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The TheatreHQ Handbook
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Membership
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Setting up membership types
Create membership types with their own fee, renewal period, renewal date and payment options, and see which members belong to each. 2 min readRead
Settings & Security
Adding committee members and choosing what they can access
Give each committee member their own login, the right permission level, and access to just the modules they need. 2 min readRead
Membership
Adding members and recording membership payments
Add someone as a member, record payments taken in cash or by bank transfer, and keep track of renewals. 1 min readRead
Membership
Consent forms and membership compliance reports
Set up the consents you need from members, such as photos and emergency treatment, and use the compliance reports to spot gaps. 2 min readRead
Box Office & Tickets
Letting members book first with pre-release links
Set an on-sale date, then give members, patrons or the cast a link that lets them book before everyone else. 2 min readRead
Settings & Security
Connecting other tools with webhooks
Send ticket sales, bookings, memberships and more to other tools the moment they happen, using webhooks. 2 min readRead
Settings & Security
Getting your data out: exports and downloads
Your society's data is yours. Here's where to download your audience, members, shows, reports and an individual's data. 2 min readRead
Getting Started
Moving to TheatreHQ from another system
A step-by-step plan for moving your society’s website, ticketing, audience list and members to TheatreHQ without losing anything, or anyone, along the way. 3 min readRead
Getting Started
Video
Getting started: your first show on sale
From an empty account to tickets on sale in one sitting: add your show, set up performances, the venue and tickets, choose when booking opens and publish. 3 min readRead
Audience & Marketing
Video
Sending an email campaign to your audience
Create an email campaign from a ready-made template, edit it, choose who receives it and check it before you send. 2 min readRead
Your Website
Redirects and broken links: keeping old links working
Fix broken links and send old web addresses to the right page, and why redirects matter whenever you change your website. 4 min readRead
Payments, Shop & Fundraising
Connecting your payment providers (Stripe, PayPal, GoCardless)
Connect Stripe, PayPal or GoCardless so you can take card payments, PayPal and Direct Debit online. 2 min readRead
Settings & Security
Looking after personal data with the GDPR tools
Set up your cookie banner and privacy policy, keep a record of consent and breaches, and handle requests about someone's data. 2 min readRead
Getting Started
Seeing how your society is doing with Site Stats
One page with your website visitors, ticket and hire income, top shows and what's coming up, for any period you choose. 2 min readRead
Audience & Marketing
Tagging your audience
Use tags like Volunteer, Press or VIP to group people in your audience list, then filter by them or send them their own emails. 2 min readRead
Your Website
Showing your Google, Trustpilot or Facebook reviews on your homepage
Put your reviews from Google, Trustpilot, TripAdvisor or Facebook on your homepage, and some ideas for getting more of them. 2 min readRead
Settings & Security
Checking who has done what: audit and security logs
See who changed what in your admin, check sign in problems and locked out addresses, and require two factor sign in for each role. 2 min readRead
Settings & Security
Your society's name, logo and contact details
Set your society's name, tagline, logo, favicon, contact details and default venue, which appear across your whole website. 2 min readRead
Settings & Security
Recording a data breach
What counts as a data breach, how to record one in the breach register, and when you need to tell the ICO within 72 hours. 2 min readRead
Box Office & Tickets
What your audience sees when they book
Walk through booking from your audience's side: the show page, choosing a performance, picking seats and confirming, with no account needed. 2 min readRead
Shows
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Sharing scripts and files with your cast
Upload scripts, scores, rehearsal tracks and notes for a production, choose who can see each file, and upload new versions when things change. 1 min readRead
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Shows
All guide to do with shows 12 guides
Getting Started
These are some quick videos to help you get started 6 guides
Box Office & Tickets
Selling tickets, seating plans, the door and your sales figures. 12 guides
Your Website
Pages, design, news, FAQs and getting found on Google. 11 guides
Audience & Marketing
Your audience list, email campaigns, automated emails and awards. 8 guides
Membership
Membership types, members, payments and renewals. 3 guides
Payments, Shop & Fundraising
Payment providers, your online shop and fundraising events. 9 guides
Settings & Security
Committee logins, modules, two-factor sign-in, email sending and GDPR. 10 guides