You don’t need a licence from us if you are performing songs from a stage musical in a concert providing that you are only performing up to four songs which do not exceed a total of 25 minutes. You may not perform any dialogue or create a cut-down or condensed…
If you’re doing a public performance of a copyright protected play, you need a licence. Put simply, unless you’re doing a show in your own home for friends and family, or in a school as part of the usual teaching day and in a lesson, with no other invited guests,…
Shows are automatically covered by copyright law from the moment they’re written, which means that, for a certain period of time, if you want to perform them publicly you need to seek the author’s permission and pay them to stage their work. Copyright law is complex. The precise rules over…
Depending on the show, rights to perform may be granted by the author, their agent or a performance rights agent like Concord Theatricals. Information on who you need to apply to for a licence is usually listed on the copyright page of any printed text. Please make sure that you…
Advice and information for Customers Licensing performances outside the UK or Ireland Key Contacts: Concord Theatricals handles all international licensing for the play rights that we control directly. The only exception to this are the following countries, which are looked after by sub-agents: Australia – Origin Theatrical Austria – Concord Theatricals GmbH…