Once a licensing application has been approved, it is exceedingly rare that we would ever need to revoke that permission. As restrictions can change frequently, our 18-month application policy was established to protect theatres from the potential of having a licence withdrawn thereby forcing the cancellation of a production.
If anyone other than cast and crew members is present during the dress rehearsal, then yes. You will need to include this performance in your licence request and pay applicable licensing fees. Our definition of a performance requiring legal authorisation and payment of author royalties (licensing fees) is any performance…
A purchase order does NOT constitute payment for licensing fees. A PO is, essentially, a school’s promise to pay for an invoice, and we cannot use a promise of payment to execute licensing contracts. You can include a PO number on your licensing invoices if needed. To do this, first…
The price listed on the website is a per-performance minimum. Actual royalty fees are based on that minimum and subject to a rising scale based on your box office potential. Your production details, including the total number of performances, seating capacity and ticket prices contribute to how our office draws…
You can access a copy of your licensing agreement online. Once you have logged into your account on www.concordtheatricals.co.uk, click your name in the upper-right corner, then click “Licenses.” From here, you will be able to see all licenses that you’ve applied for. Click “View” next to any licence to be…
We are unable to confirm availability or fees for a title via email or phone, to do this we need to receive an application from you. It is free to apply and an application does not commit you to performing the title, but it will confirm the availability and price…
Professional productions are productions that use professional actors, even if the actors are not being paid or working on a profit-share for the production, and you intend to market the production as a professional one. Amateur productions will need to be clearly advertised as amateur and should not use any…
Several unrestricted titles in our catalogue can be licensed instantly online, while many others can be approved within a few business days. However, we always advise applicants to apply as far in advance as possible, as clearances for certain shows may take up to 4-6 weeks, and on rare occasions…
“Restricted” means the play may be unavailable for you to produce. There are many possible reasons for this. There may be a West-End production, national tour, or nearby professional production running or in the works. If the title is “restricted”, we still encourage you to apply as approvals are possible….
Fees differ from title to title and from application to application. We offer a Cost Estimator tool for most of our titles, which can be found right above the “Request License” button on a title’s perform page. That said, please be advised the Cost Estimator tool is an estimate and should not…