Event Ticketing Solution for Theatres
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See why theatres choose TryBooking
Affordable pricing
TryBooking offers a low simple pricing, no tiers that reduce your features, no ticket limits, no hidden costs, no lock in contracts. Simply a low cost pricing to help you run your community events.
All free events are free, meaning you won’t have to pay a cent to use our platform for your free events. Just another way we support you and your community.
DID WE MENTION FREE FOR FREE EVENTS?
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A support team you can reach
All our customers have access to ongoing support via email, phone, and live chat. TryBooking is designed for easy use, but our success specialists are always available to assist.
We’re here to help you sell more tickets and have a successful event.
Powerful features perfect for theatre
Flexible seating plans
TryBooking offers flexible seating plans to suit any venue. Your created seating plan or venue template can be further adjusted and customised to reflect the shape of the stage, venue doors, reserved group seating sections, hidden seats and even multiple venue levels.
Multiple sessions times
Multiple sessions times allows you to specify when your event will be taking place, when it will end, what's the time interval in-between events, and control when it is open for bookings. While creating an event, or editing existing events, additional sessions times can be added all from one screen saving you lots of time!
Handle memberships with password protect
Easily handle annual theatre membership renewals. Implement a custom password to ensure that only those with access can proceed with bookings. Set ticket limits and establish a booking window for added flexibility.
Scan patrons at entry
Speed up entry to your theatre shows and events with our great mobile scanning app which scans QR codes on tickets as well as manual check-ins via your door lists - at no additional cost!
Giving back to the arts via ArtsPay
TryBooking has partnered with Artspay the payment gateway that provides 50% of their profits to helping the arts industry to grow and flourish.
How we help you to promote your event
Custom Event Homepage
Brand your event and give value to your sponsors. Fully customise the look of your event tickets and event page, showcase only your brand with the white label feature to remove third party branding like ours.
Built In Referral Reports
Use our real time reporting to track your sales, revenue and marketing. Identify where your ticket buyers are coming from and measure the success of social media and other marketing campaigns for your event.
Promo Codes
Sell more tickets online by using a variety of incentives, such as early bird, VIPs, staff tickets, complimentary tickets and special promotions to a group.
Event Listing With Us
Reach thousands of potential ticket buyers everyday with our own events listing page, put your event first and provide the best opportunity to sell tickets online.
Frequently Asked Questions
What makes Trybooking theatre ticketing different from other platforms?
TryBooking has 14+ years of experience and expertise, we offer a community orientated ticketing platform that does more than just ticketing. You can use our system to do multiple functions, from registrations, merchandise and more.
Whether you are looking to create a tabled seated dinners or normal seated venues we have you covered.
Additionally we offer great local customer support for free to take care of any issues you may have when creating and running your event.
TryBooking's focus on community and people is what makes us standout from other platforms. We care about you and your event, no matter how big or small. We are here for you!
Can I sell merchandise at my threatre event with TryBooking?
Yes, you can create a ticket group to sell your merchandise with TryBooking. You can sell this merchandise online or offline, while tracking your sales through your TryBooking accounts reports.
What ticketing service fees does TryBooking charge?
Should you be taking payment through your TryBooking event, the transaction will be subjected to a processing fee and a ticket fee. These fees vary per region associated with your TryBooking account. Below details these fees per region.
New Zealand
For bookings made on events:
- 50c ticket fee (charged to the ticket buyer)
- 2.5% processing fee (charged to the event organiser by default or passed on to the ticket buyer by selection)
What can a theatre ticketing system help with?
On TryBooking we make it easy for you to start selling tickets to your charity event. We provide a quick and easy ticketing process for your customers looking to purchase tickets to your event.
Utilise features that allow you to sell more tickets to your event by using our box office for in-person sales, take donations directly for your event, collect data from your ticket buyer before the event.
Measure your sales effectively with our reporting and referral tracking to measure your promotion through your event.
Does TryBooking support theatre's and performers?
Yes, we provide threatres and performers an array of options to sell and manage their event through TryBooking.
Can I customise my own event page?
Yes, you can have full customisation of your own event page. We also provide a widget to allow you to place your event page onto your site.
We offer multiple customisable options for your buttons, tickets, event page, session display and everything during the booking process.
Can I add this event to my own website?
Yes, TryBooking provides you the ability to place your event page on to your website. Through the use of our widget you can embed your page.
Is TryBooking secure?
TryBooking is very respectful of the privacy of all users on its site and PCI compliant. View our certificate of compliance. All pages are HTTPS secure, ensuring an encrypted website connection when navigating across the site. Any personal information that may be used by the TryBooking Site in order to carry out its necessary functions is stored on a secured server protected by firewalls and is hosted in Australia. The data itself is also encrypted to further reduce any risk that your information will be obtained and used by unauthorised access. We do not store your full credit card number, only the last four digits are kept and this is to show you which card you have used to make the booking. Given the increasing sophistication of computer hackers, there are no absolute guarantees that our systems will never be accessed without our consent, or that our systems are impenetrable. However, you can rest assured that we take all reasonable measures to ensure the security of your personal information and the bookings you have made.
Can I use TryBooking to sell tickets to private events?
Absolutely! You can make your event private and turn off all social media sharing via the Event Publication. It is at your discretion to share your unique booking URL publicly or privately.
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- Exceptional local customer support
- Privacy first event ticketing system
- No hidden fees or setup costs
- Totally free for free events
- Low, transparent fees for paid events