Ticket Sales
Wed, 29 Aug 2007, 07:17 amjeffhansen15 posts in thread
Ticket Sales
Wed, 29 Aug 2007, 07:17 amWhat's going on in Perth?
Why the move to using a ticketing agency such as BOCS for amateur theatre productions?
Earlier this year I saw JCS at Marloo, And had to book through BOCS. The performance was oversubscribed, and extra seats were brought in and placed in the aisles.
Now I see Harbour are using them for their one act season.
Is it because companies can't find someone to take on the task? Surely within a clubs membership there is someone capable/willing to do it.
I guess it does stop the problem of no-shows, as you have to pay upfront - is this the reason?
It does add a slug to the cost of the ticket. If you're paying $100 to see Phantom, then $6 isn't much in relative terms, but on top of an $18 ticket it seems excessive.
Any answers?
I can understand why the
Sun, 2 Sept 2007, 12:16 pmI can understand why the companies are using BOCS and the like. I can also understand where Jeff is coming from.
From my situation, I am going to be on a limited budget from next year and I must admit that paying an extra $6 on top of the ticket price will be an absolute stretch for me. The $15-$18 ticket price is all well and good but the extra money especially if I do want to see a few shows is going to make a big dent.
It will limit the amount of shows I could see (three shows with the $6 fee on top could have paid for 4 shows).
Like I say though, I understand why the theatres are going that way now - they don't miss out on the money and people are more likely to show up when they've already paid for the tickets. However, it will certainly put a limit on some people....