to wonder why theatre tickets need an extra £7 added to each one?

[FerrisBueller]

for each ticket - £5 'booking fee' - £2 'transaction fee'.

meaning a £30 ticket does not actually cost £30 but £37 and to buy 4 for a family costs £28 extra. meaning I really can't afford them (could have just about afforded the £30 each as major treat) so shan't be going.

also none of the £22 tickets have been available at all despite them being advertised - 'Tickets from £22'

Bastards.

Because the agents are actually doing a job that needs to be paid for?

which show is that for?

direct from theatre not agent.

Booking fee and transaction per ticket is daylight robbery!
Presumably there is only one booking for however many tickets, and one transaction - when you get your statement, there will only be one transaction won't there?

Could you ring the box office and try to get some money back?

I agree about ridiculous booking fees and gave decided against stuff before now because of booking charges. When I looked ticket price was plus booking fee plus credit card fee plus fee for posting tickets. Was more than half of ticket price in the end. Not worth it.

When there is an actual booking service I have less of a problem with a fee, but even online automated bookings incur the charges these days. The most human involvement required would be printing tickets and sticking in envelope. And this money is not going to the theatres who need it.

you'd think it being one single booking and transaction it would only be one fee. but no. tis per ticket.

That is shocking if you bought them direct from the theatre.

Which theatre is it?

Which theatre is it?

We sent a cheque for our panto tickets this year to avoid some sort of fee.

. Oops

actually not sure if directly from theatre - think it is through agent - via website.

how do people afford to take a family of 4 to a theatre? £160 for 2 hours entertainment?

Well, that's a completely different issue. Was it a London theatre? They're only interested in tourists these days, high prices and crap productions proves that.

yes - London. Will try direct from the box office but wil still be £30 ish a ticket.

I want to know why they state that the tickets are, eg £30, when you cannot buy them for that. Why don't they just say £37.00 and save us all the bother of sifting through loads of info before we realise that, actually, we can't afford them.

What show is that for? The costs sound as if it is definitely through an agent and not from the theatre?