Full feature list
Everything your society needs—end to end.
Backstage Platform is an all-in-one operating system for amateur theatre: ticketing, memberships, finance, events, content and a visual website builder—wrapped in committee-ready permissions.
Ticketing (built for the box office)
Sell tickets online, handle cash sales, and run the door with confidence.
- Stripe online payments (per-society Stripe Connect)
- Ticket types per production (tickets + add-ons)
- Admission tickets issued per seat/unit with QR codes
- Door list, ticket lookup and check-in scanning
- Performance capacity and optional total tickets cap
- GDPR-friendly checkout: opt-in, terms and consent snapshot
Memberships & subscriptions
Keep membership simple for members and clear for treasurers.
- Membership plans (monthly or annual)
- Member status tracking and renewals support
- Subscription ledger (dues, payments, adjustments) per member
- Online membership payments with fee/net tracking
- Member invites and registration controls
Finance
A lightweight finance system that matches how societies operate.
- Income & expense categories
- Transactions with references and optional receipts
- Link transactions to productions for show-by-show visibility
- Opening balance support
Events & attendance
Schedule rehearsals, meetings and socials—and keep track of who’s coming.
- Calendar events with types (rehearsal, meeting, social, AGM, etc.)
- Member RSVP (going / not going / pending) and attendance marking
- Cut-off rules for late RSVP changes
- Invite flows and attendance insights (where enabled)
Website & content
A public site that stays updated: pages, news, galleries and more.
- Per-society public site (home, about, news, contact + CMS pages)
- Visual website builder with sections and page revision history
- Custom domain support (and aliases) hosted by the platform
- SEO fields per page (meta title/description, OG image, noindex)
- Galleries and media management for show photos
Committee tools & governance
Designed for committee handover and shared responsibility.
- Granular RBAC roles (e.g. Treasurer, Box Office, Secretary, Committee)
- Fine-grained permission keys across modules
- Audit logs for key changes and actions
- Committee tasks with notes and activity history
- Documents area for minutes, policies and important files
- Announcements and member polls
- Forms (join/contact/volunteer/audition) with submission review
Ready to get going?
If you already have an account, sign in. If you’re evaluating, start with the events directory to see what societies are running.