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.