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| − | + | [[Computicket]] was created by [[Percy Tucker]] (1928-2021) in 197*, having been derived from from [[Show Service]], a centralized booking office for theatres and cinemas founded by [[Percy Tucker|Tucker]] in 1954. | |
| + | It was the first truly successful ticketing organisation in the world able to provide a single access point for tickets to all live performances, utilizing a national computer network. Not only the first workable and fully functioning such national system in the world, but to date still one of the most comprehensive and efficient. | ||
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| + | [[Aubrey Louw]] joined Percy Tucker after a successful career in production. ** | ||
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| + | Tucker later sold [[Computicket]] to the [[Rennies Group]] and in 1994 retired as managing director of the company. | ||
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| + | == Sources == | ||
| + | [[ESAT Bibliography Tra-Tz|Tucker]], 1997. pp 520, 538-539. | ||
== Computicket Award == | == Computicket Award == | ||
| − | Computicket Toekenning ("Computicket Award") Part of the DALRO Awards (1972-2003/4) | + | Computicket Toekenning ("Computicket Award") Part of the DALRO Awards (1972-2003/4). Awarded for the best performance by an actress in an Afrikaans production in Johannesburg and Pretoria, sponsored by Computicket. |
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| + | == Sources == | ||
| + | [[ESAT Bibliography Tra-Tz|Tucker]], 1997. pp 290-291. | ||
Latest revision as of 06:22, 14 November 2023
Computicket.
Computicket was created by Percy Tucker (1928-2021) in 197*, having been derived from from Show Service, a centralized booking office for theatres and cinemas founded by Tucker in 1954.
It was the first truly successful ticketing organisation in the world able to provide a single access point for tickets to all live performances, utilizing a national computer network. Not only the first workable and fully functioning such national system in the world, but to date still one of the most comprehensive and efficient.
Aubrey Louw joined Percy Tucker after a successful career in production. **
Tucker later sold Computicket to the Rennies Group and in 1994 retired as managing director of the company.
Sources
Tucker, 1997. pp 520, 538-539.
Computicket Award
Computicket Toekenning ("Computicket Award") Part of the DALRO Awards (1972-2003/4). Awarded for the best performance by an actress in an Afrikaans production in Johannesburg and Pretoria, sponsored by Computicket.
Sources
Tucker, 1997. pp 290-291.
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