Theatre review: Lady in Waiting

Xtra.ca – David Bateman

“If there’s one thing I’ve learned in my career it’s that death is not a pretty thing. In fact, it’s down right ugly. That portal is not nearly as pearly as it is made out to be. When a friend’s time has come the least you can do is be there and hold their hand – and do their nails.” – Charles Hayter in Lady in Waiting

You think you’ve heard every coming-out story going, then you walk into a theatre and a delightfully bitchy, slightly garish drag queen saunters onstage and begins to tell her own unique version of what it’s like to break down the closet door…