Ticket scalping is pretty unpopular with both the people who put on productions and the people who buy tickets. In my opinion it is pretty scummy. The original

Ticket scalping is pretty unpopular with both the people who put on productions and the people who buy tickets. In my opinion it is pretty scummy. The original ticket offices could put up their prices to the point where touting wasn't viable, but this would put people off their productions and also make them less accessible to poorer people.