Industries · Theatre
Theatre &performing arts
Interactive seating, box office, door scanning. Community theatre to professional seasons – without the enterprise overhead.
Trusted by organisations across New Zealand
Built locally, priced fairly, supported by humans
Why organisations choose us
Local team, local servers, local support – and pricing that works for community-sized budgets.
Events we help theatres run
From 10 guests to 10,000, TryBooking stays in the background so you can focus on what matters. Quietly doing its thing while you do yours.
Entire season as one event. Multiple dates, one seating plan. Audiences pick performance and seat.
Password-protected early access. Booking windows and ticket limits per password.
Visiting artists, fundraiser galas, school collaborations. Quick setup, same tools.
Tabled seating, dietary collection and guest names during booking.
Session times, capacity limits, free or paid with custom forms.
Seating plans that match your venue
Interactive plans with 100+ pre-built venue templates. Ask our team – we’ll share it free. Build your own if it’s not on the list. Stalls, circle, balcony, wheelchair-accessible, custom stage layouts.
Box office and door sales
Box Office App handles in-person sales from a phone. Same inventory as online – ticket sells at the window, online count updates. No POS hardware to purchase or maintain.
Your audience, not a marketplace
TryBooking doesn’t list competing shows alongside yours or market to your ticket buyers. Your subscriber list stays yours.
Features for theatres
On the night
Box office and entry management
Box Office App
Walk-up sales with live seat availability.
Scanning App
Right seat, right session, right date. Multiple doors, works offline.
Less box office time, less wasted print
"TryBooking greatly reduced Box Office staff time and saved us the wastage of printing tickets that might not get used."
Frequently asked questions
Yes. Our seating chart builder lets you create maps that match your exact venue layout. Configure rows, sections, aisles, and accessible seating. We also offer a setup service if you’d like us to build it for you.
Create subscription packages that bundle multiple shows together at a discounted price. Subscribers can select their preferred seats for each performance, and you can offer perks like early booking access and exclusive events.
TryBooking charges a flat 50c per ticket (or 15c for tickets under $5) plus 2.5% processing. No setup fees, monthly fees, or minimum requirements. You can choose to pass fees to patrons or absorb them.
Absolutely. Your online sales and box office sales share the same real-time inventory, so you’ll never oversell. The Box Office App works as a point-of-sale system for walk-up customers.
You have full control over your refund and exchange policies. Process refunds with one click, offer exchanges to different performances, or issue credit vouchers for future shows.
A full house, every night
Our team can set up your venue’s seating plan and get your season on sale.
