Theatre ticketing
Theatre ticketing for every show in the run
byTicks theatre ticketing starts with a seat map of your hall, drawn once and used for every performance. Buyers pick their own seat, and it shows on their ticket and on the scanner at the door.
A run of shows
One seat map for every performance
A seating plan belongs to your venue, so you only draw the hall once. Duplicate Event then makes the next performance with the same plan and every ticket on its zone. You set the new dates, switch the tickets on and publish.
- Each performance sells its own seats, with its own figures
- Matinee and evening on the same day? Two events, one hall
- Another layout, such as a gala dinner? Add a second plan to the venue
Prices
A different price per row
Link the stalls and the balcony to their own ticket. Want the front rows to cost more? Set price levels in the builder and switch on Per-seat price tiers: buyers then pay the price of the seat they pick.
- Buyers pick a seat on the map, on a phone as well
- Best available picks seats next to each other, close to the stage
- Two buyers can never hold the same seat
In the row
Wheelchair seats, companion seats and no gaps
Mark seats as Wheelchair or Companion in the builder, and buyers can filter the map to find them. If a selection would strand one free seat, byTicks asks the buyer to adjust and offers a fix.
- Best available has a Wheelchair accessible option
- The first fix moves the selection one place, the second adds the seat
- Choose per event: Block, Warn or Off
Press and sponsors
Seats held back for press and sponsors
On the Channels tab you select seats and Allocate them to a portal. The public sees those seats as taken. Only people who come through that private link can book them.
- Give a held seat away free with Send Free Tickets
- Release what stays unused, and it goes back on sale
- Duplicate Event can copy the held seats to the next performance
Front of house
The seat is on the ticket and on the scanner
Every PDF ticket prints SECTION, ROW and SEAT as separate fields. At the door, the free byTicks scanner app shows the seat with the result, so your team can point people the right way.
Example
A play with six performances
City Theatre runs The Lighthouse for six performances in its Main Hall, with a press night to open.
- Seating plan
The hall
175seatsStalls and a balcony, with wheelchair and companion seats marked once.
- Duplicate Event
The run
6performancesEach copy keeps the plan and tickets, with its own date and link.
- Channels
Press night
12seats heldHeld for the press portal on the first night. You release what stays unused.
- Valid
At the door
Row FSeat 12The scanner shows the section, row and seat next to the green result.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Yes. A seating plan belongs to the venue. Duplicate Event copies the venue, the plan and every ticket with its zone, and each performance then sells its own seats.
Yes. Link each zone, such as the stalls or the balcony, to its own ticket. With Per-seat price tiers switched on, buyers pay the price level of the seat they pick, for example a higher price for the front rows.
Mark seats as Wheelchair or Companion in the builder. Buyers can then show only wheelchair accessible seats on the map, and Best available offers a Wheelchair accessible option.
On the event's Channels tab, select the seats and allocate them to a portal. The public sees them as taken, and only people with that portal's link can book them. To give a seat away, use Send Free Tickets with Include channel seats.
There is no setup fee and no monthly fee. The buyer pays the service fee you set per ticket, for example € 0.50, and a handling fee per order. Free events and charity events are always free with byTicks.
Works well with
Put your next run on sale, seat by seat
Included in every byTicks shop. No setup fee, no monthly fee.