard had a clicky pen in their hand which they clicked incessantly. Someone else flicked their flashlight on and off repeatedly, seemingly for no reason as they were holding it with hands clasped behind their back as they did so. We could also hear repeated loud crashing from the concession and very loud conversations taking place just beyond the curtain. Like, I get it, CN Centre isn't the Queen Elizabeth theatre. And people have a job to do. But could they do it with a little more consideration? That kind of noise would go totally unnoticed at a hockey game or rock concert I'm sure. I really tried my best to tune it out but unfortunately it was constant, distracting, and honestly infuriating. Especially when it happened during the quiet, poignant parts of the story. We asked the security staff to keep it down at one point, and it looked like someone sitting near us did too. I wonder if any others had a similar experience? Was it just worse where we were because we were right next to the centre entrance/exit to the floor? I love musicals, I was so excited to see Come From Away, and I also thought "more musicals please!" But honestly, after last night I don't think I'll shell out hundreds of dollars to watch another one at CN Centre, I'll wait until I can go to Vancouver.
I did notice this noise but fortunately was far enough away that it didn’t marr the overall experience. I did note, though, that if we were closer to the security it would have been a pretty major annoyance. Hopefully the CN Centre gets some messages about this and reviews their protocols for these sorts of events
this is good to know. I missed the boat for decent tickets for Come From Away here in town, but having made the trip to Edmonton to see Dear Evan Hanson at the Jubilee Auditorium (and bawled at the end of the first Act and through the intermission!), I am going to look at other options available in other cities to see CFA. I've only ever seen rock shows at the CN Centre so it is hard to imagine a broadway show there, especially since we've seen a few in actual theatres in both Canada and the US.
well, dang, I didn't know there were more debates, all scheduled for the same nights! Thanks for that information, Andrew. The fireside chat, while provided some information, left something to be desired without other platforms.